Ub3rgames Wants To Resurrect Darkfall Online

Former Darkfall players have banded to together to form Ub3rgames with the intention of acquiring the licensing rights to graveyard MMORPG Darkfall Online from publisher Aventurine and relaunching the game as Darkfall Online: New Dawn. It would not be a complete recreation but would improve upon the vanilla experience offered in the original. And it would not include the classes added through Darkfall Unholy Wars.

Ub3rgames has announced that their business model would be buy to play with a subscription service, stating "Not only is f2p/b2p not viable for MMORPGs, but it  also has devastating side effects on game design." The price will start at 20€ and gradually increase until it reaches 40€. They've also stated that there will be no cosmetic store, so don't expect microtransactions.

Their strategy rests on the assumption that enough interest in Darkfall Online exists to warrant a resurrection. In today's heavily saturated MMORPG market it seems like a gamble, especially with new releases popping up nearly every month. And the majority of those games are choosing a free to play model. But, Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot are still subscription-based games and stay afloat (whether that's largely due to publisher support or not is questionable).

Regardless, Ub3rgames will have to acquire the rights to Darkfall Online from Aventurine before New Dawn can rise.