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Firefly Gets Its Own MMOG

January 3, 2008 By Sam Sloan 7 Comments

Joss Whedon’s “Firefly” series will get its own massively multiplayer online game (MMOG). The Multiverse Network, Inc., one of the largest and fastest growing companies responsible for MMOGs has only recently acquired the rights to develop the MMOG based on Whedon’s highly, but short-lived, popular sci-fi television series. 20th Century Fox optioned the rights to The Multiverse Network, Inc. for an undisclosed figure. One item that was revealed has Multiverse selecting and leading an independent production team to develop the project. Fox and Multiverse expect the offering to be available to the public through The Multiverse Network sometime in 2008.

“Fox’s Firefly series is set in an incredibly rich and exciting universe. It’s going to make a very compelling and unique online experience filled with adventure, humor, and mystery,” said Corey Bridges, Multiverse co-founder and Executive Producer. “It’s our hope that Firefly’s passionate and dedicated community of fans will enjoy the chance to become part of the story as they develop and explore the worlds of Firefly.”

Fox Licensing & Merchandising selected Multiverse to lead the evolution of Firefly into an MMOG because of the technical strength and advantages of the Multiverse Platform and the vision both companies share for the future of online entertainment, according to a report on MovieWeb.

“One of the first meetings I had when I joined Fox was with Multiverse,” said Adam Kline, Vice President of New Media Enterprises at 20th Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising Division. “We see virtual worlds as an extraordinarily promising new entertainment medium. This is a great opportunity for 20th Century Fox and for the fans of Firefly because Multiverse will deliver an experience that will remain true to the original series, while enabling a whole new level of personal involvement for fans.”

“In addition to our world-class technology, developers choose Multiverse for our network, which lets them launch their games into a built-in market of consumers who are just one click away from any game on that network,” Bill Turpin, co-founder and CEO of The Multiverse Network, Inc. said. “Firefly will bring in even more consumers, making the network that much more attractive to developers of other worlds.”

Filed Under: Gaming News Tagged With: Firefly / Serenity

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Comments

  1. Sihnon says

    January 3, 2008 at 10:58 pm

    What does a browncoat do when she already plays World of Warcraft? Will this give us sequel? Hummm… nah, I think I’ll stick to WoW for the time being

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  2. ShowMeSciFi says

    January 4, 2008 at 12:45 am

    Isn’t this old news??

    http://www.multiverse.net/press/pr20061207.jsp?cid=6&scid=9

    is the link to the official press release and it’s dated December 8, 2006!

    In that whole time have they even release a single screen shot?

    Reply
  3. David C. Simon says

    January 4, 2008 at 12:48 am

    Isn’t this old news? I mean many months old?

    Reply
  4. Sam says

    January 4, 2008 at 1:00 am

    Nope, a new press release came out over the past week updating (or better yet probably encouraging) fans about the MMOG.

    The last official release was in Dec 2006, and this one seems like a very slight upgrade to that one. Maybe in Dec 2008 there will be more…you know like an annual reminder of something they still have yet to complete. 😉 It’s also still getting plenty of discussion time on the various Firefly and Serenity chat and forum sites.

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  5. Simon says

    January 4, 2008 at 9:31 am

    Well there’s no indication of a new press release at the Multiverse website.

    http://www.multiverse.net/about/pressreleases.jsp?cid=5&scid=2

    Reply
  6. Deven Science says

    January 4, 2008 at 7:32 pm

    This was mentioned in the “Serenity Found” book that I won from this website. Thank you Slice of Sci-Fi!

    Reply
  7. Kurt in Saint George says

    January 5, 2008 at 4:10 am

    These guys have something like 20 games “In Development” but no actual games on the market. I will believe this Firefly MMOG when I see it for sale, not before.

    Reply

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