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All Points Bulletin (APB)
APB (All Points Bulletin) is an upcoming massively multiplayer online video game for Microsoft Windows[2] based in urban sprawls and featuring two sides, Enforcement and the Criminals. Players may join either the Enforcers or the Criminals, and form sub-groups in these. The game design is led by David Jones, creator of the original Grand Theft Auto and Crackdown, and is being developed by Realtime Worlds.
APB has been described by Realtime Worlds executive Colin Macdonald as being "the bastard child of everything we’ve been striving towards over the 15-20 years" and a culmination of "what [David Jones'] always wanted to do from GTA and before Crackdown and APB."[3]
APB was planned as early as 2005, initially as a PC and Xbox 360 title, and intended as the flagship title for the then-newly founded Realtime Worlds studio created by David Jones.[4] Then, it was planned that the Xbox 360 release would be in 2008. In the interim time, Realtime Worlds developed the video game Crackdown, released in 2007, which bore some resemblance to the concepts that were to be in APB.
At the 2008 Game Developers Conference, David Jones confirmed that APB would still be released in 2008.[5] Jones noted that APB would be more like a "MOG" — multiplayer online game — as that players will likely only interact with up to 25 other players at the same time, and also noted that the game compares well to the typical style of fantasy or sci-fi "massively multiplayer online" games such as World of Warcraft, but by distancing the concept from the same type of gameplay, he does not expect to compete with those games. On April 14, 2008, Realtime Worlds announced that it had raised $50 million for APB and other future projects.[6] However, he also confirmed that Realtime Worlds is now looking at a 2009 release.[7] In this same announcement and subsequent interviews, the company has stated that that game was now scheduled for release on Microsoft Windows in 2009, and with options for eventual versions on the Microsoft Xbox 360.[8]
On April 21, 2008, Realtime Worlds announced that it had reacquired the global distribution rights for APB, significantly amending the arrangement made in 2005 with Webzen Games.[8][9] An industry rumor has suggested that Realtime Worlds plans to sell the game to Rockstar Games in order to recraft it as a Grand Theft Auto MMO, though Realtime Worlds has denied these rumors.[10]
In June 2008, Realtime Worlds Community Manager Chris 'Ulric' Dye announced that they had given the fan site APB Evolved £1000 to help secure their expansion and continued evolution as a key APB fan site.
In July 2009, EJ Moreland from Realtime Worlds made it clear that APB will be a PC release only for the first release, but they would be looking at the possibilities for a console version.[11]
In September 2009, Realtime Worlds announced that APB will not be coming out on the Xbox 360 at the same time as the PC release. They released the following statement: "APB will be coming out as planned in 2010 but sadly not for Xbox 360 at the same time."
A closed BETA for the game started on October 19th 2009 for invited players only[12]
ANYWAY! Jim and i have decided that we "might" get this game and go on the crimial side. If anyone is intrested to join that gang id be glad to know.
Heres a video too.
You can also for example create your own symbols by scratch and put them basicly everywhere. As a tattoo or on your car. And the character costumization is even bigger then City of Heroes and Champions Online. Another awesome thing is that for example you are a criminal and has done a crime that is linked of a mission, lets say, robbing an everyday store (Which you can actualy do in detail) another player or players on the security faction will be informed and will try to stop you. To say it shorter: This game is PVP based.
APB has been described by Realtime Worlds executive Colin Macdonald as being "the bastard child of everything we’ve been striving towards over the 15-20 years" and a culmination of "what [David Jones'] always wanted to do from GTA and before Crackdown and APB."[3]
APB was planned as early as 2005, initially as a PC and Xbox 360 title, and intended as the flagship title for the then-newly founded Realtime Worlds studio created by David Jones.[4] Then, it was planned that the Xbox 360 release would be in 2008. In the interim time, Realtime Worlds developed the video game Crackdown, released in 2007, which bore some resemblance to the concepts that were to be in APB.
At the 2008 Game Developers Conference, David Jones confirmed that APB would still be released in 2008.[5] Jones noted that APB would be more like a "MOG" — multiplayer online game — as that players will likely only interact with up to 25 other players at the same time, and also noted that the game compares well to the typical style of fantasy or sci-fi "massively multiplayer online" games such as World of Warcraft, but by distancing the concept from the same type of gameplay, he does not expect to compete with those games. On April 14, 2008, Realtime Worlds announced that it had raised $50 million for APB and other future projects.[6] However, he also confirmed that Realtime Worlds is now looking at a 2009 release.[7] In this same announcement and subsequent interviews, the company has stated that that game was now scheduled for release on Microsoft Windows in 2009, and with options for eventual versions on the Microsoft Xbox 360.[8]
On April 21, 2008, Realtime Worlds announced that it had reacquired the global distribution rights for APB, significantly amending the arrangement made in 2005 with Webzen Games.[8][9] An industry rumor has suggested that Realtime Worlds plans to sell the game to Rockstar Games in order to recraft it as a Grand Theft Auto MMO, though Realtime Worlds has denied these rumors.[10]
In June 2008, Realtime Worlds Community Manager Chris 'Ulric' Dye announced that they had given the fan site APB Evolved £1000 to help secure their expansion and continued evolution as a key APB fan site.
In July 2009, EJ Moreland from Realtime Worlds made it clear that APB will be a PC release only for the first release, but they would be looking at the possibilities for a console version.[11]
In September 2009, Realtime Worlds announced that APB will not be coming out on the Xbox 360 at the same time as the PC release. They released the following statement: "APB will be coming out as planned in 2010 but sadly not for Xbox 360 at the same time."
A closed BETA for the game started on October 19th 2009 for invited players only[12]
ANYWAY! Jim and i have decided that we "might" get this game and go on the crimial side. If anyone is intrested to join that gang id be glad to know.
Heres a video too.
You can also for example create your own symbols by scratch and put them basicly everywhere. As a tattoo or on your car. And the character costumization is even bigger then City of Heroes and Champions Online. Another awesome thing is that for example you are a criminal and has done a crime that is linked of a mission, lets say, robbing an everyday store (Which you can actualy do in detail) another player or players on the security faction will be informed and will try to stop you. To say it shorter: This game is PVP based.
Last edited by Dashterror; Oct 21, 2009 at 09:53 PM.
it looks REALLY nice :O
It's definitely on my short list of stuff to get next year.
How much is it gonna be?
It's definitely on my short list of stuff to get next year.
How much is it gonna be?
that looks fun! would we be incognito in that game? cause now that i think of it incognito is an awesome gang name.
Originally Posted by xzavior666
that looks fun! would we be incognito in that game? cause now that i think of it incognito is an awesome gang name.
Thats probably a good idea. :P
