Red 5 Studios just announced that Orson Scott Card is fleshing out Firefall's story! The sci-fi author is best known for his Ender's Game series of novels and short stories. In addition to that big news, the studio also revealed that it's creating a Firefall manga novel in cooperation with Orson Scott Card, his daughter Emily Janice Card, and Udon Entertainment.
For more details and all sorts of gameplay footage, watch the Firefall dev diary video below. Orson Scott Card makes an appearance to explain his role in the writing process, so it's definitely worth a look.