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Defiance Combines TV Show and MMO

Posted by Soulskill on from the your-death-to-sewer-rats-will-have-a-laugh-track dept.

In 2008 we discussed news of an MMO in an early phase of development that sought to merge two different forms of media: TV shows and video games. Now, reader querbeet points out that work on the game — Defiance — is much further along. Screenshots and an interview with a senior developer provide a clearer image of how such a project will work. "Both the game and the show take place in a near future, post-apocalyptic version of Earth. ... The game is centered in the remains of San Francisco, while the show will take place in St. Louis. 'They exist within the same universe,' Hill told Ars. 'And primarily where we're going to be different is the fact that things that happen in the game will occur in the show and things that happen in the show will occur in the game. From a global standpoint this could be a large political change, a big environmental change, and they'll happen simultaneously on both.' As an example, Hill said that a character from the show could leave for San Francisco, show up in the game and go on adventures with players, before returning to St. Louis to discuss everything that happened while they were in the game world."

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  1. Won't last long by Nidi62 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Premise sounds good and all, but in all likelihood, the show will be cancelled before it can get more than a few seasons in.

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    1. Re:Won't last long by Ihmhi · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Wow, I'm actually interested in this. I know it's going to turn into a trainwreck, but seeing what kind of trainwreck will be the real fun.

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  2. How? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is just a statement on the core concept, but how could they keep the show up to date with the MMO?

    Shows require a significant production period - writing, preparation, acting, post-production and editing. In order to have characters reference events in the MMO, the events would have to be written in as particular plot points or relegated to token references (say a shot of a character facing away from the camera and we hear a voice over) that have little or no bearing on the plot.

  3. Whoda thunk gutting all good content... by decora · · Score: 4, Insightful

    would make your network go bankrupt?