<s>
Fantage	B-Application
was	O
a	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
(	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
)	O
involving	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
containing	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
activities	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Fantage	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
customizable	O
cartoon	O
avatar	B-Application
,	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
Fantagian	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
users	O
can	O
customize	O
with	O
items	O
ranging	O
from	O
hair	O
to	O
clothing	O
and	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
since	O
expanded	O
into	O
a	O
large	O
online	B-Architecture
community	I-Architecture
—	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
over	O
16	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
by	O
January	O
2012	O
and	O
over	O
30	O
million	O
by	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
its	O
founders	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
was	O
focused	O
on	O
child	O
safety	O
,	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
a	O
three-tiered	O
safety	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
safety	O
system	O
had	O
several	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
professional	O
chat	O
moderation	O
,	O
automatic	O
word	B-Application
filtering	I-Application
,	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
user	O
reporting	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
varying	O
chat	O
options	O
for	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
12:36am	O
EDT	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
closed	O
down	O
its	O
servers	O
to	O
all	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Dean	O
Takahashi	O
of	O
VentureBeat	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
began	O
development	O
after	O
the	O
founders	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
David	O
Hwang	O
and	O
Peter	O
Bae	O
,	O
created	O
their	O
company	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
an	O
educational	O
math	O
website	O
until	O
they	O
received	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
a	O
focus	O
group	O
of	O
kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
–	O
2010	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
received	O
strategic	O
investments	O
from	O
Nexon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
investments	O
allowed	O
Fantage	B-Application
to	O
hire	O
additional	O
designers	O
and	O
key	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
less	O
than	O
four	O
months	O
,	O
from	O
November	O
2009	O
to	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
completed	O
the	O
entire	O
site	O
renewal	O
,	O
which	O
involved	O
upgrades	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
thirty	O
mini-games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
developed	O
and	O
employed	O
its	O
own	O
real	O
time	O
mass	O
data	O
processing	O
technology	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
20	O
million	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
site	O
without	O
any	O
inconvenience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Fort	O
Lee	O
,	O
New	O
Jersey	O
and	O
run	O
by	O
Nexon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
on	O
a	O
Japanese	O
online	O
gaming	O
news	O
site	O
,	O
Game	O
Watch	O
,	O
that	O
Nexon	O
was	O
releasing	O
Fantage	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Fantage	B-Application
Japan	O
"	O
by	O
players	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oshare	O
Land	O
Fantage	B-Application
shut	O
down	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nexon	O
of	O
Europe	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Fantage	B-Application
for	O
European	O
users	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
similar	O
to	O
Oshare	O
Land	O
Fantage	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
required	O
a	O
Nexon	O
Europe	O
ID	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
onto	O
France	O
and	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2011	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
has	O
created	O
several	O
mobile	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fantage	B-Application
IDfone	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
Bullseye	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
Fish	O
Fish	O
,	O
and	O
Starblaze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
apps	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
not	O
being	O
available	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
released	O
an	O
iPad	B-Application
app	I-Application
called	O
Fantage	B-Application
Comet	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
apps	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
Comet	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
log	O
in	O
and	O
buy	O
exclusive	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
app	O
that	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
into	O
the	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
page	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
upon	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
permanently	O
closed	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
finally	O
closed	O
its	O
doors	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
at	O
12:36	O
AM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
self-funded	O
organization	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
later	O
received	O
an	O
infusion	O
of	O
capital	O
from	O
Nexon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
admission	O
into	O
Fantage	B-Application
was	O
free	O
and	O
users	O
can	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
as	O
such	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
premium	O
membership	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
full	O
site	O
including	O
most	O
clothing	O
items	O
,	O
rare	O
items	O
,	O
most	O
gems	O
,	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
pets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
also	O
purchase	O
eCoins	O
or	O
Gold	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
additional	O
currencies	O
alongside	O
Stars	O
,	O
in	O
bulk	O
amounts	O
for	O
set	O
fees	O
to	O
use	O
in-game	B-Application
for	O
micro	O
transactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
move	O
around	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
players	O
would	O
click	O
on	O
where	O
they	O
wanted	O
their	O
avatar	B-Application
to	O
go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
were	O
also	O
given	O
ID	O
Cards	O
(	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
IDfones	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
initially	O
called	O
"	O
myFones	O
"	O
in	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
accessible	O
by	O
clicking	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
avatar	B-Application
and	O
provided	O
information	O
about	O
said	O
user	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
in-game	B-Application
money	O
the	O
user	O
had	O
or	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
overall	O
level	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
Medals	O
the	O
player	O
earned	O
for	O
their	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
took	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
titular	O
floating	O
island	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
13	O
main	O
areas	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
explore	O
:	O
Downtown	O
,	O
Uptown	O
,	O
Mt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
,	O
Castle	O
,	O
Carnival	O
,	O
Beach	O
,	O
Forest	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
School	O
,	O
Pet	O
Town	O
,	O
User	O
Home	O
,	O
Sea	O
Breeze	O
,	O
Lighthouse	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Island	O
;	O
inside	O
most	O
of	O
these	O
main	O
areas	O
had	O
additional	O
smaller	O
areas	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
shops	O
and	O
areas	O
containing	O
mini-games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
several	O
shops	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
purchase	O
items	O
with	O
any	O
of	O
Fantage	B-Application
's	O
3	O
currencies	O
;	O
Stars	O
,	O
eCoins	O
and	O
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
had	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
mini-games	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
a	O
water	O
balloon	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Rocket	O
Board	O
(	O
a	O
roller	B-Device
coaster	I-Device
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
2014	O
's	O
"	O
Fantage	B-Application
Cataclysm	O
"	O
event	O
,	O
an	O
event	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
6th	O
anniversary	O
that	O
also	O
included	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lore	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
redesign	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
map	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
mini-games	O
in	O
Fantage	B-Application
were	O
compiled	O
and	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Retro	O
Arcade	O
,	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
Carnival	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
"	O
Fantage	B-Application
Cataclysm	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Creature	O
Area	O
was	O
removed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Creature	O
Arena	O
and	O
Creature	O
Shop	O
being	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
introduced	O
Pets	O
and	O
the	O
Pet	O
Town	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
would	O
release	O
certain	O
holiday-themed	O
eggs	O
that	O
premium	O
members	O
can	O
buy	O
for	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
stars	O
to	O
get	O
limited	O
holiday	O
pets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
family	O
,	O
Codies	O
,	O
were	O
only	O
available	O
by	O
collecting	O
and	O
assembling	O
multiple	O
items	O
from	O
Captain	O
Cody	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
's	O
resident	O
superhero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Premium	O
members	O
also	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
have	O
their	O
pets	O
trail	O
behind	O
them	O
as	O
they	O
explored	O
Fantage	B-Application
and	O
to	O
let	O
pets	O
wander	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
floor	O
of	O
their	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
introduced	O
Farms	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
FarmVille	B-Application
,	O
players	O
had	O
to	O
wait	O
real	O
time	O
for	O
plants	O
to	O
grow	O
and	O
could	O
have	O
helped	O
out	O
farms	O
belonging	O
to	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
had	O
a	O
Mission	O
Center	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
participate	O
in	O
Missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
missions	O
were	O
often	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
certain	O
areas	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Lighthouse	B-Application
being	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Mad	O
Scientist	O
mission	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
have	O
provided	O
some	O
characterization	O
to	O
Fantage	B-Application
's	O
NPCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
also	O
click	O
on	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
avatar	B-Application
and	O
click	O
the	O
ignore	O
button	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
ignored	O
user	O
's	O
chat	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
seen	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
's	O
chat	O
system	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
chat	O
modes	O
set	O
on	O
their	O
avatar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
mode	O
,	O
"	O
Fantage	B-Application
Chat	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
normal	O
mode	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
chat	O
freely	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
messages	O
will	O
be	O
filtered	O
and	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
visible	O
to	O
others	O
if	O
they	O
contain	O
private	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fantage	B-Application
School	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
educational	O
mini-games	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
math	O
and	O
chess	O
to	O
language	O
arts	O
and	O
geography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
has	O
collaborated	O
with	O
a	O
school	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
fifth-grade	O
class	O
would	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Fantage	B-Application
School	O
Challenge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
challenge	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
fifth-grade	O
class	O
being	O
separated	O
into	O
two	O
teams	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
would	O
play	O
Fantage	B-Application
's	O
educational	O
games	O
to	O
see	O
which	O
team	O
had	O
the	O
better	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantage	B-Application
has	O
also	O
held	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
donate	O
their	O
Stars	O
to	O
charity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
its	O
first	O
few	O
years	O
of	O
launch	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
has	O
gained	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
praise	O
going	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
kid-friendly	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Fantage	B-Application
received	O
the	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
from	O
the	O
Children	O
's	O
Technology	O
Review	O
for	O
excellence	O
in	O
children	O
's	O
interactive	O
media	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
review	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Fantage	B-Application
,	O
or	O
'	O
fantastic	O
age	O
 '	O
is	O
a	O
responsive	O
,	O
safe	O
and	O
no-fail	O
MMO	O
that	O
resembles	O
Club	B-Application
Penguin	I-Application
back	O
in	O
the	O
good	O
old	O
days.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dean	O
Takahashi	O
of	O
VentureBeat	O
notes	O
that	O
Fantage	B-Application
offers	O
"	O
fun	O
games	O
and	O
social	O
activities	O
in	O
a	O
safe	O
,	O
parent-friendly	O
setting	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
much	O
more	O
than	O
200	O
kid-friendly	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
games	O
that	O
were	O
then	O
reported	O
of	O
being	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carolina	O
Ribeiro	O
of	O
Portuguese	O
online	O
magazine	O
TechTudo	O
believes	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
kids	O
while	O
protecting	O
their	O
real	O
identity	O
and	O
appearance	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
avatars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
day	O
after	O
Fantage	B-Application
announced	O
their	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
rumors	O
of	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
recreate	O
Fantage	B-Application
's	O
environment	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
private	O
server	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
files	O
surfaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
project	O
was	O
then	O
confirmed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Fantage	B-Application
Legacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
,	O
which	O
promised	O
fan-requested	O
ideas	O
such	O
as	O
all	O
users	O
being	O
given	O
Premium	O
Membership	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
in-game	B-Application
currencies	O
other	O
than	O
Stars	O
,	O
gained	O
many	O
support	O
from	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Fantage	B-Application
Legacy	O
team	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
official	O
blog	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
being	O
discontinued	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
e-mail	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
Fantage	B-Application
team	O
that	O
warned	O
them	O
of	O
possible	O
legal	O
action	O
that	O
would	O
accuse	O
the	O
team	O
of	O
Fantage	B-Application
copyright	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
same	O
day	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Fantage	B-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
Plan	O
Z	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Fantage	B-Application
Legacy	O
team	O
continued	O
posting	O
updates	O
through	O
their	O
blog	O
until	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
revealed	O
Pixel	O
Park	O
,	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Fantage	B-Application
Legacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fantage	B-Application
Legacy	O
website	O
closed	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
and	O
Pixel	O
Park	O
eventually	O
launched	O
its	O
public	O
beta	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
