In nerd culture, few short-lived television shows have a more hardcore and passionate fanbase than that of Firefly. Created by Joss Whedon – the man behind the Buffy and Angel TV shows, as well as the upcoming show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Firefly ran on television for literally four months. There are only 14 episodes of the show (plus a movie, Serenity).

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And now, there will be a Firefly video game.FOX Digital Entertainment and QMx Interactive have revealed that Firefly Online is in development. It’s described as “a multi-user, social online role-playing game,” and will “initially” come to iOS and Android-enabled smartphones and tablets. It will be released in the summer of 2014.“Players will 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,” the game’s announcement sheet explains. “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.”QMx Interactive has teamed up with Spark Plug Games to create the game, a studio with quite a few products in its portfolio.

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