In order to take full advantage of the popularity of social networking, the Fallen Earth team has started to post original assets from the game on its Twitter page every day. Ten assets will be posted in total, so add Fallen Earth to your feed if you'd like to keep track of the new images.

In case you missed them, here are the screenshots from yesterday and today. Both of them showcase the ghoulish enemies you'll have to fight in the post-apocalyptic game.

Members of the Fallen Earth dev team will be at E3 this week, and there's a couple of ways you can keep track of their adventures at the conference. First, Alec Masters, Ilkor and Circatrix will report live from Los Angeles on their blog at IGN to give you a behind-the-scenes look at their experiences.

Or, if you prefer to read posts that are comprised of 140 characters or less, head over the the Fallen Earth Twitter page for up-to-the-minute updates from the floor of the convention. Here's the most current entry: "The team arrived safely in LA--and promptly started enjoying a late night breakfast at IHOP... Yum."

A tweet posted about an hour ago on the Fallen Earth Twitter page has announced that the game's Web site has received a "new face." The new site has received a complete redesign, while the forums page has remained the same.

In addition, you are now asked to supply your birthday the first time you visit to verify you are 18 or older due to the graphic content of the game.

A thread has started on the official general forum to discuss the redesign.

As we previously reported, the Fallen Earth team recently held a contest to let prospective players choose the location for the next stop of the game's national grassroots tour. Well, the votes have been tallied and Portland, Ore. will host the event on May 2 at 7 p.m. at North 45 Pub in downtown Portland.

Fans who choose to attend will get the chance to play a demo of the post-apocalytpic MMO, as well as meet member of the development team and participate in a question and answer session with the developers. Those who attend will even receive an exclusive in-game mount.

In addition, two contests will be held at the event. Prizes will be given to the fan who traveled the greatest distance to attend and the person who brings the most friends. You can register for the event here or read the full press release below.

We reported last month that the Fallen Earth team would be holding a contest to give prospective players the opportunity to choose the location for the May 2 stop on the game's national grassroots tour. Well, the list of 15 cities in the running have now been posted on the official Web site, and all you need to do is text a three-letter code from your cell phone to participate.

Cities in the running span the United States, from New York City to Los Angeles and numerous possible stops in-between. The event will give players a chance to meet the development team, demo Fallen Earth, provide feedback and collect an exclusive in-game item.

The contest runs through April 16. The winning tour location will be announced on April 17. Fallen Earth is scheduled to launch later this year.

The developers of Fallen Earth, a post-apolocalyptic MMO set in the Grand Canyon, are taking the time to tour the United States now before a lethal disease destroys most of mankind. They've already been to Raleigh, N.C., Baltimore, Md., and San Francisco to show off the game and meet fans, but now you'll have a chance to enter a contest to choose the final stop on May 2.

Contest rules will be posted on the official Web site on April 2. According to a press release, "the culminating fan event will give players a chance to meet the dev team, demo the game and collect a surprise in-game item." If that sounds like fun to you, consider entering the contest to try and bring the team to your neck of the woods.

You can read the full press release regarding the contest after the jump.

Fallen Earth, which is in closed beta testing and set to launch later this year, is currently in the process of being shown to fans as part of a U.S. tour. The tour kicked off last week at the Triangle International Game Developers Association (IGDA) meeting at Ess Lounge in Raleigh, N.C. and will continue in Baltimore, San Francisco and Houston.

The game’s development team gave the first public demonstration of its highly anticipated in-game tutorial to an audience of more than 300 game development professionals and students. ... They also conducted an in-depth question and answer session, giving audience members a glimpse into the complexities associated with developing an MMO that combines RPG and first-person shooter elements. All attendees had the opportunity to play Fallen Earth through several demo stations that were available at the event.

You can read the full press release here or below.

The developer of Fallen Earth announced today the game has transitioned from the alpha phase, which is the first rung of the testing ladder, to closed beta. If you'd like to participate, visit the post-apocalyptic game's Web site and sign up for the opportunity to receive a key and help the dev team work through any bugs and issues before launch.

Recent updates include the creation of a comprehensive user tutorial and continued enhancements to balance the in-game crafting system. With the move to closed beta, players will have the opportunity to piece together aspects of the storyline, play freely through all three sectors, and gain a better understanding of how the game will look and feel at launch. Closed beta testing also allows the development team to better observe overall game play, perform system stress tests, and ultimately perfect the Fallen Earth game experience.

Fallen Earth is set to be released sometime in the second quarter of 2009. You can read the full press release regarding the closed beta announcement below.

It has been some time since we have heard anything new from Fallen Earth, but there have been two events from their camp recently. Initially, they have started alpha-testing the newest version of their client for this post-apocalypse-massively-multiplayer title. This is exciting news, and worth trying to sign up for it. Additionally, they have posted some information about the progress they are making on their title. This has some potential, so we will keep our eyes open and let you know if anything new develops.

We apologize for this delayed weekly recap, but the Allakhazam team was incredibly busy attending the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this past weekend. You can check out some of our exclusive interviews from the event below, and you can expect to see more coverage throughout the week, including an interview with John Smedley, president and CEO of Sony Online Entertainment. He had some interesting EverQuest news to share with us, so be sure to keep an eye out for that. There's more links after the jump.

Allakhazam Features:

CES 2009: An Allakhazam Look at DC Universe Online : Editor-in-Chief Andrew "Tamat" Beegle gets a first-hand look at DCUO with Creative Director Jens Anderson. Check out our video for some in-depth gameplay footage.

CES 2009: Interview with Fatal1ty : Tamat talks to professional gamer Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel about World of Warcraft. He'll possibly be sponsoring WoW professionals underneath the Fatal1ty brand.

Pre CES: Interview with Brett Close : Tamat speaks with Brett Close, president and CEO of 38 Studios, about the project simply known as Copernicus. Close is tight-lipped about the game, but says 2010 is when we'll hear more.

An Evening with Thrall : Before conducting all these interviews at CES, Tamat was brave enough to talk to the biggest name of all: Thrall. The World of Warcraft character bares all in this exclusive interview.