Oh now that's shiny......

[patgund]

So far, I've resisted the lorelei of MMORPGs. (well, other than Puzzle Pirates and the occasional dabble in Second Life, which I still haven't figured out).

But this is going to be a gorram big temptation, assuming it's not feiwu, or otherwise chuiniu.......

Firefly Reborn as Online Universe

Like Capt. Mal Reynolds stumbling in after a bar fight, the short-lived but much beloved sci-fi series Firefly will soon make an unexpected return, not as a TV show, but as a massively multiplayer online game.

Now that's shiny.

Multiverse, maker of a free MMO-creation platform, plans to announce Friday morning that it's struck a deal with Fox Licensing to turn the show into an MMORPG in the fashion of Star Wars Galaxies or Eve Online.

The "Browncoats," as Firefly's most devoted fans are known, have been campaigning to bring the show back almost since the moment it was canceled in late 2002. Now they'll get their wish, albeit in a new form.

"We see virtual worlds as an extraordinarily promising new entertainment medium," said Adam Kline, Fox Licensing's vice president of media enterprises in an e-mail. "We believe Multiverse can deliver an experience that will remain true to the original series, while enabling a whole new level of personal involvement for fans."

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[selenite.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm feeling the temptation. But I doubt I'll have the time.

I do have a character idea from that fan-fic I wrote . . .

[duckflambe.livejournal.com]

The weird part is, Multiverse is a middleware company (like the one I work for, but with more venture capital) not a development house. I don't think anybody there has published anything. So I'm not sure how they got the contract.

They are looking for a Tool Programmer (which is what I do). Hmmmm, how much of a Browncoat am I? ;)

[litalex.livejournal.com]

I love your icon. :)