<s>
Core	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
online	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Manticore	B-Protocol
Games	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core'''s	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
system	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
simplify	O
video	O
game	O
creation	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
more	O
individuals	O
to	O
develop	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manticore	B-Protocol
Games	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Core	O
,	O
was	O
co-founded	O
by	O
Frederic	O
Descamps	O
and	O
Jordan	O
Maynard	O
in	O
2016	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
in	O
San	O
Mateo	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
similar	O
concept	O
as	O
other	O
gaming	O
platforms	O
for	O
user-generated	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
creation	O
systemCore	O
's	O
system	B-Application
allows	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
32-player	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
and	O
single-player	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
import	O
game	O
assets	O
into	O
Core	O
's	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
system	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
modify	O
and	O
combine	O
built-in	O
game	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
code	O
using	O
the	O
Lua	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
using	O
an	O
extensive	O
built-in	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Manticore	B-Protocol
Games	I-Protocol
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
raised	O
$30	O
million	O
to	O
fund	O
Core	O
through	O
Series	O
B	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Manticore	B-Protocol
Games	I-Protocol
had	O
raised	O
a	O
further	O
$15	O
million	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
largest	O
contributor	O
was	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyler	O
Wilde	O
writing	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
of	O
Core	O
,	O
describing	O
its	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
system	I-Application
as	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
were	O
"	O
ugly	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
stiff	O
animations	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
that	O
the	O
in-game	O
weaponry	O
and	O
interfaces	O
were	O
not	O
fun	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
