<s>
Cosmic	B-Protocol
Rift	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Jeff	O
Petersen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmic	B-Protocol
Rift	I-Protocol
is	O
provided	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Station	O
Pass	O
package	O
offered	O
by	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
Infantry	B-Protocol
and	O
Tanarus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Subspace	B-Protocol
,	O
another	O
two-dimensional	O
space	O
shooter	O
written	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Petersen	O
prior	O
to	O
joining	O
Sony	O
's	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
Subspace	B-Protocol
remains	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
freeware	O
flavor	O
known	O
as	O
Continuum	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmic	B-Protocol
Rift	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
in	O
April	O
2001	O
,	O
which	O
lasted	O
until	O
May	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
this	O
league	O
,	O
the	O
Cosmic	B-Protocol
Rift	I-Protocol
's	O
player	O
base	O
had	O
been	O
essentially	O
non-existent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
map	O
editor	O
for	O
both	O
Cosmic	B-Protocol
Rift	I-Protocol
and	O
Infantry	B-Protocol
were	O
also	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
in	O
hopes	O
to	O
have	O
them	O
publicly	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
three	O
Station	O
Pass	O
games	O
are	O
made	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
1	O
of	O
2012	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
Cosmic	B-Protocol
Rift	I-Protocol
,	O
Infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
Star	B-Application
Chamber	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Harbinger	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
and	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
Adventures	I-Protocol
were	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
close	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CRPL	O
:	O
Stands	O
for	O
Cosmic	B-Protocol
Rift	I-Protocol
Players	O
League	O
,	O
organized	O
four	O
on	O
four	O
matches	O
with	O
limited	O
lives	O
for	O
each	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
