<s>
Marvel	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Marvel	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2015	I-Application
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2016	I-Application
and	O
Marvel	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Omega	I-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Gazillion	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
and	O
Secret	B-Application
Identity	I-Application
Studios	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
such	O
as	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Deadpool	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Wolverine	O
were	O
playable	O
characters	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
followed	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Marvel	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2015	I-Application
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
Marvel	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2016	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
console	O
version	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
production	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
that	O
was	O
branded	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Marvel	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Omega	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Disney	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
ending	O
its	O
relationship	O
with	O
Gazillion	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
and	O
that	O
Marvel	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
would	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
website	O
for	O
Marvel	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
were	O
taken	O
offline	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
Gazillion	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
an	O
ARPG	B-Application
(	O
action	O
role	O
playing	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
was	O
free-to-play	O
with	O
micro-transactions	O
used	O
to	O
fund	O
and	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
trees	O
generally	O
focused	O
on	O
a	O
certain	O
mechanic	O
or	O
play	O
style	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Assault	O
(	O
melee	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Firepower	O
(	O
guns	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Demolition	O
(	O
explosives	O
)	O
trees	O
for	O
Punisher	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Archery	O
(	O
ranged	O
)	O
,	O
Fighting	O
(	O
melee	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Trick	O
Arrows	O
(	O
special	O
ranged	O
)	O
trees	O
for	O
Hawkeye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
relaunched	O
Marvel	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2015	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
ARPG	B-Application
to	O
feature	O
a	O
raid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doctor	O
Doom	O
gives	O
Madame	O
Hydra	O
a	O
chip	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
exploit	O
a	O
flaw	O
in	O
Tony	B-Application
Stark	I-Application
's	I-Application
security	O
system	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
their	O
transaction	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
features	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
playable	O
character	O
is	O
a	O
different	O
archetype	O
,	O
either	O
Melee	B-Application
or	O
Ranged	O
with	O
each	O
having	O
unique	O
sets	O
of	O
attributes	O
and	O
talent	O
trees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
characters	O
range	O
from	O
well-known	O
and	O
iconic	O
such	O
as	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
to	O
lesser-known	O
and	O
obscure	O
ones	O
such	O
as	O
Squirrel	O
Girl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
costumes	O
(	O
consisting	O
of	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3-inspired	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
armor	O
,	O
a	O
Weapon	O
X	O
outfit	O
for	O
Wolverine	O
,	O
Hulk	B-Application
's	O
future	O
form	O
Maestro	O
,	O
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
black	O
symbiote	O
costume	O
)	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
character	O
Ultimate	O
Pack	O
for	O
nearly	O
USD$200	O
,	O
under	O
Gazillion	O
's	O
Founder	O
's	O
Program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
later	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
the	O
original	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Champions	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
massively-multiplayer	O
online	O
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Cryptic	O
Studios	O
and	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
using	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
Marvel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Gazillion	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
had	O
signed	O
an	O
exclusive	O
10-year	O
deal	O
to	O
develop	O
Marvel	O
Entertainment	O
games	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
is	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
title	O
released	O
was	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
Squad	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
which	O
targets	O
younger	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
renamed	O
Marvel	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
and	O
started	O
being	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
massively	O
multiplayer	O
online-action	O
role-playing	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
like	O
Cryptic	O
's	O
canceled	O
version	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
had	O
been	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gazillion	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
has	O
chosen	O
to	O
use	O
Epic	O
Games	O
's	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
3D	I-Application
engine	O
used	O
for	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
Squad	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
with	O
studio	O
director	O
Jeff	O
Lind	O
stating	O
"	O
We	O
love	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
's	O
streaming	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
powers	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
front	O
end	O
visuals	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
components	O
that	O
make	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
game	O
were	O
written	O
using	O
entirely	O
new	O
code	O
that	O
interfaced	O
with	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	O
Dave	O
Dohrmann	O
took	O
over	O
as	O
President	O
of	O
Gazillion	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Disney	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
ending	O
its	O
relationship	O
with	O
Gazillion	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
and	O
that	O
Marvel	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
games	O
would	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
of	O
Disney	O
's	O
announcement	O
concerning	O
Gazillion	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Omega	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
server	O
was	O
still	O
playable	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
already	O
downloaded	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
PSN	O
's	O
online	O
store	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Marvel	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
would	O
instead	O
shut	O
down	O
a	O
month	O
earlier	O
than	O
promised	O
and	O
that	O
all	O
employees	O
of	O
Gazillion	O
have	O
been	O
fired	O
without	O
pay	O
before	O
Thanksgiving	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
termination	O
of	O
all	O
benefits	O
,	O
medical	O
and	O
earned	O
time	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
closure	O
announcement	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
,	O
many	O
players	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
purchasable	O
content	O
demanded	O
refunds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
users	O
(	O
particularly	O
non-European	O
users	O
)	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
purchasable	O
contents	O
in	O
the	O
online	O
store	O
between	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2017	O
received	O
refunds	O
to	O
their	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
accounts	O
or	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
payment	O
source	O
automatically	O
,	O
which	O
started	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
;	O
on	O
the	O
aggregate	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
the	O
game	O
attains	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
58	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
38	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
relaunched	O
later	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Marvel	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2015	I-Application
"	O
,	O
following	O
various	O
improvements	O
and	O
new	O
content	O
implemented	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2015	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Most	O
Improved	O
MMO	O
"	O
by	O
MMORPG.com,	O
as	O
decided	O
by	O
site	O
visitors	O
.	O
</s>
