<s>
SongPop	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
head-to-head	O
music	O
trivia	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
FreshPlanet	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
app	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
SongPop	B-Application
2	O
(	O
now	O
titled	O
SongPop	B-Application
Classic	O
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
over	O
100,000	O
songs	O
and	O
1,000	O
curated	O
playlists	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
and	O
is	O
free-to-play	O
with	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
SongPop	B-Application
3	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
game	O
and	O
spin-off	O
,	O
SongPop	B-Application
Party	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
SongPop	B-Application
Party	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
together	O
through	O
both	O
online	O
and	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SongPop	B-Application
1	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
12	O
,	O
with	O
users	O
being	O
advised	O
to	O
move	O
over	O
to	O
SongPop	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreshPlanet	O
,	O
the	O
NYC	O
–	O
based	O
startup	O
who	O
develop	O
the	O
SongPop	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
SongPop	B-Application
2	O
was	O
renamed	O
SongPop	B-Application
Classic	O
and	O
SongPop	B-Application
3	O
became	O
simply	O
SongPop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VIP	O
option	O
was	O
also	O
renamed	O
SongPop	B-Application
Plus	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
significant	O
increase	O
in	O
price	O
(	O
over	O
double	O
in	O
some	O
territories	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iTunes	B-Operating_System
links	O
are	O
provided	O
for	O
each	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SongPop	B-Application
2	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
play	O
alone	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
competing	O
against	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SongPop	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Facebook	B-Application
Game	O
2012	O
,	O
Social	O
Gaming	O
People	O
's	O
Voice	O
Winner	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Online	O
Game	O
2013	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
posted	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
"	O
Song	B-Application
Pop	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
Facebook	B-Application
games	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
while.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
rates	O
the	O
game	O
12+	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
rated	O
16+	O
by	O
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
