The Matrix Online Announced

Warner Bros. Studios and Ubi Soft have announced that they will copublish The Matrix Online. Ubi Soft will distribute and manage the online game's operations, and Warner Bros. Studios will be responsible for all story and content development. The Matrix Online will feature cutting-edge graphics, martial arts combat, and a storyline that picks up at the end of The Matrix Revolutions, the upcoming third movie in the series. The game is currently in development at Monolith and EON Productions, a company owned by the Wachowski brothers.

"The Wachowski brothers' vision for The Matrix is one that extends far beyond the theatrical trilogy, and the world they have created is so rich that we've chosen to tell interconnected Matrix-related stories in multiple mediums," said Joel Silver, producer of the Matrix films. "Our goal in collaborating with Ubi Soft is to create a multiplayer online game that reflects the trilogy's highly stylized storytelling and innovative action, taking fans beyond the boundaries of the movie screen and into a 'persistent world' where they can fully explore the vast realm of the Matrix."

"Imagine if the Matrix existed today, if millions of people could enter a simulation so convincing, so real, that they believed it to be an actual place," said Yves Guillemot, president of Ubi Soft Entertainment. "Ubi Soft and Warner Bros. Studios will bring the Matrix universe to life--enabling gamers throughout the world to participate in the continuously evolving world of The Matrix Online."

The Matrix Online is scheduled for 2004. For more details, check out the official site for the game.