The Mummy movie franchise which starred Brendan Fraser and captured the imagination of millions with its first two movies (the third was a huge flop in my opinion, and rolled out simply to take advantage of eager fans), might make its way back to the hearts of viewers worldwide albeit not in a movie format – this time round, it could very well end up as a MMORPG instead, thanks to the efforts of Bigpoint, where the title will be developed in partnership with Universal Partnerships & Licensing. Known as The Mummy Online, one can look forward to this all action title this coming winter.

In The Mummy Online, a free-to-play Action-RPG MMO game with adventure elements inspired by the films, players will take on heroic roles as adventure seekers with various talents and skills that will allow their characters to be unique within the MMO virtual world. Set in Egypt during the first half of the twentieth century, gamers will experience familiar environments and key characters from the film franchises as they battle against each other and ancient evil. The Mummy film franchise has been an entertainment powerhouse taking its characters across the world to face some of archeology’s greatest mysteries and leading to exciting film sequels, theme park attractions, video games and more.

Expect to jump headlong into a game that is full of exotic settings, supernatural enemies, exciting quests, and over the top action, just like the movie. And with it being a game, the developers will have full creative license to be able to churn out whatever scene that they like without being limited to the physical and technological limits of an actor as well as the movie set, respectively, should they shoot a movie instead. One can only wait and see just how this entire experience will turn out – hopefully it won’t flop like the third outing.

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