Glitch (video game)

This article is about the game titled "Glitch". For the general concept of short-lived faults in systems, see glitch. For using glitches advantageously in video games, see glitching.
Glitch
Developer(s)Tiny Speck
Designer(s)
EngineAdobe Flash
Platform(s)Browser
ReleaseSeptember 27, 2011
Genre(s)MMO
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Glitch was a browser-based massively multiplayer online game created by Tiny Speck (which would later publish Slack and be renamed Slack Technologies). The game was developed under the leadership of Stewart Butterfield.[1] Glitch was officially launched on September 27, 2011,[2] but reverted to beta status on November 30, 2011, citing accessibility and depth issues.[3] Glitch was officially shut down on December 9, 2012.[4]

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  3. ^ "The Big Unlaunching". Tiny Speck. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
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