<s>
Paragon	B-Application
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powered	O
by	O
their	O
own	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
buy-to-play	O
early	O
access	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
free-to-play	O
access	O
to	O
its	O
open	O
beta	O
started	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paragon	B-Application
was	O
a	O
third-person	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paragon	B-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
goals	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
introduce	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
into	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
also	O
transferred	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
resources	O
for	O
making	O
Fortnite	B-Application
to	O
Paragons	B-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paragon	B-Application
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
non-boxed	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Epic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
entered	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
with	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
having	O
been	O
tested	O
a	O
month	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
titled	O
Essentials	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
multiple	O
in-game	O
items	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
digital	O
free-to-play	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
of	O
Epic	O
's	O
Fortnites	B-Application
"	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
"	O
mode	O
in	O
late	O
2017	O
,	O
Epic	O
decided	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
supporting	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
as	O
Paragon	B-Application
's	O
limited	O
growth	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Epic	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
closing	O
down	O
Paragon	B-Application
by	O
April	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
providing	O
full	O
refunds	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Paragon	B-Application
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
developer	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
all	O
$	O
17,000,000	O
worth	O
of	O
game	O
assets	O
for	O
free	O
use	O
by	O
anyone	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
never	O
seeing	O
the	O
light	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
decision	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
game	O
assets	O
for	O
Paragon	B-Application
into	O
free-to-use	O
assets	O
had	O
inspired	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
similar	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
live	O
and	O
fully	O
playable	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
since	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
alongside	O
their	O
free-to-play	O
launch	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Omeda	O
Studios	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
raised	O
$2.2	O
million	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
third-person	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
game	O
called	O
Predecessor	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
assets	O
from	O
Paragon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netmarble	O
SoulEVE	O
announced	O
a	O
PC	O
third-person	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
game	O
called	O
Overprime	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
utilizes	O
the	O
assets	O
from	O
Paragon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
granted	O
Netmarble	O
Corp	O
.	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
use	O
all	O
Paragon	B-Application
assets	O
to	O
craft	O
Overprime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
rights	O
included	O
the	O
Paragon	B-Application
trademark	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Netmarble	O
has	O
decided	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
game	O
title	O
to	O
Paragon	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Overprime	O
in	O
respect	O
to	O
Paragon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
