<s>
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
first	O
and	O
third-person	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
action	I-Protocol
role	I-Protocol
playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMOARPG	O
)	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
German	O
studio	O
Duplex	B-Protocol
Systems	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
character	O
avatar	O
within	O
a	O
game	O
world	O
in	O
third	O
or	O
first	O
person	O
view	O
,	O
exploring	O
the	O
worlds	O
,	O
participating	O
in	O
PVP	O
combat	O
,	O
completing	O
objectives	O
,	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
or	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
play	O
involves	O
performing	O
objectives	O
,	O
either	O
alone	O
or	O
through	O
the	O
group	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
was	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
offering	O
a	O
premium	O
subscription	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
items	O
available	O
as	O
bonuses	O
for	O
purchasing	O
certain	O
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
was	O
shipped	O
for	O
retail	O
sale	O
on	O
31	O
August	O
2006	O
;	O
both	O
downloadable	O
and	O
retail	O
versions	O
were	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
official	O
portal	O
was	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
DDoS	O
attacks	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
May	O
2007	O
;	O
The	O
attacks	O
made	O
the	O
official	O
portal	O
unavailable	O
throughout	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
attacks	O
were	O
cited	O
as	O
playing	O
a	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
eventual	O
closure	O
of	O
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
as	O
a	O
financial	O
venture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
publisher	O
Ojom	O
ceased	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
operation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
scrapped	O
and	O
reworked	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
titled	O
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
Rebirth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Marko	O
Dieckmann	O
declared	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
Rebirth	O
has	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
will	O
be	O
developed	O
in	O
cooperation	O
between	O
Duplex	B-Protocol
Systems	I-Protocol
and	O
Nexeon	O
Technologies	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
provided	O
hosting	O
for	O
the	O
ill-fated	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
is	O
released	O
,	O
introducing	O
both	O
free	O
and	O
premium	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
development	O
was	O
transferred	O
from	O
Duplex	B-Protocol
Systems	I-Protocol
to	O
NeXeon	O
Technologies	O
inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
NeXeon	O
Technologies	O
inc	O
.	O
launched	O
a	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
fund	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
:	O
Fall	O
of	O
the	O
Dominion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
NeXeon	O
Technologies	O
inc	O
.	O
announced	O
that	O
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
will	O
cease	O
operations	O
and	O
close	O
down	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Face	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mankind	I-Protocol
Fall	O
of	O
the	O
Dominion	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
