''Yogurting'' ( ko, 요구르팅 ''Yogureuting'') was an

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(Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) developed by NTIX Soft in

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and released as open-beta on May 10, 2005, and was also released in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

on November 24, 2005. Yogurting was an online RPG of modern school life. It took place in "Estiva Academy" and "So-weol Academy" and solves the mystery of Endless Vacation Phenomenon. This is an event that spanned the whole game, causing all teachers and schools to disappear, hence the name "endless vacation". A promotional video released in June 2005 entitled "Always", featuring

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member

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. Shu Shibato, Sayaka Gojo produced

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s based on the video game. Scott Sharkey from

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awarded Yogurting for #2 in "Worst Games, Best Names" category. This game is no longer in service. The Japanese server shut down in May, 2010. In Thailand, servers shut down on March 29, 2011. A related mobile puzzle game titled ''Yogurting Pop'' was first released in November 2014.

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External links

''Yogurting'' Website
(in Japanese)
''Yogurting'' Website
(in Thai)
Official Announcement of Japanese Server Shutdown
(in Japanese)
''SignIn'' Webcomic based on ''Yogurting''

''Yogurting'' Community in Thailand
(in Thai) 2005 video games Massively multiplayer online role-playing games Video games developed in South Korea Windows games Windows-only games Video games with cel-shaded animation 2011 disestablishments in South Korea Inactive massively multiplayer online games Products and services discontinued in 2011 Works about vacationing {{mmorpg-videogame-stub