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| Wikipedia | |
|---|---|
 Logo on the original packing | |
| Developer(s) | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Director(s) | |
| Series | Wikimedia |
| Engine | MediaWiki |
Wikipedia is a 2001 online multiplayer MMORPG created by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. The game is based on the online encyclopedia of the same name. It is the spiritual successor to Nupedia.
Users can transfer over their online wiki account to the game with all their stats retained.[a]
Notes
edit- ^ Certain stats are non-transferrable and some are renamed.