''Taikodom'' was a computer game by Brazilian developer Hoplon Infotainment. Considered by the developers to be a ''Massive Social Game'' rather than

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, Taikodom featured a

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online outer space environment. In 2007, an English version of the beta was released. The game was eventually shut down in May 2015. Hoplon hosted the commercial version on an

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(specifically the z9, then later upgrade to a z10)

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(also called a "

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" because it is linked to bladeservers with Cell/B.E. processors) running

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Videos

Hoplon Infotainment, Brazil startup and maker of Taikodom online video game
27 Apr 2009 at ''youtube.com''

References

External links

Taikodom website

Hoplon Infotainment

English In-Development Wiki
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