<s>
Rune	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Human	O
Head	O
Studios	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
,	O
showing	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
Gods	O
Odin	B-Application
and	O
Loki	B-Device
and	O
the	O
buildup	O
to	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
casts	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
Ragnar	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
Viking	B-Application
warrior	O
whose	O
mettle	O
is	O
tested	O
when	O
Loki	B-Device
and	O
his	O
evil	O
allies	O
plot	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
bring	O
about	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Rune	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Rune	B-Application
:	O
Halls	O
of	O
Valhalla	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
expansion	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
by	O
Loki	B-Device
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
C	O
.	O
Gordon	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Loki	B-Device
employee	O
,	O
would	O
also	O
later	O
port	O
Human	O
Head	O
's	O
2006	O
title	O
Prey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
also	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Rune	B-Application
:	I-Application
Viking	I-Application
Warlord	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
digitally	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Rune	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
expansion	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rune	B-Application
II	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pen-and-paper	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Rune	B-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Atlas	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
casts	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
Ragnar	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
Viking	B-Application
warrior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
plot	O
based	O
on	O
Norse	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
enemies	O
Ragnar	O
faces	O
include	O
man-eating	O
fish	O
,	O
goblins	O
,	O
zombies	O
,	O
Norse	O
dwarves	O
and	O
other	O
Vikings	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runes	B-Application
are	O
strewn	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
collected	O
,	O
they	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
rune	B-Application
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
in	O
Rune	B-Application
are	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
categories	O
:	O
swords	O
,	O
axes	O
,	O
and	O
maces/hammers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
weapon	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
"	O
Rune	B-Application
Power	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
enough	O
rune	B-Application
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
special	O
rune	B-Application
which	O
instantly	O
activates	O
Berserk	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rune	B-Application
features	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
typical	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
,	O
Halls	O
of	O
Valhalla	B-Application
,	O
added	O
one	O
unique	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
football	O
;	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
split	O
into	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
score	O
points	O
by	O
dismembering	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
opposing	O
team	O
,	O
picking	O
up	O
their	O
body-parts	O
,	O
and	O
throwing	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
Rune	B-Application
developed	O
a	O
thriving	O
and	O
competitive	O
clan	O
community	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
from	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
joining	O
servers	O
,	O
playing	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
forming	O
clans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
begins	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
Ragnar	O
,	O
is	O
initiated	O
into	O
the	O
Odinsblade	O
,	O
an	O
order	O
of	O
warriors	O
sworn	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
runestones	O
,	O
magical	O
creations	O
of	O
Odin	B-Application
which	O
bind	O
the	O
evil	O
god	O
,	O
Loki	B-Device
and	O
prevent	O
him	O
from	O
unleashing	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
–	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnar	O
has	O
completed	O
his	O
initiation	O
by	O
beating	O
the	O
great	O
warrior	O
Ulf	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
warrior	O
bursts	O
into	O
the	O
scene	O
and	O
informs	O
the	O
two	O
that	O
a	O
Viking	B-Application
known	O
as	O
Conrack	O
is	O
leading	O
a	O
raid	O
on	O
an	O
allied	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
encounter	O
Conrack	O
's	O
longship	O
,	O
and	O
Ragnar	O
's	O
father	O
is	O
about	O
to	O
order	O
his	O
men	O
to	O
attack	O
,	O
when	O
Conrack	O
calls	O
upon	O
Loki	B-Device
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
ship	O
with	O
a	O
thunderbolt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
sinks	O
,	O
killing	O
all	O
on	O
board	O
but	O
Ragnar	O
,	O
who	O
receives	O
a	O
message	O
from	O
Odin	B-Application
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
his	O
time	O
to	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
eventually	O
enters	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
,	O
domain	O
of	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
daughter	O
Hel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Passing	O
through	O
the	O
Underworld	O
and	O
facing	O
the	O
ghastly	O
undead	O
,	O
Ragnar	O
learns	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
plan	O
:	O
Conrack	O
's	O
carnage	O
sends	O
many	O
dishonored	O
souls	O
to	O
Hel	O
's	O
domain	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
gives	O
them	O
to	O
Loki	B-Device
to	O
transform	O
into	O
an	O
army	O
which	O
will	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
emerges	O
from	O
the	O
caverns	O
,	O
he	O
stands	O
before	O
Thorstadt	O
,	O
the	O
mountain	O
fortress	O
of	O
Conrack	O
,	O
and	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
Temple	O
of	O
Loki	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
,	O
Sigurd	O
–	O
Conrack	O
's	O
right	O
arm	O
–	O
confronts	O
his	O
master	O
about	O
all	O
the	O
destruction	O
and	O
asks	O
him	O
to	O
drop	O
the	O
charade	O
of	O
worshipping	O
Loki	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Rune	B-Application
,	O
Dwarves	O
are	O
depicted	O
as	O
short	O
,	O
stocky	O
,	O
purple	O
beings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
travels	O
through	O
the	O
industrial	O
powerhouse	O
of	O
the	O
dwarven	O
land	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
dwarves	O
are	O
supplying	O
weaponry	O
and	O
armor	O
for	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
new	O
sinister	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odin	B-Application
then	O
tasks	O
Ragnar	O
to	O
murder	O
the	O
dwarf	O
king	O
,	O
whose	O
will	O
holds	O
the	O
dwarves	O
 '	O
allegiance	O
to	O
Loki	B-Device
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnar	O
travels	O
deep	O
below	O
the	O
earth	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
of	O
Loki	B-Device
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odin	B-Application
tells	O
Ragnar	O
that	O
even	O
he	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
contact	O
him	O
whilst	O
he	O
transverses	O
through	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnar	O
discovers	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
blood	O
that	O
transforms	O
Hel	O
's	O
undead	O
warriors	O
to	O
the	O
monsters	O
of	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
passes	O
through	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
maze	O
,	O
arriving	O
at	O
the	O
holding	O
chamber	O
of	O
Loki	B-Device
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnar	O
knocks	O
the	O
rogue	O
Viking	B-Application
into	O
a	O
river	O
of	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
blood	O
,	O
which	O
seems	O
poised	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
great	O
stone	O
snake	O
which	O
binds	O
Loki	B-Device
drips	O
acid	O
onto	O
his	O
gaping	O
chest	O
wound	O
and	O
the	O
green	O
blood	O
turns	O
purple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conrack	O
rises	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
river	O
,	O
reborn	O
in	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
image	O
as	O
a	O
hideous	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conrack	O
reveals	O
to	O
Ragnar	O
that	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
armies	O
are	O
invading	O
Midgard	B-Language
and	O
destroying	O
Odin	B-Application
's	O
runestones	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loki	B-Device
tries	O
to	O
persuade	O
Ragnar	O
to	O
join	O
his	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
escapes	O
from	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
castle	O
and	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
caverns	O
out	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
stands	O
witness	O
to	O
the	O
devastation	O
wrought	O
by	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loki	B-Device
mocks	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
presses	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loki	B-Device
offers	O
one	O
last	O
time	O
to	O
join	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
Conrack	O
sends	O
his	O
men	O
forward	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
runestone	O
and	O
Ragnar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odin	B-Application
speaks	O
to	O
Ragnar	O
,	O
telling	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
his	O
village	O
are	O
safe	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
his	O
servant	O
Bragi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
informs	O
Ragnar	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
succeeded	O
and	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
has	O
been	O
averted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loki	B-Device
,	O
full	O
of	O
bitterness	O
and	O
rage	O
,	O
has	O
his	O
cave	O
filled	O
in	O
by	O
Odin	B-Application
,	O
thwarted	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
being	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odin	B-Application
then	O
opens	O
up	O
a	O
portal	O
in	O
his	O
last	O
runestone	O
,	O
telling	O
Ragnar	O
to	O
step	O
through	O
and	O
join	O
him	O
at	O
his	O
side	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
living	O
warrior	O
to	O
enter	O
Asgard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complying	O
,	O
Ragnar	O
enters	O
Odin	B-Application
's	O
realm	O
and	O
finds	O
himself	O
restored	O
to	O
his	O
human	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beckoned	O
by	O
Odin	B-Application
,	O
Ragnar	O
runs	O
over	O
Bifröst	O
and	O
enters	O
the	O
Halls	O
of	O
Valhalla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
soon	O
as	O
this	O
happens	O
,	O
Loki	B-Device
is	O
freed	O
from	O
his	O
underground	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
we	O
see	O
of	O
Ragnar	O
is	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
crucified	O
in	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
lair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loki	B-Device
then	O
takes	O
over	O
all	O
of	O
Midgard	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
genesis	O
of	O
Rune	B-Application
occurred	O
while	O
Ted	O
Halsted	O
and	O
Shane	O
Gurno	O
were	O
working	O
at	O
Raven	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halsted	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
always	O
been	O
fascinated	O
by	O
Vikings	B-Application
,	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Icelandic	O
Völsunga	O
saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halsted	O
,	O
Gurno	O
and	O
four	O
others	O
left	O
Raven	O
to	O
found	O
Human	O
Head	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
soon	O
found	O
work	O
developing	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Daikatana	B-Application
using	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
that	O
project	O
fell	O
through	O
,	O
the	O
Viking	B-Application
idea	O
was	O
revived	O
and	O
work	O
began	O
on	O
Rune	B-Application
with	O
the	O
publisher	O
Gathering	O
of	O
Developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
Games	O
allowed	O
Human	O
Head	O
to	O
keep	O
using	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
originally	O
licensed	O
for	O
the	O
Daikatana	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
made	O
using	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
Rune	B-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
game	O
without	O
any	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapons	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
swords	O
,	O
axes	O
,	O
maces	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
medieval	O
fantasy	B-Application
melee	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
using	O
an	O
engine	O
made	O
for	O
shooting	O
,	O
the	O
interface	O
lends	O
itself	O
well	O
to	O
a	O
playing	O
style	O
consisting	O
of	O
running	O
,	O
jumping	O
,	O
and	O
hacking	B-Application
at	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Rune	B-Application
and	O
Rune	B-Application
:	O
Halls	O
of	O
Valhalla	B-Application
were	O
released	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
RuneEd	O
toolkits	B-Library
which	O
the	O
community	O
quickly	O
used	O
making	O
several	O
popular	O
multiplayer	O
mods	O
(	O
coop	O
,	O
CTT	O
—	O
capture	O
the	O
torch	O
,	O
'	O
bots	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
few	O
single	O
player	O
addons	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
Rune	B-Application
's	O
multiplayer	O
aspect	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
several	O
mutators	O
,	O
skins	B-Application
,	O
and	O
hundreds	O
of	O
maps	O
that	O
are	O
available	O
through	O
many	O
clan	O
and	O
resource	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rune	B-Application
shipped	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
version	O
followed	O
in	O
December	O
2000	O
and	O
Loki	B-Device
Software	O
released	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
in	O
June	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
Rune	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
with	O
the	O
HOV	O
expansion	O
included	O
,	O
as	O
Rune	B-Application
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Human	O
Head	O
Studios	O
would	O
also	O
feature	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
levels	O
for	O
Rune	B-Application
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runes	B-Application
original	O
master	O
server	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2014	O
but	O
online	O
play	O
is	O
still	O
possible	O
with	O
community	O
's	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Rune	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praise	O
was	O
however	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
crisp	O
textures	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
detailed	O
limb-hacking	O
violence	O
was	O
appreciated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Preston	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
February	O
2001	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
Rune	B-Application
fails	O
to	O
impress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Brandon	O
of	O
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
brawny	O
game	O
without	O
a	O
huge	O
emphasis	O
on	O
brains	O
–	O
although	O
Viking	B-Application
warriors	O
toward	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
challenging	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Tresca	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
it	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
good	O
graphics	O
and	O
excellent	O
sound	O
,	O
Rune	B-Application
falls	O
short	O
of	O
its	O
potential	O
due	O
to	O
various	O
flaws	O
,	O
glitches	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
variation	O
over	O
the	O
long	O
haul.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Awards	O
for	O
2000	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rune	B-Application
multiplayer	O
component	O
was	O
expanded	O
with	O
the	O
2001	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Rune	B-Application
:	O
Halls	O
of	O
Valhalla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HOV	O
adds	O
two	O
new	O
modes	O
:	O
"	O
Head	O
Ball	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
with	O
body	O
parts	O
standing	O
in	O
for	O
flags	O
;	O
"	O
Arena	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
duel-centric	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wren	O
Valkyrie	O
model	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Rune	B-Application
who	O
ended	O
up	O
getting	O
hired	O
as	O
site	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
Rune	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rune	B-Application
:	I-Application
Viking	I-Application
Warlord	I-Application
is	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Rune	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
by	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whatever	O
their	O
opinion	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
critics	O
disliked	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
NextGens	O
October	O
2001	O
issue	O
,	O
Preston	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
Another	O
disc	O
on	O
the	O
already	O
enormous	O
heap	O
of	O
mediocre	O
PS2	B-Device
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rune	B-Application
II'''	O
had	O
been	O
negotiated	O
with	O
an	O
unnamed	O
publisher	O
during	O
the	O
early-to-mid-2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Human	O
Head	O
Studios	O
indicated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
considering	O
making	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Rune	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Rune	B-Application
:	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
production	O
by	O
Human	O
Head	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
subtitle	O
was	O
dropped	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
renamed	O
Rune	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
Human	O
Head	O
renamed	O
the	O
title	O
again	O
as	O
Rune	B-Application
II	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
target	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
mid-2019	O
through	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
under	O
publisher	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
Game	O
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnarok	B-Application
stated	O
they	O
were	O
unaware	O
of	O
Human	O
Head	O
's	O
closure	O
until	O
that	O
day	O
but	O
remained	O
committed	O
to	O
providing	O
ongoing	O
support	O
and	O
releases	O
outside	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
through	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
had	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
the	O
former	O
Human	O
Head	O
staff	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
final	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
assets	O
for	O
Rune	B-Application
II	O
following	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
surprise	O
closure	O
upon	O
their	O
request	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
damages	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
state	O
in	O
which	O
Rune	B-Application
II''	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
launch	O
and	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
post-launch	O
support	O
period	O
which	O
Human	O
Head	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnarok	B-Application
had	O
received	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
back	O
from	O
the	O
former	O
Human	O
Head	O
staff	O
by	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
intend	O
to	O
follow	O
through	O
with	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
had	O
expanded	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
to	O
include	O
both	O
ZeniMax	O
and	O
Bethesda	O
as	O
parties	O
to	O
the	O
suit	O
,	O
alleging	O
they	O
had	O
defrauded	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
and	O
sabotaged	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
