Playboy Manager browser MMO game announced

A few years ago, developer Cyberlore released Playboy: The Mansion, a Sims-style PC game that let players become a version of Hugh Hefner as they tried to create the ultimate party mansion while also running the Playboy empire. That game was heavily promoted but was both a commercial and critical failure. Now Playboy is getting back into the game business with UK-based Jolt Online (who recently launched the new Legends of Zork game) with a just announced new browser based MMO title called Playboy Manager.

The game, which will officially launch this summer, doesn’t have you as a Hugh Hefner replacement. Your role this time is a manager of models wanting to make it big. Your ultimate goal is to help promote to models so that they can become a Playboy Playmate and have a permanent room in the mansion. Of course thousands of other players will be doing the same thing.

The gameplay will combine “elements of trading card and turn-based gaming” and will also feature exclusive Playboy photos and videos of their various Playmates. Obviously this game won’t be for the kiddies. Jolt Online is tempting players to pre-register with a contest that will let five people win lifetime subscriptions to Playboy magazine.