Movies move into the fantasy gaming realm
Fantasy baseball and football are entirely different kinds of MMORPGs. Gamers play the role of manager, logging in constantly in an effort to juggle your lineup, put the right players in, take the wrong ones out, and compete against other people trying to do the same thing. If you've ever played, you know how fanatical people can get; trades at 3 o'clock a.m., backstabbing, ruthlessness, trickery -- it's like World of Warcraft with balls.
Now two people are bringing those same gameplay elements to a world where they already exist, Hollywood.
Matthew Berry, head of the fantasy sports site TalentedMrRoto and Brenda Spoonemore, former interactive chief for NBA entertainment, are creating a fantasy-style online game called Fantasy Moguls, which will let you run your own "studio." You can trade movies and stars, track your winning score by your box office tally and hopefully undermine your foes. Sign up on the site now, the game begins on October 27th.
Dibs on Uwe Boll.
