HA3 Task 1 Game Genre and Game Profiles

Genres: MMO

Title 1: World of Warcraft

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(source: http://mmohuts.com/wp-content/gallery/world-of-warcraft-overview/world-of-warcraft-city-center.jpg)

Info: World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced byWarcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994.World of Warcraft takes place within the Warcraft world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events at the conclusion of Blizzard's previous Warcraft release, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.Blizzard Entertainment announced World of Warcraft on September 2, 2001. The game was released on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft)

Title 2: APB Reloaded

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(source: http://www.mmobomb.com/file/2011/04/APB-Reloaded-5.jpg)

Info: APB: All Points Bulletin is a multiplayer online video game for Microsoft Windows developed by Realtime Worlds and was acquired by Reloaded Productions, which is part of the GamersFirst company. Based in urban sprawls and featuring two factions, Enforcers and the Criminals, players can form sub-groups in either faction and carry out missions. The game design was led by David Jones, who created the original Grand Theft Auto and Crackdown, and was developed by Realtime Worlds. It was released on 6 June 2010 in North America, and Europe. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APB:_All_Points_Bulletin)

Title 3: World of Tanks

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(source:http://worldoftanks.eu/dcont/fb/media/april2013wallpaper/ru_april_2560x1600.jpg)

Info: World of Tanks is a massively multiplayer online game developed by Belarusian-Cyprian company Wargaming, featuring early to mid-20th century era fighting vehicles. It is built upon a freemium business model where the game is free-to-play, but participants also have the option of paying a fee for use of "premium" features. The focus is on player vs. player gameplay with each player controlling an armored vehicle, which may be a Light, Medium or Heavy tank, tank destroyer, or self-propelled gun. Assault Guns are referred as Tank Destroyers. Tankettes as light tanks and super-heavy tanks as heavy tanks. World of Tanks debuted as an eSports game at the World Cyber Games 2012. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Tanks)