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A year after AOL unveiled Neverwinter Nights, Sierra On-line launched The Shadow of Yserbius. The game was a cult hit on the historical ImagiNation Network service (which was first called The Sierra Network), and had turn-based combat somewhat reminiscent of single-player RPGs like Might and Magic. The game's development was led by Electronic Arts alum Joe Ybarra, who now heads up Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment. Yserbius was later purchased by AOL, which eventually shut both it and Neverwinter Nights down.

Neither NWN nor Yserbius managed widespread popularity, but they pushed the genre forward into a new era, and paved the way for future successes.

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