Official computer game in development?

POSTED BY: chronicthehedgehog
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CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 4:55 PM

Just reading an interview with Nathan and Adam and they mention that a tie-in game is in development for Serenity:

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20034

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 5:24 PM

I am one of the playtesters/advisors on the game, so yes, I can confirm there is an RPG in development.

Check out the latest discussion here:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=9664

You will see that Jamie Chambers, the VP over at MWP makes a press release announcement at the beginning of this thread.

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CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 6:02 PM

Sorry, didn't make myself clear, meant computer game, not RP.

MANWITHPEZ

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 6:14 PM

Jamie Chambers is the VP over at ManWithPez...I had no idea!

Why was I not informed I had a VP?

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Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 6:20 PM

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Originally posted by chronicthehedgehog:
Sorry, didn't make myself clear, meant computer game, not RP.

Haven't heard anything on a video or PC game. Seems we would have heard something by now if anything was in developmental stages.

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CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 7:16 PM

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Haven't heard anything on a video or PC game. Seems we would have heard something by now if anything was in developmental stages

We have, hence me posting the article!:

Holly: Is there going to be a Serenity video game? I don’t know how you could make a video game out of it . . .

Nathan: I went to E3 with some of the Firefly/Serenity people, and I was party to some meetings with some kids who developed the video game engine, wanted to talk. It was very exciting just to see the beginnings of a video game . . . I hope it’s X-Box, and I hope it’s great. (To the recorder) X-Box, if you’re listening, I need Halo 2, in advance . . .

Adam: Care of Mutant Enemy.

Holly: Would you do the voices for that?

Adam: (as Jayne again) Who’s gonna do Jayne ‘sides me?

Holly: Robert DeNiro’s done voices in some games, so it’s not unheard of, but some people want to distance themselves from that. “Oh, that’s a kid’s game thing.”

Nathan: My favorite voice in a video game is Adam Baldwin in “Killswitch” . . .

Adam: Thank you!

Nathan: Yeah, there’s no way I’d let someone else do Mal. Hell no.

Holly: You couldn’t necessarily get the right emotional depth for a video game.

Nathan: Right, or the mild retardation of Jayne . . .

SIMONWHO

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 7:21 PM

Video games now are big big budget things. Like at least $3m to get it out the door. I suspect Universal's games division is sitting on the rights and is just waiting to see how the movie does. It would be an awful lot of money invested if the movie tanked (which often scuppers even brilliant video games, e.g. The Chronicles of Riddick)

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 8:00 PM

A meeting w/ some game engine developers does not mean the game is in development, only that the idea is being pitched. Was one in production it would have already been leaked throughout the browncoat community.

I do agree w/ Simonwho that computer/video games are costly to produce and it would be 'Versal & Joss that would get the final say on any game deal. I think 'Versal may wait to see how the film does to determine if there would be enough revenue potential to enter into such a venture.

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WHOISRIVER

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 8:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
Video games now are big big budget things. Like at least $3m to get it out the door. I suspect Universal's games division is sitting on the rights and is just waiting to see how the movie does. It would be an awful lot of money invested if the movie tanked (which often scuppers even brilliant video games, e.g. The Chronicles of Riddick)

Nono, a bit of education required here: The Chronicles of Riddick didn't do very well at the box office (well, not as well as hoped), but the Xbox game went to the top of the charts and sold shit loads.

In fact, I believe I read somewhere it made more money from sales than the film took at the box office!

ANOTHERFIREFLYFAN

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 8:14 PM

That's a very old interview though, I think maybe it was an idea that they scrapped, much like the prequel animated miniseries idea.

But we can always hope.

Of course, I don't think any game could do justice to the Firefly universe. I won't accept anything short of an RPG on a level with Final Fantasy. Perhaps with some action elements... but NOT another crappy movie-tie-in first person shooter, please.

Keep flying

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