[3] The game used typical MMORPG character classes such as having Stewie act as a ranger, Peter as a tank, and Lois as a healer.
[3] Family Guy Online was first revealed by 20th Century Fox through social media and through its official website on June 16, 2011,[5] with initial plans to launch the game in autumn 2011.
"[3] Rather than licensing the rights to create a game based on the television series, Family Guy Online was developed directly by 20th Century Fox, in partnership with Roadhouse Interactive and Sleepy Giant Entertainment.
[4][6] On December 21, 2012, an announcement posted on the Family Guy Online website stated that the game would be permanently closed on January 18, 2013.
[7] Real-money purchases that players had made within the 60 days prior to the announcement would be refunded to them.