Buffy In, Firefly Out
Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising and The Multiverse Network, Inc., announced this week the development of an original “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” MMOG.
Calling it a “ground-breaking MMOG” it will allow players to immerse themselves in a 3D environment or play as a Flash-based 2D game. Either way, players from both types of platforms will be able to interact (so you with the slow, old computer, can still play with your pal who has the latest, zippiest model.)
The game will be launched within “Multiverse Places,” a new social virtual world from Multiverse and they hope to go into beta testing later this year.
“Every once in a while a show comes along that lives long after its run on television, and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ is that kind of show,” commented Elie Dekel, Executive Vice President Licensing and Merchandising for Fox L&M. “We think that creating this virtual Buffy world is the perfect extension of the brand and will attract both fans of the show and newcomers interested in a great experience online.”
“As a brilliant storyteller and world-maker, Joss Whedon crafts stories that expand perfectly into the new medium of virtual worlds,” said Corey Bridges, co-founder and Executive Producer, Multiverse. “Not to give away too much, but when the ‘Buffy’ team finished the television series, they created the perfect launching point for an MMOG where everyone will feel like they’re an important character in the ongoing story.”
All great news, but in what appears to be an effort to get all-hands-on-deck for Buffy, Fox has announced that the previously announced Firefly MMOG is being put on the back burner.
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