<s>
Majestic	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
alternate	O
reality	O
games	O
(	O
ARGs	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
blurs	O
the	O
line	O
between	O
in-game	O
and	O
out-of-game	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majestic	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Neil	O
Young	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majestic	B-Application
was	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
thriller	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Majestic	B-Application
12	O
shadow	O
government	O
conspiracy	O
theory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
ARG	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
played	O
by	O
phone	O
,	O
email	O
,	O
AOL	B-Protocol
Instant	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
BlackBerry	O
messages	O
,	O
fax	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
visiting	O
special	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
messages	O
were	O
automated	O
,	O
with	O
limited	O
dialogue	O
options	O
,	O
but	O
AIM	B-Protocol
provided	O
some	O
interactive	O
conversations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
this	O
option	O
was	O
enabled	O
,	O
each	O
phone	O
call	O
would	O
begin	O
with	O
a	O
woman	O
saying	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
a	O
phone	O
call	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Majestic	B-Application
"	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
regular	O
,	O
prerecorded	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
things	O
the	O
player	O
experienced	O
in	O
Majestic	B-Application
was	O
news	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
stopped	O
,	O
yet	O
they	O
would	O
receive	O
messages	O
suggesting	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
conspiracy	O
behind	O
the	O
stoppage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majestic	B-Application
was	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	O
Game	O
,	O
a	O
1997	O
movie	O
that	O
featured	O
something	O
like	O
an	O
ARG	O
which	O
repeatedly	O
confused	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
into	O
thinking	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
discontinued	O
Majestic	B-Application
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2002	O
citing	O
too	O
few	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
AIM	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
some	O
bonus	O
music	O
tracks	O
in	O
MP3	B-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
interface	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
application	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
Majestic	B-Application
Alliance	O
Application	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
served	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
"	O
friends	O
list	O
"	O
(	O
when	O
playing	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
randomly	O
selected	O
other	O
players	O
who	O
were	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
level	O
"	O
as	O
player	O
,	O
in	O
game	O
progress	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
them	O
to	O
Majestic	B-Application
Alliance	O
Application	O
as	O
"	O
allies	O
"	O
,	O
enabling	O
players	O
to	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
instant	B-Application
messages	I-Application
to	O
and	O
from	O
other	O
players	O
for	O
help	O
)	O
and	O
to	O
stream	O
music	O
related	O
to	O
what	O
web	O
page	O
or	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
you	O
were	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anim-X	B-Application
was	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
fictional	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
created	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Majestic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anim-X	B-Application
was	O
represented	O
In	O
Majestic	B-Application
promotional	O
videos	O
by	O
actors	O
playing	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
two	O
(	O
fictional	O
)	O
lead	O
developers	O
,	O
"	O
Brian	O
Cale	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Mike	O
Griffin	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Cale	O
's	O
death	O
and	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Anim-X	B-Application
offices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
then	O
received	O
an	O
email	O
from	O
EA	O
regarding	O
the	O
official	O
shutdown	O
of	O
Majestic'''s	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
course	O
,	O
the	O
shutdown	O
is	O
only	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fictional	O
storyline	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
helping	O
the	O
surviving	O
Anim-X	B-Application
employees	O
to	O
unravel	O
the	O
conspiracies	O
surrounding	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Majestic	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure.Majestic	O
was	O
recognized	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
"	O
Game	O
Innovation	O
Spotlights	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
awarded	O
Majestic	B-Application
their	O
2001	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
the	O
concepts	O
Majestic	B-Application
pioneered	O
are	O
rekindled	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
we	O
'll	O
remember	O
it	O
for	O
inspiring	O
a	O
new	O
direction	O
for	O
game	O
developers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
and	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
Majestic	B-Application
for	O
their	O
2001	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
went	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Black	O
&	O
White''	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
