Club Penguin Rewritten
Club Penguin Rewritten | |
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Developer(s) | Joe, Josh, Lewis, Tim |
Platform(s) | Browser |
Release | February 12, 2017 |
Genre(s) | MMO |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Club Penguin Rewritten was a 2017
Club Penguin Rewritten was launched on February 12, 2017. The game accumulated a large online community in relation to the consequences and restrictions from the
. During this time, a staff member reported that the game averaged 30,000 new registered users daily. Rewritten was praised for its nostalgic environment, as well as its focus on the community and player freedom. The remake was recognized by Lance Priebe, one of the developers of Club Penguin, in which he respected the social impact the game brought during the pandemic.The game was shut down on April 13, 2022, by the City of London Police in compliance with a copyright investigation request from Disney, where three suspects were arrested. Prior to its shutdown, the game had accumulated over 11 million registered users.
Gameplay and development
Club Penguin Rewritten was an identical recreation of
Rewritten was developed voluntarily by fans of the original game. It was created by four semi-anonymous developers known as Joe, Josh, Lewis and Tim, who were all UK-based students at the time of its creation. The developers had previously gained experience developing their own projects and offered Rewritten as
Release and reception
Club Penguin Rewritten was launched on February 12, 2017.[15] New York reported that Rewritten saw an influx of users during the COVID-19 pandemic, calling it a "thriving fandom". The game consisted of teens and young adults that had played the original game, who used the remake as a way of escapism from the pandemic.[1][6][3] Rewritten leaned into its user growth by hosting virtual recreations of events such as proms and graduation ceremonies that had been cancelled as a result of the pandemic.[16][17] The Hollywood Reporter described the demographics of Rewritten as primarily being high school and college students.[17] The majority of Rewritten players were based in the United States.[18] The game reached 100,000 registered players in April and one million registered players on October 4 of the same year.[15]
At an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Lance Priebe, one of the developers of Club Penguin, praised Rewritten's use of communication during the pandemic. In March 2020 a Rewritten staff member said that the game was receiving 30,000 new users every day.
Shutdown
On April 13, 2022, Club Penguin Rewritten was shut down by the
Rewritten had over 11 million registered users and 140,000 members on its Discord server after its shutdown.
See also
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the video game industry
- Intellectual property protection of video games
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