Yogurting is an MMORPG

MMORPG

Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....

 (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) developed by NTIX Soft in South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 and released as open-beta on 2005-05-10, and was also released in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 on 2005-11-24.

Yogurting is an online RPG of today’s school life. It takes place in “Estiva Academy" and “So-weol Academy" and solves the mystery of Endless Vacation Phenomenon. This is an event that spans the whole game. It has made all teachers and schools disappear, hence the name 'endless vacation'.

A promotional video released in June 2005 entitled "Always", featuring Koyote member Shin Ji

Shin Ji

Shin Ji is a South Korean singer and lyricist. She attended Dongduk Women's University, Department of Popular Music. She made her debut in 1999 in a group Koyote and has written lyrics for some of groups songs including "I Love Rock & Roll"...

, has given the game popularity among anime fans in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and around the world.

Shu Shibato, Sayaka Gojo produced webcomic

Webcomic

Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....

s based on the video game.

Scott Sharkey from 1UP.com

1UP.com

1UP.com is a video game website owned by IGN Entertainment, a division of News Corporation. Previously, the site was owned by Ziff Davis before being sold to UGO Entertainment in 2009....

awarded Yogurting for #2 in 'Worst Games, Best Names' category.

This game is no longer in service. The Japanese server shut down in May, 2010. In Thailand, servers shut down on 29 March 2011.

External links

• Yogurting Website (in Japanese)
• Yogurting Website (in Thai)
• Official Announcement of Japanese Server Shutdown (in Japanese)