SEE Virtual Worlds announced today, on the eve of Halloween, that its next virtual world project in the Entropia Universe will be a collaboration with Universal Partnerships & Licensing, featuring the classic Universal Monsters. In this massively multiplayer online game, players become monster hunters like Van Helsing, ridding the world of the Universal Monsters once and for all. This marks the second Entropia Universe MMO, with the first being the Michael Jackson-inspired Planet Michael.
The game is expected to launch in 2011, and players can enjoy hunting Frankenstein, The Mummy, Dracula, and The Wolf Man just like Van Helsing did in the hit film. The MMO will have elements of the survival horror genre and will take gamers to a variety of locales, like the Vatican, Dracula's Castle and The Lagoon.
"Partnering with Universal allows us to revive the horror genre for the 21st century by introducing timeless film franchise characters into an interactive platform," said Martin Biallas, CEO of SEE Virtual Worlds. "Fans of Van Helsing and the classic Universal Monsters will be delighted with the extent to which they can interact in the deep, immersive social gameplay of the Universal Monsters virtual world when it launches next year."
"Given the vision offered by SEE Virtual Worlds for an online world featuring our iconic Universal Monsters, we can't wait to bring fans the first opportunity to interact with their favorite characters in a real-time evolving social game," said Bill Kispert, VP and GM, Digital Platforms, Universal Partnerships & Licensing. "At Universal we are constantly striving to be at the forefront of digital media and with support from the advanced Entropia Universe platform, we are thrilled to bring the Universal Monsters to both fans and gamers alike via a dynamic and exciting all-new virtual world."
