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A virtual world or massively multiplayer online world ( MMOW ) is a computer - based simulated environment populated by many users who can create a personal ___MASK52___ , and simultaneously and independently explore the virtual world , participate in its activities and communicate with others . These avatars can be textual , two or three - dimensional graphical representations , or live video avatars with auditory and touch sensations . In general , virtual worlds allow for multiple users . Games Workshop Group PLC ( often abbreviated as GW ) is a British miniature wargaming manufacturing company . Games Workshop is best known as developer and publisher of the tabletop ___MASK51___ " ___MASK2___ Age of Sigmar ", " ___MASK2___ 40 , 000 " and " ___MASK99___ Strategy Battle Game ". The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange with the symbol GAW . L . The company ' ___MASK35___ British operating subsidiary company is Games Workshop Limited . Miniature wargaming is a form of wargaming which incorporates miniature figures , miniature armor and modeled terrain as the main components of play and which was first invented at the beginning of the 19th century in Prussia . Like other types of ___MASK51___ , they can be generally considered to be a type of simulation game , generally about tactical combat , as opposed to computer and board ___MASK51___ which have greater variety in scale . ___MASK2___ 40 , 000 ( informally known as ___MASK2___ 40K , WH40K or simply 40K ) is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop , set in a dystopian science fantasy universe . " ___MASK2___ 40 , 000 " was created by Rick Priestley in 1987 as the futuristic companion to " ___MASK100___ ", sharing many game mechanics . Expansions for " ___MASK2___ 40 , 000 " are released periodically which give rules for urban , planetary siege and large - scale combat . The game is in its seventh edition , which was released on May 24 , 2014 . BioWare is a video game developer located in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . ___MASK42___ was founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka , Greg Zeschuk , and Augustine Yip . BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts . The company specializes in role - playing video games , and became famous for launching highly praised and successful licensed franchises , " Baldur ' ___MASK35___ Gate ", " Neverwinter Nights ", and "". They proceeded to make several other successful games based on original intellectual property : " Jade Empire ", the " Mass Effect " series , and the " Dragon Age " series . In 2011 , BioWare launched their first massively multiplayer online role - playing game , "". Fairfax , colloquially Central Fairfax , Downtown Fairfax , Fairfax City , Historic Fairfax , or the City of Fairfax , is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia . As of the 2010 census the population was 22 , 565 , which had risen to an estimated ___MASK79___ , 013 as of 2015 . Dark Age of ___MASK59___ ( DAoC ) is a 3D medieval fantasy MMORPG , released on October 10 , 2001 in North America and in Europe shortly after through its partner GOA . The game combines Arthurian lore , ___MASK95___ and Irish Celtic legends with a dash of high fantasy . ___MASK42___ is set in the period after King Arthur ' ___MASK35___ death and his kingdom has split into three parts which are in a constant state of war with each other . " DAoC " includes both Player versus Environment ( PvE ) and Realm versus Realm ( RvR ) combat . ___MASK2___ Online : Age of Reckoning ( officially abbreviated as WAR ) was a massively multiplayer online role - playing game based on Games Workshop ' ___MASK35___ ___MASK2___ Fantasy setting . It was developed by Mythic Entertainment and was simultaneously released in North and South America , Europe , Asia , Australia and New Zealand on September 18 , 2008 . The game revolved around the continual worldwide conflict that the ___MASK2___ Fantasy setting is known for , and the game is geared toward ongoing , constant war laced with dark humour . A spin - off , ___MASK2___ Online : Wrath of Heroes , was a free - to - play multiplayer online battle arena game . It entered open beta on April 10 , 2012 but was shut down before it left the beta on March 29 , 2013 . On September 18 , 2013 , it was announced by Mythic that ___MASK2___ Online : Age of Reckoning would shut down on December 18 , 2013 , due to the licence agreement with Games Workshop coming to an end . The shutdown took place as planned . Massively multiplayer online role - playing games ( MMORPGs ) are a combination of role - playing video games and massively multiplayer online games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual world . The London Stock Exchange ( LSE ) is a stock exchange located in the City of London in the United Kingdom . , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US $ 6 . 06 trillion ( short scale ), making ___MASK42___ the third - largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement ( the largest in Europe , ahead of Euronext ). The Exchange was founded in 1801 and its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul ' ___MASK35___ Cathedral in the City of London . The Exchange is part of the London Stock Exchange Group . ___MASK99___ Strategy Battle Game ( abbreviated to " LotR SBG "), previously marketed as The ___MASK71___ : An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game and The ___MASK71___ : The Desolation of Smaug Strategy Battle Game and now as The ___MASK71___ : The Battle of Five Armies Strategy Battle Game , is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop . ___MASK42___ is based on " ___MASK99___ " film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson , and the book that inspired ___MASK42___ , written by J . R . R . Tolkien . Mythic ___MASK90___ ( which has also been known as BioWare Mythic , EA Mythic , Inc . and Interworld Productions ) was a video game developer in Fairfax , Virginia that was most widely recognized for developing the 2001 massively multiplayer online role - playing game " Dark Age of Camelot ". Mythic was a prolific creator of multiplayer online games since its formation in the mid - 1990s . A role - playing video game ( commonly referred to as role - playing game or RPG , and in the past was also known as computer role - playing game or CRPG ) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character ( and / or several party members ) immersed in some well - defined world . Many role - playing video games have origins in pen - and - paper role - playing games ( Including " ___MASK67___ ") and use much of the same , settings and game mechanics . Other major similarities with pen - and - paper games include developed story - telling and narrative elements , player character development , complexity , as well as replayability and immersion . The electronic medium removes the necessity for a gamemaster and increases combat resolution speed . RPGs have evolved from simple text - based console - window games into visually rich 3D experiences . Since the 1980s , Role - playing is the most commercially viable video game genre in Japan , and has more market share of any other genre in the japanese gaming industry , although in the 2010s first - person shooters and western iOS and Android games were becoming rapidly and increasingly popular in that country .