<s>
Torn	B-Application
is	O
a	O
text-based	O
,	O
crime-themed	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
developer	O
Joe	O
Chedburn	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
text-based	B-Application
online	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
involves	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
based	O
around	O
crime	O
and	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
,	O
like	O
mugging	O
,	O
drug	O
trafficking	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
crimes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torn	B-Application
was	O
first	O
launched	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
involves	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
based	O
around	O
gang	O
violence	O
and	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
purchase	O
in-game	B-Application
benefits	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
payments	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
termed	O
"	O
donations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Torn	B-Application
beta	O
ended	O
on	O
15	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
users	O
by	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
Torn	B-Application
engine	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
Torn	B-Application
'	O
Respo	O
 '	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
Torn	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
App	O
.	O
</s>
