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In 2009, Richard Garriott founded Portalarium, a video game development studio located in Austin, Texas. The company specializes in creating massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) and is best known for the critically acclaimed game "Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues". Garriott, a renowned game developer and industry veteran, established Portalarium to focus on delivering immersive and captivating gaming experiences to players worldwide.