[PAR] [TLE] The Wachowskis [SEP] Lana Wachowski (formerly Laurence "Larry" Wachowski, born June 21, 1965) and Lilly Wachowski (formerly Andrew Paul "Andy" Wachowski, born December 29, 1967) are American film directors, screenwriters, and producers.  They are siblings, and are both trans women.  Collectively known as The Wachowskis ( ) and formerly as The Wachowski Brothers, the pair made their directing debut in 1996 with "Bound", and achieved fame with their second film "The Matrix" (1999), a major box office success for which they won the Saturn Award for Best Director.  They wrote and directed its two sequels: "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions" (both in 2003), and were deeply involved in the writing and production of other works in that franchise. [PAR] [TLE] The Matrix Online [SEP] The Matrix Online (officially abbreviated as MxO) was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) initially developed by Monolith Productions and later, a few months after launch, by Sony Online Entertainment.  It was billed as an official continuation of the storyline of "The Matrix films", as The Wachowskis, the franchise's creators, gave their blessing to the notion of gamers "inherit[ing] the storyline".  The game began closed beta-testing in June 2004 which was then opened for people who pre-ordered the game in November 2004.  Warner Bros. and Sega officially released "MxO" on March 22, 2005 in the United States.  It was released in Europe on April 15, 2005.  In June 2005 it was announced that Warner Bros. sold the rights to the game to Sony Online Entertainment, and the game's development and operation was transitioned to the latter on August 15, 2005.  Sony Online Entertainment shut down operation of the game on July 31, 2009.
[PAR] [TLE] The Wachowskis [ SEP ] Lana Wachowski ( formerly Laurence " Larry " Wachowski , born June 21 , 1965 ) and Lilly Wachowski ( formerly Andrew Paul " Andy " Wachowski , born December 29 , 1967 ) are American film directors , screenwriters , and producers . They are siblings , and are both trans women . Collectively known as The Wachowskis ( ) and formerly as The Wachowski Brothers , the pair made their directing debut in 1996 with " Bound " , and achieved fame with their second film " The Matrix " ( 1999 ) , a major box office success for which they won the Saturn Award for Best Director . They wrote and directed its two sequels : " The Matrix Reloaded " and " The Matrix Revolutions " ( both in 2003 ) , and were deeply involved in the writing and production of other works in that franchise . [PAR] [TLE] The Matrix Online [ SEP ] The Matrix Online ( officially abbreviated as MxO ) was a massively multiplayer online role - playing game ( MMORPG ) initially developed by Monolith Productions and later , a few months after launch , by Sony Online Entertainment . It was billed as an official continuation of the storyline of " The Matrix films " , as The Wachowskis , the franchise 's creators , gave their blessing to the notion of gamers " inherit[ing ] the storyline " . The game began closed beta - testing in June 2004 which was then opened for people who pre - ordered the game in November 2004 . Warner Bros. and Sega officially released " MxO " on March 22 , 2005 in the United States . It was released in Europe on April 15 , 2005 . In June 2005 it was announced that Warner Bros. sold the rights to the game to Sony Online Entertainment , and the game 's development and operation was transitioned to the latter on August 15 , 2005 . Sony Online Entertainment shut down operation of the game on July 31 , 2009 .
MxO was billed as an official continuation of the storyline of a franshise created by film directors formerly known as what?
MxO was billed as an official continuation of the storyline of a franshise created by film directors formerly known as what ?
The Wachowski Brothers
The Wachowski Brothers