<s>
MAG	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
first-person	I-Protocol
shooter	I-Protocol
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Zipper	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
MAG	B-Protocol
received	O
an	O
award	O
from	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
as	O
"	O
Most	O
Players	O
in	O
a	O
Console	O
FPS	O
"	O
with	O
256	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
servers	O
for	O
MAG	B-Protocol
were	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MAG	B-Protocol
used	O
a	O
new	O
server	O
architecture	O
to	O
support	O
online	O
battles	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
256	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
users	O
divided	O
into	O
eight-player	O
squads	O
,	O
with	O
four	O
squads	O
forming	O
a	O
platoon	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
platoons	O
forming	O
a	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patch	O
v1.05	O
introduced	O
a	O
modified	O
leadership	O
selection	O
algorithm	O
that	O
relies	O
on	O
using	O
leadership	O
points	O
that	O
are	O
earned	O
by	O
winning	O
battles	O
while	O
being	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
squad	O
leader	O
and	O
whether	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
headset	O
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acquisition	O
pits	O
one	O
faction	O
against	O
another	O
,	O
128	O
players	O
per	O
game	O
,	O
64-player	O
factions	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
MAG	B-Protocol
's	O
variant	O
on	O
the	O
Capture	O
the	O
Flag	O
game	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MAG	B-Protocol
previously	O
titled	O
MAG	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Massive	I-Protocol
Action	I-Protocol
Game	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
subtitles	O
were	O
being	O
considered	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
MAG	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Shadow	I-Protocol
War	I-Protocol
,	O
MAG	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Zero	I-Protocol
,	O
MAG	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Global	I-Protocol
Assault	I-Protocol
and	O
MAG	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Final	I-Protocol
Hour	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Massive	B-Protocol
Action	I-Protocol
Game	I-Protocol
subtitle	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Private	O
beta	O
testers	O
were	O
also	O
invited	O
to	O
the	O
Qore	B-Device
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Annual	O
subscribers	O
to	O
Qore	B-Device
who	O
subscribed	O
before	O
September	O
17	O
had	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
the	O
beta	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.0	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
MAG	B-Protocol
,	O
clan	O
deploy	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
clan	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
queue	O
as	O
one	O
group	O
and	O
the	O
squads	O
will	O
be	O
randomly	O
assigned	O
into	O
the	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
distributors	O
had	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
for	O
MAG	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
had	O
an	O
exclusive	O
S.V.E.R.-based	O
personal	O
space	O
in	O
PlayStation	O
Home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
pre-order	O
skins	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
MAG	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
through	O
pre-order	O
,	O
comes	O
in	O
a	O
SteelBook	O
packaging	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
extra	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
brand	O
new	O
combat	O
armor	O
(	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
game	O
)	O
-	O
choose	O
from	O
three	O
distinctive	O
uniform	O
designs	O
:	O
Bulldog	O
,	O
Spyder	O
or	O
Hazard	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
dynamic	O
themes	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
www.jointheshadowwar.com	O
was	O
a	O
custom-built	O
site	O
that	O
used	O
Facebook	B-Application
Connect	O
as	O
a	O
central	O
component	O
to	O
building	O
a	O
community	O
of	O
MAG	B-Protocol
users	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
allowed	O
visitors	O
to	O
"	O
Enlist	O
"	O
and	O
log	O
in	O
using	O
their	O
Facebook	B-Application
account	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zipper	O
Interactive	O
released	O
their	O
first	O
DLC	O
pack	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
March	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zipper	O
Interactive	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
DLC	O
pack	O
called	O
MAG	B-Protocol
Interdiction	O
Mission	O
Pack	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
DLC	O
pack	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
DLC	O
entitled	O
Escalation	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
tie	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
2.0	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
MAG	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zipper	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Sony	O
released	O
a	O
MAG	B-Protocol
demo	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
at	O
no	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
MAG	B-Protocol
trial	O
gives	O
you	O
full	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
MAG	B-Protocol
's	O
maps	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
character	O
skills	O
and	O
modes	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
limit	O
being	O
a	O
character	O
growth	O
cap	O
at	O
level	O
8.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
MAG	B-Protocol
's	O
downloadable	O
content	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Perttu	O
Kivilaakso	O
and	O
Mikko	O
Sirén	O
from	O
the	O
Finnish	O
cello	O
metal	O
band	O
,	O
Apocalyptica	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MAG	B-Protocol
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G4	O
gave	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
saying	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
US	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
7.0/10	O
,	O
complaining	O
about	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
stiff	O
animations	O
,	O
unbalanced	O
factions	O
and	O
overall	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
and	O
polish	O
for	O
the	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
