<s>
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
a	O
massively-multiplayer	B-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Disney	B-Application
Canada	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
franchise	O
alive	O
as	O
closing	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
,	O
was	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
Unity	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
many	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
old	O
players	O
upon	O
its	O
worldwide	O
release	O
for	O
lacking	O
many	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Disney	O
confirmed	O
the	O
imminent	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
in	O
a	O
letter	O
obtained	O
by	O
the	O
website	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
an	O
official	O
blog	O
post	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
10:00	O
AM	O
PST	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
had	O
shut	O
down	O
their	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
users	O
that	O
were	O
playing	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
received	O
an	O
error	O
message	O
telling	O
them	O
that	O
the	O
connection	O
was	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Islands	I-Application
URLs	O
redirect	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
Disney	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
players	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
connecting	O
their	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
accounts	O
with	O
their	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
this	O
was	O
done	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
also	O
receive	O
the	O
Alumni	O
Jacket	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
displaying	O
how	O
many	O
years	O
the	O
connected	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
account	O
has	O
existed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
beta	O
was	O
extended	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
users	O
in	O
Canada	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
live	O
stream	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Facebook	O
page	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
a	O
desktop	O
version	O
of	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
the	O
1.8	O
update	O
releases	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Disney	O
confirmed	O
in	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
Disney	B-Application
Canada	I-Application
,	O
obtained	O
by	O
the	O
website	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
that	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
would	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
shutdown	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
team	O
,	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Kelowna	O
,	O
British	O
Columbia	O
,	O
was	O
laid	O
off	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
greenlit	O
for	O
two	O
more	O
years	O
of	O
work	O
only	O
three	O
weeks	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
shutdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
last	O
parties	O
were	O
also	O
announced	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
Halloween	B-Application
Party	O
2018	O
and	O
Waddle	O
On	O
Party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
various	O
zones	O
and	O
distinct	O
areas	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Clothing	O
Customizer	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
The	O
Designer	O
in	O
loading	O
screens	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
that	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
create	O
clothing	O
,	O
utilizing	O
blueprints	O
as	O
bases	O
,	O
and	O
optionally	O
,	O
fabrics	O
and/or	O
decals	O
as	O
well	O
for	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
short	O
for	O
episode	O
)	O
are	O
activities	O
in	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
that	O
players	O
may	O
partake	O
in	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
received	O
by	O
talking	O
to	O
specific	O
quest	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daily	O
Challenges	O
are	O
activities	O
in	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
that	O
players	O
may	O
partake	O
in	O
daily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
,	O
anyone	O
can	O
access	O
a	O
players	O
igloo	O
on	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
by	O
clicking	O
the	O
igloo	O
icon	O
on	O
their	O
profile	O
,	O
provided	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
selected	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
igloo	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
events	O
were	O
held	O
on	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
of	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
Halloween	B-Application
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
eight	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
built-in	O
to	O
the	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shows	O
information	O
about	O
live	O
events	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
displays	O
Daily	O
Challenges	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
apps	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
Friends	O
menu	O
,	O
Island	O
News	O
,	O
and	O
Settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
's	O
revenue	O
was	O
raised	O
predominantly	O
through	O
paid	O
subscriptions	O
,	O
cheaper	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
of	O
a	O
one-week	O
,	O
one-month	O
,	O
three-month	O
,	O
six-month	O
or	O
twelve-month	O
paid	O
membership	O
,	O
although	O
free	O
access	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
1.10.1	O
update	O
,	O
non-members	O
who	O
signed	O
up	O
during	O
the	O
pre-registration	O
period	O
are	O
now	O
able	O
to	O
wear	O
the	O
beta	O
hat	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
they	O
connected	O
their	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
usernames	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
their	O
alumni	O
jacket	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Offline	O
Mode	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
update	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
activated	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
Debug	O
Mode	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
tool	O
that	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Island	I-Application
's	O
developers	O
used	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
network	O
menu	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
private	O
server	O
using	O
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
private	O
servers	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
)	O
,	O
however	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
documentation	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
