Good News Everyone: Firefly Lives (in a way)

First off, I would like to give my condolences to the family of C-Net writer James Kim. I was relieved when I heard that his wife and two kids were found alive and well, I had expectations that he would be found alive. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, as he was found already dead from exposure. He fought the elements for a long time in an attempt to save his family.
James, you will be missed.

Anyways, on to the good news.
Wired has reported that Joss Whedon's short lived, but still great, work Firefly will be turned into an MMO (story: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72263-0.html?tw=rss.index).
I have been playing though a few MMO's lately (currently playing D&D Online) and I am hopeful that the developers not only capture the world that Whedon built, but also make a great game out of it.
In truth, Firefly doesn't seem like the best world for a MMO. Much of the story isn't based on action, but on plot and character. Although action certainly is plentiful, being it has the feel of the wild west, capturing the best parts of the series may be a challenge, especially if they delve too much into sci-fi.

Analyst says EA's brand is tarnished; Gamers say "no duh"

A recent story puts out that EA has tarnished its image with crappy games (story: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162530.html).
This has been apparent by most hardcore gamers for a while, especially in their Battlefield games (see how a patch broke the latest, albeit already buggy, Battlefield game).
Its not hard to point out the problem: EA would rather release a game than make sure a quality game goes out. The release now-patch later policy just sucks, often destroying an otherwise good game.
Another problem is the microtransations. EA is laying on the microtransactions heavily (see Battle for Middle Earth 2 on X-Box 360) and seems to be going full bore with it.
EA seems to be trying to win us back (here: http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/01/ea-trying-to-win-back-our-hearts/), but I doubt the PR attempt will work unless they actually do something substantiative. We need to see better quality from the largest publisher out there.