Club Penguin was a massively popular children’s MMO that was eventually acquired (and later shuttered) by Disney. However, that hasn’t stopped popular clones from amassing millions of users.

Back in January, Disney broke a lot of hearts when it announced that it would be shutting down "Club Penguin," its 12-year-old online hangout for kids. And as of Wednesday, "Club Penguin" is no more.

In 2007, Disney purchased Club Penguin — the children’s RPG that served as my first introduction to online fandom — for a whopping $700 million. Even then, as a child with little context ...

Following Club Penguin's shutdown, even the blog post itself has been lost to the pixelated sands of time. Navigating to clubpenguin.com now redirects the user to Disney's homepage, greeting the ...

An unauthorized version of Disney‘s Club Penguin game for kids went offline Friday. The shutdown of Club Penguin Online came after Disney filed a copyright-takedown notice against the site this ...

Disney’s Club Penguin — the multiplayer online game that has kept kids entertained for more than 11 years — shut its doors for good at 12:01 a.m. PT on March 30. But Disney is hoping that ...

Walt Disney Co. has acquired fast-growing online kids brand Club Penguin, outmaneuvering rival suitors including Time Warner's AOL, which sources revealed mounted an aggressive bid. By Andrew ...

Disney has put the final nail in the coffin of Club Penguin Online, one of the largest unofficial fan servers for the casual multiplayer game. The server was shut down Friday following a Digital ...

Club Penguin is a relic of a bygone era of the internet, back when Flash games ruled the world. It has persisted despite neglect and abandonment from Disney, which acquired the game in 2007 and ...

Makena Kelly is a reporter who covers the politics and power influencing the tech industry. Before joining The Verge in 2018, she covered Congress and breaking news. Club Penguin Online, one of ...

Club Penguin fans appear to have hacked Disney and stolen internal company data. This photo depicts better times between the two sides. Credit: Matt Stroshane/Disney via Getty Images Disney has ...

The Walt Disney Co. has acquired the fast-growing online kids brand Club Penguin, outmaneuvering rival suitors including Time Warner’s AOL, which sources revealed mounted an aggressive bid that ...