<s>
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Rewritten	I-Application
was	O
a	O
2017	O
fangame	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
voluntary	O
project	O
,	O
Rewritten	O
had	O
in-game	O
items	O
once	O
limited	O
to	O
paid	O
members	O
in	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
available	O
to	O
everyone	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
ceased	O
operations	O
,	O
development	O
for	O
Rewritten	O
began	O
to	O
expand	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
expanded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
on	O
pre-existing	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
files	I-Operating_System
and	O
simulated	O
older	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
but	O
was	O
distinct	O
through	O
its	O
absence	O
of	O
monetization	O
and	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Rewritten	I-Application
site	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
provided	O
escapism	O
,	O
Rewitten	O
was	O
subject	O
to	O
speedruns	O
and	O
a	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
concert	I-General_Concept
for	O
Soccer	O
Mommy	O
's	O
album	O
Color	O
Theory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
recognized	O
by	O
Lance	O
Priebe	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
respected	O
the	O
social	O
impact	O
the	O
game	O
brought	O
during	O
the	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Rewritten	I-Application
was	O
an	O
identical	O
recreation	O
of	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
To	O
appeal	O
to	O
an	O
older	O
audience	O
,	O
Rewritten	O
simulated	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
last	O
publicly	O
available	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
had	O
previously	O
gained	O
experience	O
developing	O
their	O
own	O
projects	O
and	O
offered	O
Rewritten	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
restoring	O
the	O
original	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
source	I-Operating_System
code	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
shut	O
down	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Rewritten	O
's	O
development	O
gained	O
prominence	O
and	O
media	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Rewritten	O
legal	O
page	O
,	O
a	O
disclaimer	O
was	O
given	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
"	O
independent	O
recreation	O
of	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Club	I-Application
Penguin	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
not	O
affiliated	O
with	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
or	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Inc.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
's	O
shutdown	O
,	O
the	O
Rewritten	O
team	O
expanded	O
and	O
began	O
supporting	O
email	O
troubleshooting	O
and	O
moderation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
written	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
New	O
Statesman	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Rewritten	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
would	O
be	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
safe	O
,	O
and	O
appealing	O
to	O
a	O
nostalgic	O
audience	O
or	O
those	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
others	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Rewritten	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Private	O
Server	O
and	O
highlighted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
speedrunning	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shutdown	O
of	O
other	O
private	O
servers	O
contributed	O
to	O
Rewritten	O
growing	O
popularity	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Online	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Singer-songwriter	O
Soccer	O
Mommy	O
hosted	O
a	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
concert	I-General_Concept
for	O
her	O
album	O
Color	O
Theory	O
through	O
the	O
site	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
internet	O
trend	O
of	O
musical	O
video	O
game	O
performances	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allison	O
stated	O
that	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
everyone	O
remembers	O
 [ as ] 	O
a	O
kid	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
alluded	O
to	O
the	O
nostalgic	O
desire	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
pandemic	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
were	O
also	O
doing	O
the	O
same	O
thing	O
I	O
was	O
doing	O
:	O
logging	O
back	O
on	O
when	O
we	O
were	O
all	O
stuck	O
inside	O
,	O
and	O
playing	O
 [ ... ] 	O
just	O
for	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
The	O
Hollywood	O
Reporter	O
,	O
Lance	O
Priebe	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
,	O
praised	O
Rewritten	O
use	O
of	O
communication	O
during	O
the	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
described	O
Rewritten	O
culture	O
as	O
revolving	O
around	O
social	O
media	O
phenomenon	O
such	O
as	O
Vine	B-Application
,	O
and	O
classic	O
in-game	O
trends	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
tipping	O
the	O
iceberg	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
Disney	O
sent	O
a	O
DMCA	O
notice	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
with	O
concerns	O
over	O
the	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Rewritten	I-Application
domain	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
claimed	O
infringed	O
upon	O
the	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
did	O
not	O
respond	O
to	O
or	O
address	O
Disney	O
's	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
Rewritten	I-Application
site	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
London	O
Police	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rewritten	O
moderator	O
Thorn	O
gave	O
a	O
notice	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
Discord	B-Application
server	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
shutting	O
down	O
effective	O
immediately	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
full	O
request	O
by	O
Disney	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rewritten	O
had	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
and	O
140,000	O
members	O
on	O
its	O
Discord	B-Application
server	O
after	O
its	O
shutdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Lane	B-Application
Merrifield	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
,	O
opined	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
Disney	O
did	O
not	O
understand	O
"	O
that	O
controlling	O
IP	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
will	O
devalue	O
it	O
,	O
not	O
preserve	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
