<s>
The	B-Protocol
Agency	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
spy-themed	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
studios	O
in	O
Seattle	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
include	O
relevant	O
subgames	O
and	O
minigames	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
casino	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Texas	B-Device
hold	I-Device
'	I-Device
em	I-Device
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
for	O
fun	O
or	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
initiate	O
instance	O
missions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
losing	O
or	O
winning	O
enough	O
games	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
an	O
NPC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
little	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
hinted	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
one	O
that	O
ties	O
together	O
all	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
agencies	I-Protocol
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
would	O
be	O
streamlined	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
most	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
operating	O
more	O
like	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
to	O
increase	O
ease	O
of	O
interaction	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
streamline	O
the	O
combat	O
and	O
inventory	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Operatives	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
key	O
feature	O
in	O
The	B-Protocol
Agency	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Covert	I-Protocol
Ops	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Networks	O
in	O
The	B-Protocol
Agency	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Covert	I-Protocol
Ops	I-Protocol
would	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
special	O
network	O
missions	O
that	O
would	O
pit	O
rival	O
player	O
teams	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
competition	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
common	O
objective	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
attempt	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
resolution	O
capabilities	O
present	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
communication	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
feature	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
hard	O
drive	O
would	O
feature	O
heavily	O
in	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
deliver	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Agency	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Covert	I-Protocol
Ops	I-Protocol
had	O
its	O
own	O
Facebook	O
application	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
taken	O
offline	O
shortly	O
after	O
The	B-Protocol
Agency	I-Protocol
:	O
Covert	O
Opss	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
