Well this bit of news instantly warmed my Browncoat heart and made me want to shed a tear in joy, but it looks as if fans of the Firefly/Serenity television show and film franchise might get to continue to live in their perfect world, because a MMORPG is in the works, based around the universe of the beloved, but cancelled too soon series. I haven't jumped into the MMORPG too hard as of yet, but if there is a game to make me dive into the deep end of the pool, this one will certainly be it.

From the article:

Like Capt. Mal Reynolds stumbling in after a bar fight, the short-lived but much beloved sci-fi series Firefly will soon make an unexpected return, not as a TV show, but as a massively multiplayer online game.

Now that's shiny.

Multiverse, maker of a free MMO-creation platform, plans to announce Friday morning that it's struck a deal with Fox Licensing to turn the show into an MMORPG in the fashion of Star Wars Galaxies or Eve Online.

The "Browncoats," as Firefly's most devoted fans are known, have been campaigning to bring the show back almost since the moment it was canceled in late 2002. Now they'll get their wish, albeit in a new form.

"We see virtual worlds as an extraordinarily promising new entertainment medium," said Adam Kline, Fox Licensing's vice president of media enterprises in an e-mail. "We believe Multiverse can deliver an experience that will remain true to the original series, while enabling a whole new level of personal involvement for fans."

Read the full article over at wired.com