<s>
Gods	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Heroes	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Rome	I-Protocol
Rising	I-Protocol
(	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
G&H	O
or	O
GnH	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
video	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Heatwave	O
Interactive	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
with	O
mythological	O
ones	O
(	O
Cyclopes	O
,	O
Gorgons	B-Device
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
has	O
since	O
removed	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
its	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2005	O
by	O
Perpetual	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
4th	O
quarter	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
pushed	O
again	O
for	O
2008	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
challenge	O
to	O
develop	O
both	O
'	O
Gods	B-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
Heroes	I-Protocol
 '	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Star	B-Protocol
Trek	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
company	O
decided	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
development	O
indefinitely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
would	O
be	O
put	O
on	O
indefinite	O
hold	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
shifting	O
their	O
focus	O
to	O
Star	B-Protocol
Trek	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
beta	O
server	O
was	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Heatwave	O
Interactive	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Gods	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Heroes	I-Protocol
,	O
previously	O
developed	O
by	O
Perpetual	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
development	O
was	O
back	O
underway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
has	O
since	O
removed	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
its	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gods	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Heroes	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Rome	I-Protocol
Rising	I-Protocol
was	O
well	O
received	O
at	O
2006	O
's	O
E3	O
,	O
receiving	O
Allakhazam	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
Award	O
;	O
TenTonHammer	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
Award	O
;	O
com	O
's	O
Game	O
of	O
Show	O
and	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
Awards	O
;	O
Stratics	O
 '	O
Best	O
Gameplay	O
Award	O
;	O
and	O
GameAmp	O
's	O
Best	O
Gameplay	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
