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Hollywood, games biz unite around ‘Defiance’

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While variety-logoJ.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Valve Software are planning to develop films around the developer’s “Half-Life” and “Portal” franchises, Trion Worlds and Syfy have a warning for them: It’s not as easy as it looks.

At the D.I.C.E. Summit on Thursday, Syfy president Mark Stern and Trion’s VP of production Nick Beliaeff talked about the collaboration of their companies for the upcoming TV series and game “Defiance” and the changes both had to make in their operational procedures.

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Syfy teams on series, game

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There’s a lot of chatter about transmedia in the videogame industry, but few companies have truly pulled off a successful collaboration of games and traditional media. Trion Worlds is hoping to buck that trend — with a lot of help from cabler Syfy.

The publisher and cabler are teaming for “Defiance,” a massively multiplayer online action game and a weekly series on the network, which has committed to a full season order.

Read more at Daily Variety