The free Aftermath update launched yesterday for Defiance, focusing on the events that follow the events of Season 2 on the SyFy TV show.

Welcome, ark hunters, to The Aftermath – a game update packed with new enemies, Pursuits, Contracts, and missions that pick up where Season 2 left off. As massive Grid Inquisitors and Votanis Assassins threaten life on the New Frontier, the Pilgrims of the Guiding Light prepare to throw the entire world into chaos.

Defiance, the experimental TV/gaming fusion, is expanding the world once more. Next week on August 5th, you can explore the remains of the overrun valley in a free world expansion.

Looks like it's almost time to get the show on the road.

It wasn't much, but yesterday we got a tweet from SyFy with long-awaited details on when we we can expect their TV show tie-in to air:

"It's official - 2 hour @DefianceWorld premieres on April 15 at 9pm ET/PT!!! pic.twitter.com/wL88SmSt"

 To coincide with the announcement, a new extended trailer has been released, embedded below for your viewing pleasure:

Back in July 2009, job listings on Trion World Networks' Web site hinted that the company is developing an MMO in conjunction with the Syfy network. Well, it was officially confirmed this week that the groups are working on a project called One Earth that combines an MMO with a television show.

"In this unique set-up, we can do things that other people would never even dare before: create a video game world and a television show. They not only promote each other, they literally depend on each other and co-evolve," said Trion CEO Lars Butler. You can find out more about the project in a video on the GE Reports site.

One Earth is spurred on by an investment from NBC Universal's and GE Capital's Peacock Equity fund. More details on the fund can be found in today's GE Reports post.

According to an article on GameStop, three new job listings on Trion World Networks' Web site seem to confirm that the company is indeed developing an MMO in conjunction with the Syfy network for the PS3. Yeah, in case you didn't know, the Sci Fi Channel changed its name. Trion announced the development of the game last year, but the job listings for a PS3 senior programmer, PS3 senior graphics programmer and PS3 interface designer show the game should eventually be coming to a console near you.

So what kind of game will it be? GameStop cites a Los Angeles Times article from June 2008 that says "the fans who play the game will actually help shape the show's story arc with their virtual exploits." Here's what Dave Howe, then-president of the Sci Fi Channel, had to say at the time: "For example, we can tell them that there will be an alien invasion at a certain place in the game, at a certain time, and to be there with all their friends and be ready. The outcome depends on them. And then that battle will be part of the universe in the show."

The Times article said the game will be set 80 to 100 years in the future on Earth, but that could certainly have changed since it was written. Regardless, the thought of an MMO that actually affects the plot of a TV show is intriguing. What do you think?