http://fireflymmo.com News about the upcoming Firefly MMORPG Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:36:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So news came through in early January that Multiverse, developers of the Firefly MMO - and the Buffy one as well - had closed down. And the same day, word came that the code had been picked up by the newly formed, volunteer-run Multiverse Foundation. Who, at time of writing, ... http://fireflymmo.com/2012/01/08/multiverse-closes-code-continues-2/ It's been nearly three years since there was any movement on the Firefly MMO. Multiverse seem to have forgotten about it completely. Now, however, there's movement elsewhere entirely. In the proper Browncoat spirit, there's an independent MMO being developed, and they're hoping to get the rights from Fox and Mutant ... http://fireflymmo.com/2011/06/27/rogue-firefly-mmo/ It's been ages since we had any news, and now that it arrives, it's not good. Buried several paragraphs deep in a press release about a Buffy The Vampire Slayer MMO from Multiverse is this line: In related news, Fox's plans for the development of the previously announced Firefly MMOG have ... http://fireflymmo.com/2008/09/04/firefly-mmo-delayed/ Massively's E3 Bingo posits a 5% chance of news on the Firefly MMO. Quote: It's within the realm of possibility that they [Multiverse] might use this event as an opportunity to announce forward progress on the project, but it's kind of doubtful. http://fireflymmo.com/2008/07/14/massively-5-chance-of-firefly-mmo-news/ Stephen Brust (a notable and excellent fantasy author) has written a Firefly novel, titled My Own Kind of Freedom. It's being distributed under a creative commons license, and you can get it on his site, dreamcafe.com. I'm just about to start reading it; I'll let you know how it looks. http://fireflymmo.com/2008/02/08/stephen-brust-writes-firefly-novel/ Of all the people who might publish the Firefly MMO, Google would not have occurred to me. But according to a story on massively.com, they might. Apparently, Multiverse and Google have cut a deal regarding virtual worlds. Even if the big G are not directly involved in the game, some ... http://fireflymmo.com/2007/11/05/google-to-publish-firefly-mmo/ There are rumours beginning to circulate about a second Firefly movie. Is there a chance of Serenity 2? On pure numbers, I'd say there's no chance. But based on the way Firefly keeps on coming back, I'd say it's definitely possible. We'll see what happens. http://fireflymmo.com/2007/10/05/possible-second-firefly-movie/ There's a new book out, called Serenity Found. Among other essays about the Firefly Universe, it contains one by Corey Bridges. I quote: The Virtual ‘Verse. Multiverse co-founder Corey Bridges (no relation) on how the “Firefly” MMORPG project got started and what would be needed to make it a kick-ass game. "I ... http://fireflymmo.com/2007/10/02/serenity-found/ Tired of waiting for progress on the Firefly MMO, Tim Agne has gone to the trouble of creating Miis for the characters in Firefly. They're pretty accurate! http://fireflymmo.com/2007/08/22/firefly-miis/ The Multiverse Client, on which the Firefly MMO will run, has been released. There's an article on GigaOM portraying it as a competitor for Second Life (not quite accurate, that), and also the official press release. Games called Dark Horizons and Forgotten Legends have launched with it, and two called ... http://fireflymmo.com/2007/08/04/multiverse-client-released/