LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter)-
Dracula, Wolf Man and other classic monsters who have appeared in movies from Universal Studios for the past eight decades are getting themselves a virtual playground.
Universal is set to announce this week that it has struck a deal with SEE Virtual Worlds to create a massively multiplayer online game where players become their own version of monster-hunter Van Helsing.
SEE, which stands for Special Entertainment Events, plans to build several virtual worlds -- what it calls "planets" -- based on entertainment properties. Last month, it announced its first, Planet Michael, devoted to deceased pop star Michael Jackson.
Planet Michael and the Universal Monsters project are due late next year.
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