First of all go and subscribe on the first earth website yourself – http://firstearthgame.com/ and sign up to the newsletter.

I’m very happy to report that I’ve been in contact with one of the developers of this game and although I cannot say too much, I’ll give a brief hint of what is described on the website and the first newsletter.

It seems first earth is striving to be a player-driven, open ended sandbox type of open world game much in the vein of Ultima online for the 21st century. The premise of survival, cooperation and interaction seem to be the main points – with a streaming system implemented online to add depth to this (as yet unborn) living, breathing world. A crafting system is hinted at, based on resource gathering and harvesting (and trading) as have hints of civilization development based on cultural, social and environmental interaction.

The website (linked top) has only just gone live, so this is very fresh and for anyone reading, take pleasure in the fact you will observing a project right from the very start of public appearance (much like this blog) – so a cause for a double celebration.

So head over and don’t forget to check out their blog. http://firstearthgame.com/blog/

Alpha testing has been hinted at February 2012, and Pixeltwitcher hopes to bring you a screenshot in the next few months.

I personally cannot wait. UO was a fantastic game, a game often ignored by today’s generation of wow players. UO was devilishly tricky, (with a greater sense of achievement and reward) with few rules and was very player driven, but on top of that it allowed you to develop your own path – from anything from a lowly tailor, to a cave exploring warrior or a pvp murderous thief , let’s hope first earth can succeed in its ambitions and let’s all give it the support it needs.