<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
Age	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
freemium	O
mobile	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Machine	O
Zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
high-profile	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
apps	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
and	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
Age	I-Application
includes	O
player	O
vs.	O
player	O
battles	O
,	O
player	O
vs.	O
environment	O
modes	O
(	O
monster	O
killing	O
and	O
dungeons	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
city	O
building	O
and	O
event	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
has	O
no	O
defined	O
end	O
;	O
long-term	O
players	O
continue	O
to	O
grow	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
attacking	O
other	O
players	O
and	O
avoiding	O
significant	O
losses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
translation	O
of	O
player-to-player	O
chat	O
and	O
email	O
messages	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
services	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
$40million	O
was	O
spent	O
on	O
marketing	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
Age	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ads	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
Upton	O
's	O
sex	O
appeal	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
she	O
leads	O
battles	O
in	O
fantasy	O
settings	O
loosely	O
comparable	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
Age	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third-grossing	O
game	O
app	O
through	O
Apple	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Machine	O
Zone	O
projected	O
$600	O
million	O
in	O
revenues	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
most	O
downloaded	O
free	O
apps	B-Application
on	O
both	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
Appstore	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
in	O
Forbes	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
From	O
its	O
overall	O
design	O
to	O
how	O
it	O
handles	O
cash	O
purchases	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
over-the-top	O
cash	O
grab	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
seen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Macworlds	O
reviewer	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
may	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
aggressively	O
monetized	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
highly	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
"	O
mundane	O
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
called	O
"	O
light	O
on	O
both	O
action	O
and	O
strategy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
positive	O
review	O
in	O
Paste	O
called	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
addictive	O
,	O
"	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
social	O
dynamics	O
of	O
in-game	O
conflicts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
it	O
’s	O
fun	O
to	O
collaboratively	O
plan	O
strategy	B-Application
when	O
you	O
can	O
be	O
attacked	O
or	O
attack	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
whale	O
,	O
"	O
Businessweek	O
described	O
a	O
15-year-old	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
player	O
in	O
Belgium	O
who	O
had	O
used	O
his	O
mother	O
's	O
credit	O
card	O
to	O
spend	O
over	O
$	O
41,000	O
on	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
in	O
the	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
45-year-old	O
California	O
man	O
admitted	O
in	O
federal	O
court	O
to	O
having	O
spent	O
$1	O
million	O
of	O
embezzled	O
funds	O
on	O
online	O
purchases	O
in	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
library	O
director	O
in	O
Logan	O
,	O
Utah	O
was	O
convicted	O
after	O
pleading	O
guilty	O
to	O
felony	O
theft	O
and	O
forgery	O
for	O
spending	O
$	O
89,000	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
credit	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
