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{{Primary sources|date=February 2010}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Battleswarm
|image = Battleswarm.jpg
|caption =
|developer = Game World Tech
|publisher = Reality Gap
|designer =
|engine =
|released = August 10, 2009 (Beta) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamershell.com/companies/reality_gap/636594.html |title=Reality Gap - Press Release: Reality Gap Officially Announces Battleswarm: Field of Honor Beta(636594) |publisher=Gamershell.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120194603/http://www.gamershell.com/companies/reality_gap/636594.html |archive-date=2012-01-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
November 19, 2009 (Launch) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Battleswarm News|url=http://www.battleswarm.net/game/news/|accessdate=Dec 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/104/1046096p1.html |title=Reality Gap Announces The Commercial Launch Of Battleswarm: Field Of Honor - PC News at IGN |publisher=[[IGN]] |date= 17 November 2009|accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref>
|genre = [[First-person shooter|FPS]]/[[Real-time strategy|RTS]]
|modes = [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
|platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]]
}}
'''''Battleswarm: Field of Honor''''' was a [[free-to-play]] [[first-person shooter]]/[[real-time strategy]] video game developed by Game World Tech.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Battleswarm: Field of Honor|url=http://www.battleswarm.net/game/about-game|work=Battleswarm.net|accessdate=Dec 21, 2012}}</ref> Battleswarm featured an item mall which used Reality Gap's [[electronic money|e-currency]] called 'MetaTIX'. Battleswarm was officially launched on November 19, 2009.
On July 1, 2011, Reality Gap announced they were to shut down game servers, while 'in the process of a sale to a new company who specializes in children's games'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Battleswarm to shut down |url=http://mmohuts.com/news/battleswarm-to-shut-down |work=MMOHuts.com |date=11 July 2011 |accessdate=Dec 21, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903130738/http://mmohuts.com/news/battleswarm-to-shut-down |archivedate=2011-09-03 |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 16, 2011, the game servers were officially shut down.
==Plot==
''Battleswarm'' takes place on a foreign planet during a catastrophic war between humans, and a race of giant bugs.
==Gameplay==
''Battleswarm'' had a unique gameplay concept which pitted two genres of gameplay against one another. The human side was played as a first- or third-person shooter, while the bugs were commanded in the style of a real-time strategy game.
The game had both [[Player versus player|PvP]] and [[Player versus environment|PvE]] gameplay, and had a large selection of game types and maps.
==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.battleswarm.net/}}
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