Microsoft fails to make Fantasy a reality

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Tokyo - Microsoft Corporation on Friday said it has scrapped the development of its first mass participation role-playing game for its Xbox console, saying it could not deliver on its promise of a truly "novel" experience.

"True Fantasy Live Online", under development by Japanese maker Level 5, had been actively promoted since March 2002 as a revolutionary game in which "thousands" of people could participate at once.

"Currently we do not have a certain prospect for completion so it was decided to halt development," said Asako Miyata, a spokeswoman for Microsoft's Japanese unit.

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