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3DO drops Jumpgate ; the makers , NetDevil, decide to run it on their own. -
Brian Green and Rob Ellis purchase M59 from 3DO and revive it. -
The Imagineering group within Disney publicly tests Toontown , a Disney animation themed online world that sticks close to the "groups of players kill critters" paradigm, but changed around for a young child audience. It's notable for not letting people communicate directly in-game, to satisfy the US government's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act rules. -
Majestic is shuttered by EA, having failed to garner enough subscribers or retain them. The episodes of the game are released all together on one CD to the retail market. -
Funcom's Midgard is put on hold so they can concentrate on AO . -
Mythic is sued by Blacksnow Interactive (BSI), a small firm that makes its money by gathering in-game items to sell to other players. BSI alleges that Mythic is damaging their business by preventing the sale of in-game items via online auction sites. |