There's a... er... Twilight MMO coming...
by Seraphina Brennan 
Jul 28th 2009 at 4:00PM
Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, Culture, New titles, News items
Because absolutely no license goes unturned these days, we've gotten word that there will, indeed, be a Twilight MMO.
Details are pretty sketchy right now on what exactly this whole experience will entail. It will be a virtual world where you get to play as either a human, vampire, or werewolf -- that much is pretty known. The game will also be an open, non-linear world set around the town of Forks, Washington, that will let the player roam freely.
Of note is the functionality of the game's journal, which is said to work not only like a novel, but also as a way to teleport back and forth through time to experience the events written inside of it.
The game is still early in-development, so we'll keep an eye on it for you as more information is released. Now where's our Harry Potter MMO, hmmm? We want a wizarding war!
Update: Apparently, this MMO isn't as official as it seems.
[Via Twilight Source]
Details are pretty sketchy right now on what exactly this whole experience will entail. It will be a virtual world where you get to play as either a human, vampire, or werewolf -- that much is pretty known. The game will also be an open, non-linear world set around the town of Forks, Washington, that will let the player roam freely.
Of note is the functionality of the game's journal, which is said to work not only like a novel, but also as a way to teleport back and forth through time to experience the events written inside of it.
The game is still early in-development, so we'll keep an eye on it for you as more information is released. Now where's our Harry Potter MMO, hmmm? We want a wizarding war!
Update: Apparently, this MMO isn't as official as it seems.
[Via Twilight Source]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
d3xterm0rgan said on 4:07PM 7-28-2009
....lol?
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Havok said on 4:07PM 7-28-2009
GOD, NO!
And seriously where is that HP MMO?
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Jeni said on 4:08PM 7-28-2009
Allow me to be the first gaming woman to absolutely GROAN about this. Hopefully it'll end up like it's brethern of far more beloved MMO ventures (Stargate, Firefly) which fizzled.
Give me Firefly over this crap any day!
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UltimateQ said on 10:03PM 7-28-2009
I'm with you! Books were good, movie was marginally acceptable, mmo is absurd. This is just taking it to far!
THAC0 said on 4:08PM 7-28-2009
Ryan Verniere has been working on this for the last year. Thats why there has been no more MOG. You heard it here first!
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James Egan said on 4:22PM 7-28-2009
Um... I don't think that's what they had in mind for World of Darkness Online. ;)
Mr Angry said on 8:28PM 7-28-2009
Hahahahahahahahaha
That guy is a fucking LEGEND! I miss MOG soooo badly :(..........
nedcoker said on 10:09AM 7-29-2009
I've heard that Ryan's perfect body is part of the MoCap for pretty much every animation in the Twilight Game.
THAC0 said on 10:50AM 7-29-2009
If you say anything to Ryan he will deny this but thats just to to NDA and the secretive nature of the project.
Zero said on 4:11PM 7-28-2009
This sounds like it could end rather bitterly or have the hardcore literary fans disappointed. I know I personally heard an earful from all of the females in my classes last year lamenting that the movie took too many liberties in some aspects... I couldn't even imagine how this could turn out.
I will say, unless they really take into account the lore or if they have Stephanie Meyer on staff about things.
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Kronyx said on 4:11PM 7-28-2009
God effin' damnit. Nothing is sacred in this world. Nothing.
Twilight is possibly the WORST franchise to base an MMO on. There are million other good ones that deserve an MMO.
I guess sprarkling will be a lvl 1 ability?
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wolfsterne said on 4:16PM 7-28-2009
So is it official now; MMOPRGs are officially a joke.
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M said on 4:17PM 7-28-2009
Bring on the World of Darkness MMO, yes now that I want!, and many other things too... but not this, no.
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Kim said on 4:24PM 7-28-2009
Oh yes, WoD would be awesome!
Treason said on 7:34PM 7-28-2009
I was at an Atlanta Python meeting, they're making a Vampire/Werewolf MMO....
Dab said on 4:18PM 7-28-2009
Thank goodness it is April 1st. What...? It ISN'T April 1st?
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Endach said on 4:21PM 7-28-2009
Who thought this would be a good idea? Are auto execs moving into the gaming industry?
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Kaamos said on 4:22PM 7-28-2009
There should be a Magic the Gathering MMO based on the stories surrounding the Urza Block (of books) and not the card game.
That, would indeed be, your wizardry war.
Urza Planeswalker > Harry Potter
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Ironraptor said on 4:25PM 7-28-2009
That leaves Teletubbies , Sesame Street and Barny mmo.
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Kronyx said on 4:44PM 7-28-2009
Shhhh, don't give them ideas!