Fallen Earth has united with Nuclear Blast Records to bring music to the wasteland. A new bunker bar is set to be revealed soon and will house some hit metal tracks featured on Fallen Earth's very own Nuclear Blast Radio. Look for songs from several of the label’s artists including Meshuggah, Soilwork and Testament!

Fallen Earth Senior Game Designer Marie Croall said:

"We listen to so much of Nuclear Blast’s music at the office. This is an awesome opportunity to share our favorite music with our players."

According to developers, artists and tracks featured on Nuclear Blast Radio will cycle out periodically, offering a new variety for listeners.

Fallen Earth Senior Game Designer Marie “Aro Sei” Croall has released her latest State of the Game address, and the bulk of it focuses on the patch that will be hitting the test server this month. The patch includes a long list of skill and mutation changes, as well as a new Scavenger Boss Area called Ruination and some economic improvements.

Croall also reminds players about the upcoming Gamer Girls Radio and Valentine's Day Massacre events. She also hints that they're working with a heavy metal record label to bring some bands to the wasteland.

To conclude the letter, Croall answers some questions from the community. She says that Progress Towns needed to go back to the drawing board for improvements and that subscriptions are "steadily growing." Check out the full letter for all the details.

Fallen Earth and Gamer Girls Radio are teaming up to host the Valentine's Fray event. Get ready for an in-game zombie killing weekend love-fest. From February 11-13 zombies will be invading the Province. Join up with the ladies at Embry (Embry Commonwealth waypoint: 4210910, 3265673) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 9 p.m. EST.

To help you destroy these love-sick zombies, head over to gameinatrix.com on Wednesday, February 9, to score the exclusive, chic, Old Betsy rocket launcher! Betsy is your standard, state of the art rocket launcher, but built for a clone right out of the pod. And she's pink!

After you’ve picked up your shiny new weapon, tune in as Senior Game Designer Marie Croall joins the ladies on their live podcast Wednesday night at 10 p.m. EST for the Valentine’s Fray kick-off!

Now through February 2 you can get Fallen Earth for 50% off through Steam. What better time than right before the Valentine's Day Massacre event? Starting February 14 the special Valentine-themed mission, "My Bloody Valentine" will have players battling a few Redstone to receive a special item, The Heartbreaker, and a new Holiday Crafting recipe that will enable you to rip out your little clone heart.

That's right, celebrate Valentine's Day by ripping out your heart and gifting it to your apocalyptic valentine! Your significant other will receive a special stamina regen +3 buff when equipped.

Share the love with Fallen Earth this Valentine's Day and let someone know just how much you care.

Just because the holiday season is past doesn't mean that it's too late to say "thank you." Fallen Earth has decided to show their appreciation towards all their players by offering up bonus Reward Points. On February 15 the devs will be delivering 200 Reward Points to all current Fallen Earth subscribers. Fallen Earth has expressed how truly thankful they are for all the wastelanders out there, many who've been with the game since alpha.

This Reward Points bonus will apply to all accounts with a current subscription as of January 31, including accounts with current game time codes applied.

Fallen Earth has partnered with Alienware to give registered Alienware Arena members an exclusive in-game item. Players must register for a free Alienware Arena account. Beginning next Monday, January 24, log in to your Arena account for a chance to pick up the Xenofire gun. Keys will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Xenofire is Fallen Earth's only gun that grows with players. It comes with its very own tech manual, allowing players to rework it every ten levels so that you never have to leave it behind. Plus, the free Alienware Arena account will give you the opportunity to join thousands of players from around the world in some awesome tournaments.

Fallen Earth has announced that new items are coming to both the Fallen Earth Store as well as to Rewards Merchants. With the success of the addition of two character slots it seemed only natural to expand on the idea to bring Wastelanders additional pet and mount slots.

The Rewards Merchants will be offering a hot, new item, The Respirator. This stylish gas mask will provide resistances to acid, radiation, poison, disease and lower resistances to fire and cold.

No official date has been posted for the availability of these items, but Fallen Earth is boasting that everything is "coming soon."

Fallen Earth's January State of the Game is exploring deeper into Sector 4. The team has been very busy entering into the new year wrapping up the effects portion of the combat revamp, releasing their first high-end group content, and preparing for the release of Sector 4 Alpha County. A series of improvements to the economy are also in the works.

Sector 4 is going to be released in four counties. The first of the counties, Alpha, will give players a look at what's behind the wall and why it was built. Alpha will also raise the level cap by 5 and introduce loads of new content when it's released in the second quarter of this year.

The state of the game also notes that a new patch will be coming in February. The new patch will include:

• The Scavenger Boss system which introduces new bosses and encounter areas as well as recipe rewards for high-level players.
• The first pass at the economic fixes – we're adding more auction house NPCs and looking at component drop rates first.
• Skill and mutation balancing – Our systems team lead, Sarah, is hard at work bringing the skills and mutations into line with the physical combat changes.

Check out the full State of the Game address over at Fallen Earth's official site.

Fallen Earth has just announced that the highly anticipated patch 1.4.7 is set to go live tomorrow, December 15! With the new patch, players will see combat changes, an improved tutorial, AP Spent Cap, new Random AP system, terrain enhancements and world PvP updates (including experience granted for PvP kills). Not to mention a rebuilt Boneclaw.

Players will also be treated to an early stocking stuffer in the form of roaches! Yes, roaches. Fallen Earth announced that a new pet roach will also be available.

So don't forget to log in tomorrow to check out all the new changes. Logging in will also help you get another chance to win the Holiday Apocalypse Challenge in which one lucky winner will walk away with a Fallen Earth PC gaming rig!

Fallen Earth has teamed up with AMD, Patriot Memory, Tt eSPORTS and Thermaltake to host the Holiday Apocalypse Challenge. Players can enter to win an awesome Fallen Earth PC gaming rig.

Signing up is simple. Just head over to the official entry page and don't forget to log into the game every day between now and January 7, 2011 for even more chances to enter. Winners will be announced on January 10, 2011.

Can't wait? Well, Fallen Earth will be awarding 6 early-bird prizes on December 20.

The grand prize early-bird winner will receive:

• Fallen Earth Custom iPhone 4
• Fallen Earth Decal Set
• Fallen Earth BattleMat Gaming Mouse Pad
• In-game Vehicle: Interceptor

Also, don't forget that Fallen Earth Patch 1.7.4 is now live on the PTS and the December Holiday Social is scheduled for December 18. Head on over to the fesitivities and get your free Yuletide hat!