The global market leader in browser-based massively multiplayer online games (MMOG), Bigpoint, (http://www.bigpoint.com/) announced that the highly anticipated Battlestar Galactica Online browser-based MMOG will feature appearances by characters from the hit TV series in game.
Based upon the second season of the Syfy TV series, Battlestar Galactica Online’s story captures the struggle between humans and cylons. Key characters from the TV series will be included in the game to create a deeper connection to the storyline, provide quests and accentuate the dramatic tension that the series is known for delivering expertly.
“These characters brought to life the story and captured the imaginations of a whole new generation of Battlestar Galactica fans and we felt strongly that they needed to appear in the game,” explains Heiko Hubertz, CEO and founder of Bigpoint. “Our goal is to create a deep connection to the mythology of Syfy series and by working with the producers, writers and actors, Bigpoint hopes to meet the expectations of the fans and allow them to write their own adventures through gameplay.”
Battlestar Galactica Online will feature the character likenesses of:
William “Admiral” Adama portrayed by Edward James Olmos
Number Six portrayed by Tricia Helfer
Kara “Starbuck” Thrace portrayed by Katee Sackhoff
Number Eight portrayed by Grace Park
Lee “Apollo” Adama portrayed by Jamie Bamber
Number One (John Cavil) portrayed by Dean Stockwell
Galen “Chief” Tyrol portrayed by Aaron Douglas
Number Two (Leoben Conoy) portrayed by Callum Keith Rennie
Heiko Hubertz will hold a keynote on Tuesday (August 17, 2010, 11:20am-12:10pm) at GDC Europe with the topic “Dominating Europe and North America (The keys to International Success with Online Games: Culturalization , Targeted Games and Understanding Local Players)”. Therein he’ll also go into the talents in BGO.
Universal’s The Thing prequel now has an official release date. According Box Office Mojo, the film is slated for a April 29th, 2011 release. Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr. is directing from a screenplay by Eric Heisserer and Ronald D. Moore.
The cast for the flick includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Walker, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Dennis Storhøi, Trond Espen Seim, Jørgen Langhelle, Eric Christian Olsen, Stig Henrik Hoff, Jan Gunnar Røise, Kristofer Hivju, and Jo Adrian Haavind.
Synopsis: A Ph.D. candidate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) joins a Norwegian research team in Antarctica after it discovers an alien ship in the ice. When a trapped organism is freed and begins a series of attacks, she is forced to team with a blue-collar mercenary helicopter pilot (Joel Edgerton) to stop the rampage.
Battlestar Galactica Online is coming to a Web browser near you this fall and the war between the humans and Cylons is far from over! Check out the trailer for the highly anticipated game below and be sure to swing by the official site at www.battlestar-galactica.bigpoint.com to register for updates!
As previously reported, the MMO (massively multiplayer online game) will debut on Syfy Channel’s site first, as a 30-day exclusive, and will use browser-based 3-D software Unity.
Though situated in a cross-platform Web browser, the game features full 3D graphics and sees players assuming the role of either humanity’s remnants or the Cylons.
As for gameplay, Battlestar Galactica Online will include tactical space combat, exploration, and mission-based quests, which flesh out the game’s overarching storyline. The game will also feature assets taken directly from SyFy’s Emmy Award-winning TV show.
“‘Battlestar Galactica’ has a huge and passionate fan base,” CEO and Bigpoint founder Heiko Hubertz said. “We are proud to be able to publish such an internationally famous title as one of our online games. For the first time ever, we’re relying completely on Unity in order to offer our users fantastic game graphics right in their browsers.”
Battlestar Galactica Online is hardly SyFy’s only venture into the gaming market of late. In 2008, the television network announced a deal with Trion Worlds to develop massively multiplayer online games that integrate with its broadcasts. Last month, SyFy entered into a joint development deal with game-publishing heavyweight THQ that sees the two collaborating on adapting existing franchises and creating new properties for cross-media use.
Battlestar Galactica Online is coming to a Web browser near you this fall. Bigpoint and Unity Technologies announced on Tuesday that Battlestar Galactica Onlinewill be released this Fall. The MMO (massively multiplayer online game) will debut on Syfy Channel’s site first, as a 30-day exclusive, and will use browser-based 3-D software Unity.
Though situated in a cross-platform Web browser, the game features full 3D graphics and sees players assuming the role of either humanity’s remnants or the Cylons.
As for gameplay, Battlestar Galactica Online will include tactical space combat, exploration, and mission-based quests, which flesh out the game’s overarching storyline. The game will also feature assets taken directly from SyFy’s Emmy Award-winning TV show.
“‘Battlestar Galactica’ has a huge and passionate fan base,” CEO and Bigpoint founder Heiko Hubertz said. “We are proud to be able to publish such an internationally famous title as one of our online games. For the first time ever, we’re relying completely on Unity in order to offer our users fantastic game graphics right in their browsers.”
Battlestar Galactica Online is hardly SyFy’s only venture into the gaming market of late. In 2008, the television network announced a deal with Trion Worlds to develop massively multiplayer online games that integrate with its broadcasts. Last month, SyFy entered into a joint development deal with game-publishing heavyweight THQ that sees the two collaborating on adapting existing franchises and creating new properties for cross-media use.
Battlestar Galactica’s Grace Park has been cast to join the upcoming CBS update of ‘Hawaii Five-O.’
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Park will play Kona Kalakua, niece of squad member Chin Ho Kelly, who will be played by LOST’s Daniel Dae Kim. Park’s character is a champion surfer in the police academy who is recruited to join the police unit run by Steve McGarrett, who will be played by Three Rivers‘ Alex O’Loughlin.
Grace Park made a name for herself on ‘Battlestar Galactica’ where she played the roles of Boomer, Athena and various other Eights on the series.
Park is the latest in a series of ‘Battlestar Galactica’ alumni to be cast in a new series. Katee Sackhoff will do a yet to be titled drama pilot for ABC, while Tricia Helfer has a regular role on the upcoming second season of TNT’s “Dark Blue.”
Katee Sackhoff, best known for her role in the epic sci-fi series ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ will star in an hour long crime drama for the ABC network. Sackhoff will play “a beautiful female detective who teams with a disgraced ex-cop to solve crimes and untangle the conspiracy that sent him underground.”
Sackhoff, who co-stars on Fox’s ’24′ this season, fielded multiple offers this pilot season before taking on the Richard Hatem project. The producers of the show haven’t revealed any details about the character’s future, but they have left it open so that Sackhoff can engage in another show if a ninth season does happen.
Sackhoff revealed in late 2009 that she would be launching her own comic book at Comic-Con in 2010. The project is called Versus and was written with her friend Sxv’Leithan Essex.
ABC’s re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries V, which is set in the none-too-distant future when aliens rule humanity, returns to television on March 30th, 2010. A new promotional poster for the series has been released and you can check it out below!
V stars Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Morena Baccarin as Anna, Scott Wolf as Chad Decker, Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, Michael Trucco as John May, and Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie.
Michael Trucco, who is best known for his role on Battlestar Galactica as Sam Anders, is heading to ABC’s sci-fi series V, reports TVGuide.com.
Trucco will tackle the role of the mysterious underground leader, John May, who has been mentioned in the series before.
John May has been discussed as the leader and founder of the Fifth Column, an underground group of rebel Visitors that Ryan (Morris Chestnut) and Erica (Elizabeth Mitchell) have been attempting to resurrect.
Trucco is slated to appear in one episode scheduled to air April 13, 2010 on ABC.
The series also stars Elizabeth Mitchell, Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Lourdes Benedicto, Morena Baccarin and Scott Wolf.
V is a “re-imagining” of the 1980s miniseries of the same name. It takes place in the none-too-distant future, when aliens rule humanity.
Check out the official site for the series, where you can find character profiles and other assorted goodies at http://abc.go.com/shows/v
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