<s>
Dragon	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
UK-based	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2001	O
Codemasters	O
unveiled	O
development	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
and	O
initially	O
slated	O
it	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
reviewer	O
said:Boasting	O
amazing	O
graphics	O
with	O
a	O
deep	O
player-influenced	O
world	O
that	O
promises	O
to	O
become	O
more	O
addictive	O
as	O
content	O
is	O
added	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
looks	O
promising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
…	O
if	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
amazing	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
incredible	O
game	O
"	O
were	O
synonymous	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
scene	O
thus	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
producer	O
Gary	O
Dunn	O
explained	O
that	O
their	O
server	B-Application
code	O
was	O
incapable	O
of	O
supporting	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
clients	O
expected	O
for	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
several	O
MMOs	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
Ed	O
Relf	O
,	O
marketing	O
brand	O
manager	O
at	O
Codemasters	O
maintained	O
that	O
the	O
tightly	O
packed	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
market	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
community	O
started	O
a	O
petition	O
hoping	O
to	O
renew	O
development	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
