SCIFI.COM Plans Major Expansion

[Geekyfanboy]

SCIFI.COM is expanding with new stand-alone gaming and tech sites, original and exclusive scripted entertainment, a game center and a new social-game experience. The year 2007 was a record-breaking one for SCIFI.COM, which averaged 3 million unique visitors per month. SCIFI.COM recently launched DVICE.COM and continues next with a gaming site.

On the entertainment side, the site will debut online original series, webisodes tied to SCI FI Channel's hit shows, a new casual game center and more streaming video.

The blog-style game site will launch in mid-April and will be a hub for reports on all things relevant to the gamer lifestyle. The site will feature multiple daily posts from a roster of knowledgeable contributors, game players and reviewers covering the best and newest games, reports and industry news, as well as spotlights on game players and their strategies.

The new SCI FI Game Center will be a destination for SF-themed casual games, starting with classic titles such as Asteroids and continuing to grow with new gaming experiences that feature elements of their favorite SCI FI shows. The Game Center launches in mid-April.

In the programming arena, SCIFI.COM will offer fans of SCI FI Channel's original series Battlestar Galactica a nine-hour jump on the fourth-season premiere with a live stream of the full episode on April 4 at noon ET. The episode, titled "He That Believeth in Me," deals with the thin line that separates humanity from the rapidly evolving Cylons as Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) returns from the dead with claims that she has found planet Earth.

Meanwhile, new Battlestar Galactica Webisodes will debut on SCIFI.COM to mark the show's return. SCIFI.COM and Universal Media Studios will produce 10 two-to-three-minute serialized webisode chapters that complement and enhance the action broadcast on SCI FI.

SCIFI.COM will also launch a social-gaming experience for Battlestar fans who will be asked to choose a side: Cylon or human. After designating identities for themselves, individuals will engage the enemy and attempt to accrue points for their respective teams through online games and challenges. There will be a battle each week, with one of the teams being declared the victor.

SCIFI.COM will also debut an original Web series called Starcrossed, a satirical show about a SF TV series, from Stargate Atlantis star David Hewlett. Jane Loughman and John G. Lenic (Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis) serve as executive producers, and Universal Media Studios is the production entity. The series will debut in the fourth quarter of this year.

Finally, SCIFI.COM will host a new SCI FI Rewind video player, where viewers can watch full-length episodes of SCI FI original series in high-quality video streaming using the latest technology.

[Seven7]

With all the new improvements, maybe they can improve upon some of their original movies....I have yet to actually finish watching one of their movies...