GS: What inspired Masthead to begin working in the sci-fi genre as opposed to the more familiar territory of the 'fantasy' MMO?

AA: When designing Earthrise, we wanted to make a game, which the MMO community wants to play, but can’t find among all those titles. After doing some initial research, we came to the conclusion that a skill based Sci-fi MMO with a well developed economy and crafting is needed.

GS: While reading up on Earthrise, we encountered a rich back story to the game. Who was your writer on the project?

AA: We have a team of professional writers in the studio, who have produced hundreds of pages of rich detailed sci-fi setting material, a massive backstory that we will be releasing piece by piece in the future. A lot of events did happen after humanity emerged back on the surface and those events led to the time when Earthrise players will join the world and decide the faith of mankind...
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