<s>
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
mobile	O
location-based	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
game	O
that	O
placed	O
a	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
GPS	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
first	O
location-based	O
RPG	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
or	O
"	O
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
"	O
where	O
users	O
claimed	O
their	O
territories	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
GPS	O
location	O
or	O
by	O
making	O
friends	O
who	O
could	O
invite	O
them	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
new	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
freemium	O
game	O
,	O
meaning	O
it	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
players	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
purchasing	O
premium	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
territorial	O
RPG	O
with	O
a	O
diverse	O
range	O
of	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
travel	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
using	O
GPS	O
to	O
relocate	O
through	O
their	O
phone	O
or	O
to	O
build	O
in-game	B-Application
flags	O
on	O
unclaimed	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PK	O
has	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
items	O
available	O
to	O
gather	O
and	O
collect	O
in-game	B-Application
,	O
with	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Trade	O
Posts	O
that	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
and	O
sell	O
their	O
items	O
for	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
has	O
gone	O
through	O
five	O
major	O
iterations	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Ages	O
"	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
introduced	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
four	O
categories	O
in	O
the	O
2009	O
Best	O
App	O
Ever	O
Awards	O
:	O
Best	O
MMO	O
,	O
Best	O
Augmented	O
Reality	O
Game	O
,	O
Most	O
Creative	O
Use	O
of	O
iPhone	O
Hardware	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Location	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
in	O
the	O
Mashable	O
Awards	O
2011	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Best	O
Mobile	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
partnered	O
with	O
PlayMob	O
in	O
"	O
Food	O
For	O
Good	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PK	O
players	O
could	O
use	O
the	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	O
,	O
Food	O
,	O
to	O
purchase	O
real	O
food	O
for	O
children	O
suffering	O
from	O
droughts	O
in	O
Kenya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
partnered	O
with	O
PlayMobile	O
in	O
"	O
Save	O
a	O
dog	O
,	O
Feed	O
a	O
cat	O
,	O
Buy	O
a	O
hat	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PK	O
players	O
used	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	O
,	O
Food	O
,	O
to	O
purchase	O
in-game	B-Application
limited	O
edition	O
hats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
partnered	O
with	O
PlayMobile	O
,	O
again	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
"	O
HELP	O
USA	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PK	O
players	O
used	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	O
,	O
Food	O
,	O
to	O
purchase	O
in-game	B-Application
limited	O
edition	O
turkey	O
hats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
community	O
raised	O
enough	O
for	O
500	O
meals	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
by	O
HELP	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
content	O
update	O
of	O
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
arrived	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
bringing	O
a	O
winter	O
event	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
set	O
of	O
in-game	B-Application
"	O
swag	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
announced	O
that	O
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
going	O
down	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
time	O
after	O
its	O
eighth	O
anniversary	O
,	O
at	O
noon	O
CST	O
on	O
November	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
you	O
,	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
us	O
at	O
PerBlue	O
knew	O
that	O
closing	O
Parallel	B-Protocol
Kingdom	I-Protocol
was	O
an	O
inevitability	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
all	O
hoped	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
our	O
minds	O
that	O
the	O
day	O
would	O
n't	O
come.	O
"	O
</s>
