<s>
Multiplayer	B-Application
BattleTech	I-Application
:	O
3025	O
is	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
MMORPG	B-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Kesmai	B-Application
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
occupies	O
the	O
fictional	O
31st	O
century	O
universe	O
of	O
BattleTech	B-Application
and	O
focuses	O
centrally	O
on	O
the	O
large	O
robotic	O
war	O
machines	O
called	O
BattleMechs	O
( 	O
 '	O
Mechs	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
individuals	O
who	O
pilot	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	B-Application
BattleTech	I-Application
:	O
3025	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
online	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
BattleTech	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
Multiplayer	B-Application
BattleTech	I-Application
:	I-Application
EGA	I-Application
,	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
GEnie	B-Language
game	O
service	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Multiplayer	B-Application
BattleTech	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solaris	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kesmai	B-Application
originally	O
farmed	O
out	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
Israeli	O
developer	O
2	O
AM	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
resulting	O
product	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
failure	O
and	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
pulled	O
back	O
into	O
Kesmai	B-Application
studio	O
under	O
the	O
lead	O
of	O
Nick	O
Laiacona	O
and	O
Matt	O
Shaw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
Kesmai	B-Application
focused	O
on	O
reengineering	O
the	O
3D	O
combat	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
internal	O
K3D	O
rendering	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
continued	O
after	O
Kesmai	B-Application
's	O
purchase	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
included	O
an	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
galactic	O
conquest	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
3025	O
connected	O
to	O
an	O
MMOG-style	O
server	B-Application
,	O
selected	O
an	O
affiliation	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
Great	O
House	O
,	O
selected	O
a	O
planet	O
,	O
then	O
descended	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
four-on-four	O
battle	O
with	O
opposing	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3025	O
used	O
many	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
BattleTech	B-Application
rules	O
than	O
the	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	O
Pressure	O
review	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
MMOG	B-Application
with	O
150	O
types	O
of	O
combat	O
robots	O
and	O
MMO-typical	O
gameplay	O
,	O
experience	O
tracks	O
and	O
in-game	O
factions	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
awarded	O
2.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
had	O
announced	O
massive	O
layoffs	O
of	O
staff	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
online	O
content	O
while	O
keeping	O
quiet	O
on	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
BattleTech	B-Application
:	O
3025	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
criteria	O
they	O
would	O
use	O
to	O
determine	O
whether	O
they	O
would	O
work	O
towards	O
an	O
official	O
release	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
