<s>
X-Wars	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
,	O
in	O
which	O
thousands	O
of	O
players	O
interact	O
in	O
realtime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
elements	O
of	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
and	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
become	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
browser	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
from	O
2002	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
mainly	O
for	O
its	O
complexity	O
and	O
innovative	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Wars	B-Protocol
won	O
the	O
"	O
Superbrowsergame	O
Gold	O
Award	O
"	O
of	O
2005	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
games	O
(	O
more	O
than	O
20,000	O
players	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prize	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
browser	O
specific	O
game	O
contest	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
was	O
awarded	O
after	O
several	O
voting	O
rounds	O
including	O
communities	O
and	O
an	O
expert	O
committee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popular	O
German	O
mainstream	O
computer	O
magazine	O
c't	O
awarded	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
free	O
browsergame	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
X-Wars	B-Protocol
universe	O
is	O
populated	O
by	O
thousands	O
of	O
different	O
starship	O
types	O
which	O
try	O
to	O
gain	O
strategic	O
advantages	O
in	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamigo	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
and	O
Austria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Mediatainment	O
acquired	O
X-Wars	B-Protocol
and	O
continued	O
game	O
development	O
and	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
