Aside from cameos featuring characters from the show, nothing much crossed over into the Defiance game series. The same goes for the television aspect, which makes some amount of sense considering that it would be pretty hard for events in the game to influence an episode that's already been written and filmed.
Luckily though, Defiance has been doing quite well on SyFy, recently grabbing a second season greenlight, thus opening up possibilities for future crossovers. The first of these will be a contest run by Trion Worlds, with the winner's in-game avatar becoming a character on the television series.
To be eligible to win, you must be one of the 10 Ark Hunters who complete the most Major Arkfall events between July 8 and July 30. These ten semifinalists will each receive a backstory written by Defiance writers, and will then be featured on Facebook. Members of the community will vote on their top five, with the final winner being chosen by a member of the Defiance team. That in-game character will then become an in-show character in Defiance's second season.
You can read the full press release below. If you're hoping to enter though, the competition begins today so you better hurry!
Syfy and Trion Worlds today announced a new contest that brings a gamer into the television world of Defiance, the groundbreaking online open world shooter and hit television series on Syfy. The "Play the Game. Join the Show." in-game contest pits players against the game's Major Arkfall events to see who can rise to the top and become the ultimate Ark Hunter. The winner will have their in-game character appear on the second season of the Defiance TV series.
The ten Ark Hunters who complete the most Major Arkfall events between July 8 (10am PDT) and July 30 (10am PDT) will compete for a chance to have their character written onto the show. These ten semifinalists will be fleshed out with a backstory written by the show's writing staff, which will be featured on Facebook, where Defiance fans will choose their five favorites. From this pool of five finalists, a member of the Defiance team will select the final winner to appear in season two of Defiance.
The "Play the Game. Join the Show" contest marks the second time that players have been invited to make their mark on the world of Defiance. Earlier in the year, Trion Worlds and Syfy ran the "Most Wanted" contest, which saw gamers competing to have their likeness included on wanted posters on an episode of the TV show.
To enter, players must register for the "Play the Game. Join the Show." contest at www.defiance.com/en/game-show-contest , then complete as many Major Arkfalls as possible between July 8 (10am PDT) and July 30 (10am PDT). Between August 12th and August 21st, one semifinalist backstory will be posted per day. Registered Facebook users can vote for the top five characters between August 26th (3am PDT) and September 6th (8:59pm PDT), and the final winner will be selected in September. Defiance season two premieres in 2014 on Syfy.
To learn more, visit the official Defiance website.
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