Firefly Online: Cult Hit Series to Get Officially Licensed Multiplayer Online Role - Playing Game
LOS ANGELES — July 17, 2013 — Fox Digital Entertainment (FDE) and QMx Interactive Inc. (QMXi), a developer of mobile games and apps, are heading back to the Verse of the much beloved cult hit TV series Firefly, announcing today the first officially licensed video game, titled Firefly Online. Firefly Online (FFO) is a multi-user, social online role-playing game that will initially be available for smartphones and tablets, includingthose based on iOS and Android operating systems.
Players take on the role of a ship captain as they hire a crew and lead missions, while trading with and competing against millions of other players like themselves. Much like the crew of Serenity, the Firefly - class transport ship featured in the original show, players must do whatever it takes to survive in the Verse: find a crew, find a job and keep flying.
Firefly Online is currently in development by QMXi and Spark Plug Games, an independent video game studio. The game is expected to be released during the summer of 2014.
