Buffy The MMO Slayer
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
20th Century Fox and The Multiverse Network announced today that they are working on a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Massively Multiplayer Online game.
The game will be unique to the growing number of MMOs in the market by having two modes- a 2D flash, web-based version, and a fully 3D world with a dedicated client. The game will be hosted inside Multiverse’s “Multiverse Places”.
Very little was said about the gameplay or story, the only tidbit of info came from the Executive Producer of Multiverse, Corey Bridges, who said “when the Buffy team finished the television series, they created the perfect launching point for an MMO, where everyone will feel like they’re an important character in the ongoing story.” This seems to imply a connection to the current Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 comic book series, featuring hundreds of activated Slayers acting as a paramilitary unit.
This announcement also lead to the very unfortunate news that Fox is delaying further development and release of the announced-in-2006 MMO, Firefly. Originally set to be released in 2008, the game has yet to have any major presence; no screenshots, trailers, or betas have hit the scene, and now it seems none will until the Buffy game is completed.
The Buffy MMOs push into development includes a beta later this year.
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I’d love to see it happen. I know I enjoyed the table-top RPG that was put out that followed the buffy-verse (like a lighter side of WoD).
@TNN Dude.. wow.. I nearly choked on my crab rangoon when I read that…
i’d drop WOW in a heartbeat for this!!
I am so excited for this!!!!!!!!
wait so is this just going to be on a website or do you have to buy it from a store?
wow I need to have this also