<s>
Warsow	B-Application
,	O
also	O
stylized	O
as	O
War§ow	B-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warsow	B-Application
was	O
first	O
publicly	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
alpha	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warsows	B-Application
codebase	B-General_Concept
is	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
distributed	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
GPLv2	B-License
license	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
built	O
upon	O
Qfusion	B-Language
,	O
an	O
advanced	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artwork	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
were	O
originally	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
proprietary	B-Application
Warsow	B-Application
Content	O
License	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
contributors	O
of	O
this	O
media	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
work	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
personal	O
portfolio	O
"	O
but	O
not	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warsow	B-Application
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
E-novel	O
Chasseur	O
de	O
bots	O
by	O
Fabrice	O
Demurger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
visual	O
clarity	O
is	O
important	O
in	O
maintaining	O
competitive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Warsow	B-Application
tries	O
to	O
keep	O
effects	O
minimalistic	O
,	O
clear	O
and	O
visible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warsow	B-Application
was	O
submitted	O
to	O
Steam	O
Greenlight	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
greenlit	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
main	O
developer	O
of	O
Warsow	B-Application
posted	O
:	O
"	O
2.6	O
this	O
weekend	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
forked	B-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Warfork	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
being	O
actively	O
developed	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2021	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
code	O
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
free	O
license	O
as	O
Warsow	B-Application
,	O
while	O
its	O
assets	O
are	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
proprietary	B-Application
,	O
CC-BY-SA	O
3.0	O
and	O
CC0	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
very	O
competitive	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Warsow	B-Application
focuses	O
heavily	O
on	O
movement	O
and	O
trickjumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
tricks	O
in	O
Warsow	B-Application
originate	O
from	O
the	O
Quake	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
circle-jumping	O
,	O
bunny	O
hopping	O
,	O
strafe-jumping	O
,	O
double	O
jumping	O
,	O
ramp-sliding	O
,	O
and	O
rocket	O
jumping	O
,	O
but	O
Warsow	B-Application
also	O
gives	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
dash	O
,	O
dodge	O
or	O
wall	O
jump	O
,	O
tricks	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
possible	O
in	O
Urban	B-Application
Terror	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
acceptance	O
by	O
large	O
leagues	O
,	O
many	O
specialized	O
Warsow	B-Application
cups	O
have	O
emerged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Well-known	O
examples	O
are	O
Bamboocha	O
,	O
a	O
Europe-based	O
Warsow	B-Application
Duel	O
Tourney	O
,	O
and	O
ESW	O
:	O
Warsow	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
Warsow	B-Application
cup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
several	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
tournaments	O
featuring	O
Warsow	B-Application
have	O
emerged	O
such	O
as	O
Crossfire	O
Devotii	O
Challenge	O
3	O
,	O
Warsow.nl	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
E-Sport	O
Stadium	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Warsow	B-Application
has	O
been	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
German	O
TV-channel	O
GIGA	O
Television	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
namely	O
in	O
GIGA	O
eSports	O
and	O
its	O
sub-shows	O
Skill	O
Sunday	O
and	O
Free	O
For	O
All''	O
and	O
the	O
Pay	O
TV	O
IPTV	O
station	O
GIGA	O
2	O
,	O
also	O
produced	O
by	O
Turtle	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
