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Article by: Darren Waters - Technology editor, BBC News website, San Francisco
The world's biggest game studio has been created with the help of 20,000 volunteers.
Thousands of people have signed up to help develop a community-built massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMO).
Developer Dave Perry and publisher Acclaim are building a professional MMO with the help of ordinary people.
One of the users will be chosen to "direct" a future game and will receive any royalties earned.
"I want it to be a title they own and feel excited about," said Mr Perry, a 24-year veteran of the games industry...
MMOs have become one of the most popular gaming genres, with titles like World of Warcraft attracting millions of monthly subscribers around the world.
Mr Perry said successful MMOs kept gamers on a continuing path of new experiences.
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