<s>
Attack	B-Application
Retrieve	I-Application
Capture	I-Application
(	O
ARC	B-Application
)	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
2D	O
computer	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
John	O
Vechey	O
and	O
Brian	O
Fiete	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
co-found	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
college	O
project	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
published	O
by	O
Hoopy	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
primarily	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
(	O
CTF	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
game	O
modes	O
existed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
Mode	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
wins	O
by	O
bringing	O
the	O
other	O
team	O
's	O
or	O
teams	O
 '	O
flags	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
flagpost	O
corresponding	O
to	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
ARC	B-Application
was	O
hosted	O
on	O
a	O
server	O
rented	O
out	O
by	O
Hoopy	O
at	O
Ulink.net,	O
an	O
internet	O
service	O
provider	O
in	O
Sacramento	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
developers	O
of	O
ARC	B-Application
,	O
John	O
Vechey	O
(	O
jv	O
)	O
and	O
Brian	O
Fiete	O
(	O
bf	O
)	O
,	O
took	O
ARC	B-Application
to	O
Total	O
Entertainment	O
Network	O
(	O
TEN	O
)	O
(	O
now	O
pogo.com	O
)	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
its	O
1.0	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
TEN	O
went	O
under	O
and	O
ARC	B-Application
appeared	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
by	O
December	O
1999	O
,	O
World	O
Opponent	O
Network	O
(	O
WON	O
)	O
had	O
acquired	O
ARC	B-Application
and	O
began	O
to	O
run	O
another	O
beta	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
WON	O
attempted	O
to	O
make	O
ARC	B-Application
a	O
source	O
of	O
income	O
,	O
by	O
adding	O
advertisements	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
future	O
of	O
ARC	B-Application
was	O
again	O
uncertain	O
,	O
but	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
bought	O
WON	O
which	O
included	O
ARC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
kept	O
ARC	B-Application
going	O
under	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
operation	O
as	O
WON	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
updates	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
ARC	B-Application
but	O
these	O
were	O
only	O
security	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Err0r	O
resigned	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2005	O
handing	O
the	O
lead	O
administrator	O
role	O
over	O
to	O
Goose	O
and	O
Sonique	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
Co-Lead	O
Administrators	O
until	O
Sierra	O
eventually	O
terminated	O
ARC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
posted	O
a	O
news	O
release	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
expressing	O
intentions	O
to	O
terminate	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
for	O
several	O
Sierra	O
Heritage	O
titles	O
(	O
including	O
ARC	B-Application
)	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christ	O
Centered	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
ARC	B-Application
and	O
overall	O
rating	O
of	O
B	O
.	O
</s>
