<s>
Infestation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
)	O
was	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
zombie	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hammerpoint	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
OP	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infestation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
features	O
both	O
first-person	O
and	O
third-person	O
shooting	O
perspectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
offers	O
players	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
killing	O
zombies	B-Application
or	O
playing	O
against	O
other	O
users	O
(	O
PvP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infestation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
was	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
purchased	O
and	O
played	O
online	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
an	O
ongoing	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
with	O
free	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infestation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
had	O
dedicated	O
public	O
servers	O
accessible	O
by	O
all	O
players	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
player-purchased	O
private	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Romero	B-Application
's	I-Application
Aftermath	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Free	O
Reign	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infestation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
was	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
survival	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
endure	O
the	O
hardships	O
of	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
,	O
zombie-infested	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Safe	O
settlements	O
or	O
safe	O
zones	O
gave	O
users	O
an	O
area	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
protected	O
from	O
combat	O
and	O
zombie	B-Application
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
the	O
safe	O
zones	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
engage	O
in	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
combat	O
and	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
combat	O
with	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killing	O
other	O
players	O
granted	O
the	O
user	O
reputation	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
victims	O
standing	O
and	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
collect	O
their	O
dropped	O
items	O
,	O
whereas	O
killing	O
zombies	B-Application
granted	O
the	O
user	O
experience	O
points	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
skill	O
tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infestation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
originally	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
by	O
OP	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
began	O
its	O
open	O
alpha	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
December	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
due	O
to	O
false	O
advertising	O
;	O
several	O
features	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
store	O
description	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rectifying	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
was	O
again	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
became	O
available	O
,	O
most	O
probably	O
as	O
leaked	O
code	O
from	O
a	O
hacked	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Infestation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
due	O
to	O
trademark	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
negativity	O
,	O
Infestation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
2.8million	O
copies	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
launched	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
Sergey	O
Titov	O
referred	O
to	O
spawn	O
campers	O
in	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
as	O
"	O
faggots	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
forum	O
post	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Patent	O
and	O
Trademark	O
Office	O
(	O
USPTO	O
)	O
sent	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
and	O
developer	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
request	O
to	O
trademark	O
the	O
name	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
had	O
been	O
suspended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cause	O
of	O
the	O
suspension	O
was	O
the	O
close	O
resemblance	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
 '	O
then-upcoming	O
film	O
World	O
War	B-Application
Z	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Hammerpoint	O
Interactive	O
launched	O
the	O
"	O
foundation	O
release	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Valve	O
's	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
was	O
accused	O
of	O
attempting	O
to	O
get	O
customers	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
game	O
directly	O
from	O
their	O
website	O
rather	O
than	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
platform	O
by	O
claiming	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
raising	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
described	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
the	O
developers	O
as	O
containing	O
certain	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
multiple	O
large	O
game	O
worlds	O
varying	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
a	O
skill	O
point-based	O
leveling	O
system	O
,	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
combat	O
,	O
hundred-player	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
private	O
servers	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
page	O
was	O
updated	O
within	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
mentioned	O
features	O
not	O
yet	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
any	O
customer	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
initial	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
eligible	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
full	O
refund	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
an	O
almost	O
unheard-of	O
move	O
by	O
Valve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
Valve	O
employee	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
investigating	O
concerns	O
raised	O
by	O
users	O
about	O
censorship	O
and	O
moderation	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concerns	O
were	O
directed	O
towards	O
a	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
who	O
was	O
accused	O
of	O
banning	O
Steam	B-Application
forum	O
users	O
unfairly	O
for	O
criticizing	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
was	O
temporarily	O
removed	O
from	O
sale	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
store	O
,	O
with	O
Valve	O
issuing	O
a	O
statement	O
saying	O
"	O
We	O
apologize	O
for	O
this	O
and	O
have	O
temporary	O
removed	O
the	O
sale	O
offering	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
until	O
we	O
have	O
time	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
developer	O
and	O
have	O
confidence	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
build.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
OP	O
Productions	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
game	O
and	O
forums	O
had	O
been	O
taken	O
offline	O
as	O
"	O
hackers	O
gained	O
access	O
to	O
our	O
forum	O
and	O
game	O
databases	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
data	O
in	O
those	O
databases.	O
"	O
</s>
