<s>
Society	O
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
real-time	I-Protocol
strategy	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
in	O
development	O
by	O
Stardock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
initially	O
released	O
on	O
their	O
online	O
distribution	O
service	O
,	O
Impulse	B-Application
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
announced	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
development	O
progress	O
was	O
slow	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
placed	O
on-hold	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
wrapping	O
up	O
another	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
games	O
,	O
Elemental	B-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Society	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
real-time	I-Protocol
strategy	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
obtaining	O
a	O
single	O
province	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
50,000	O
exist	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
will	O
take	O
over	O
and	O
defend	O
a	O
province	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
not	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
led	O
by	O
Paul	O
Kerchen	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
for	O
Maxis	O
on	O
Simcity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
and	O
Simsville	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
rare	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
boom	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
missed	O
this	O
goal	O
,	O
with	O
progress	O
slowing	O
further	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
understaffed	O
,	O
and	O
working	O
on	O
wrapping	O
up	O
production	O
on	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
its	O
subsequent	O
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stardock	O
was	O
quiet	O
about	O
the	O
project	O
until	O
2009	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
company	O
stated	O
they	O
would	O
refocus	O
their	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
they	O
shipped	O
their	O
next	O
title	O
Elemental	B-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
