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[[File:Pokémon Uranium logo.png|thumb|left|Title screen of Pokémon Uranium]]

"Pokémon Uranium" was made using the {{wp|wp:RPG Maker XP|RPG Maker XP}} engine. It was released in 2016, after 9 years of development.<ref>[http://archive.today/20160812115033/http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/09/pokemon-uranium-is-a-brand-new-game-made-by-fans-6057505/ Pokémon Uranium is a brand new game made by fans] (Metro.co.uk, August 9, 2016)</ref><ref>[http://archive.today/20160812115800/http://www.cnet.com/news/fan-made-pokemon-uranium-launches-after-9-years-of-development/ Fan-made Pokemon Uranium launches after 9 years of development] (CNET, August 11, 2016, by Daniel Van Boom)</ref><ref>[http://archive.today/20160812120021/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/08/10/fans-come-together-to-create-the-original-unofficial-pok-233-mon-uranium.aspx Fans Come Together To Create The Original Unofficial Pokémon Uranium] (Game Informer, August 10, 2016, by Kyle Hilliard)</ref> The game adds 166 Fakémon alongside a new region, Tandor. Similar to the official games, Uranium contains both online trading and online battling.<ref>[http://archive.today/20160816081233/http://kotaku.com/despite-takedown-pokemon-uranium-creators-say-its-more-1785304146 Despite Takedown, Pokémon Uranium Creators Say It's 'More Alive Than Ever'] (Kotaku, August 15, 2016, by Patricia Hernandez)</ref> In August 2016, after one and a half million downloads, the download links for the game were taken down from the official website because the developers wanted to "respect Nintendo's wishes", after learning other sites that offered the download received DMCA takedown notice letters from lawyers representing Nintendo.<ref>[http://archive.today/20160816081443/http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/14/12472616/pokemon-uranium-taken-down-nintendo Fan-made Pokemon Uranium is shelved by its creators after Nintendo notices] (Polygon, August 14, 2016, by Owen Good)</ref><ref>[http://archive.today/20160827033112/http://www.pcgamer.com/pokemon-uranium-interview/ How Pokémon Uranium and a community of amateur developers is walking the line between love and theft] (PC Gamer, August 27, 2016, by Steven Messner)</ref><ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/PokemonUranium/status/778696965542387712 Important Message from the Uranium Team] (Twitter)</ref> The following month, the developers announced that they had officially ceased development of the title and shut down the website and servers.<ref>[http://archive.today/20160827033112/http://www.pcgamer.com/pokemon-uranium-interview/ How Pokémon Uranium and a community of amateur developers is walking the line between love and theft] (PC Gamer, August 27, 2016, by Steven Messner)</ref> Following the announcement, community members created a new website and continued to develop patches for the base game, including bug fixes and new features.<ref>[http://www.pokemonuranium.org/info.html Info - Pokemon Uranium] (www.pokemonuranium.org)</ref>

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