By Michael McWhertor, 6:20 PM on Thu Dec 7 2006, 8,016 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Joss Whedon's sci-fi project Firefly was cancelled after just 11 episodes. The Firefly $39 million cinematic spin-off Serenity pulled in just $38.8 million worldwide. So, what's next for the cowboys in space superflop? Massively multiplayer online gaming, of course.

Wired is reporting that MMO platform developer Multiverse has struck a deal with Fox to throw the Firefly property into the crowded MMO ring, but has yet to put together a development team. They're hoping they'll find someone to "not just [do] a re-skin of World of Warcraft or Star Wars Galaxies" but give the itty-bitty Firefly fanbase something "unique and fun and interesting."

While I agree that the show has a unique aesthetic and sense of humor, is it enough to stand out? Will fans of the show have the fortitude to wait until sometime in 2008 to get their hands on a Firefly based game? Will it be any good? Any Firefly/Kotaku crossover out there?

As a (can't believe I'm going to publically admit this) huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan, I was never drawn in to the Firefly universe, but maybe I ought to crack open my DVD set and try to make it past episode 3.

Firefly Reborn as Online Universe [Wired - thanks nesdude!]