It's been officially announced that the operation of Mstar, a Korea-made music MMO developed by using Unreal Engine 3, is to be stopped. Thanks to its excellent game graphics, Mstar caused the attention of several game tycoons when its open beta started on Sept. 30, 2008 in China. Rohan Crone,However, this game has faced much difficulty in popularization because of its high PC system requirements, and has to be cancelled finally. Though endowed with a powerful socialization feature, the PC system requirements of Mstar even rival that of Aion. And according to industrial insiders, the game "without any regard for actual market demands" could hardly live long.

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It is said that some domestic large online game company still takes interest in Mstar, which is to be stopped. And an insider of this company also revealed that the company was to take over Mstar and launch a music MMO featuring Chinese elements. Additionally, this insider expressed that certain staff were to be assigned to deal with the issue regarding Mstar's high system requirements.