<s>
Imperium	B-Protocol
Galactic	I-Protocol
War	I-Protocol
(	O
abbreviated	O
IGW	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
real-time	I-Protocol
strategy	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
by	O
Vavel	O
Games	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kabam	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
starbase	B-Application
,	O
and	O
fleets	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
upgrade	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defend	O
themselves	O
from	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
attack	O
other	O
players	O
and	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
earn	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
level	O
up	O
by	O
upgrading	O
their	O
fleets	O
and	O
starbase	B-Application
,	O
completing	O
game	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
engaging	O
in	O
live	O
combat	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
and	O
NPCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
directors	O
,	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
producers	O
included	O
Mike	O
Wallis	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
worked	O
on	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Chris	O
Bernert	O
,	O
whose	O
titles	O
include	O
games	O
like	O
The	B-Protocol
Lord	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Dungeons	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Dragons	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Imperium	B-Protocol
Galactic	I-Protocol
War	I-Protocol
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Vavel	O
Games	O
from	O
AfterShock	O
(	O
formerly	O
Kabam	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
