Rumour: Epic Games might buy APB
Epic Games have been highlighted as potential buyers for APB, the massively multiplayer shooter from recently bankrupt Dundee studio Realtime Worlds. APB was built upon Epic’s Unreal engine, and their Vice President and co-founder Mark Rein even helped present APB at 2009′s Penny Arcade Expo. When asked if Epic had plans to buy APB, spokesperson Dana Cowley didn’t say no. Her quote’s below.
APB to close tomorrow
Cops vs crooks MMO APB is officially closing, as reported by our occasional drinking buddy, EDGE* and confirmed by APB’s official announcement. It’s garnished by a broad swathe of bittersweet quotes from the development team. Here’s the initial announcement:
“APB has been a fantastic journey, but unfortunately that journey has come to a premature end. Today we are sad to announce that despite everyone’s best efforts to keep the service running; APB is coming to a close. It’s been a pleasure working on APB and with all its players. Together we were building an absolutely amazing game, and for that, we thank you. You guys are awesome!
From all of the Realtime World staff we thank you for your continued support.
The servers are still up, so join the party and say goodbye!
- Ben ‘APBMonkey’ Bateman (Community Officer)”
[via Edge]
*He mostly refers to himself in the third person.
New Dead Rising 2 screens
Look at Dead Rising 2! I’ve always wondered how many guns you could strap to a wheelchair, too. Although I’m sure you could strap guns to those guns, but they get points for trying, at least. There’s also some co-op action mixed into the 15 screens below.
APB fights for survival: test new features right now
Following yesterday’s news that Realtime Worlds had entered into administration, we got lots of comments lamenting the death of their urban sandbox MMO. As if in response, they’ve upt up a public test world with a mass of new features. We’ve got the meatiest chunks of the patch notes below. And it seems the developers are listening to customer complaints – improving the well known weaknesses within the game. Radical weapon rebalancing, improved vehicle handling, and new weapon audio are all on the patch notes. Have you played the test version? We’d love to know how the improvements feel in-game.
Alien Swarm update nerfs Tesla Cannon
Look, there’s something you should know. It’s about Tesla Cannon. Valve did something to her. It’s not nice.
Realtime Worlds giving APB a “major overhaul”
An official Realtime Worlds poster has outlined the company’s plans for APB in a lengthy forum post on the official forums. They’re proposing a pretty startling revamp of many of the game’s key faults. Read on for the details.
You’re nicked: Metropolitan Police APB clan
In APB, Realtime Worlds’ online cops vs robbers shooter, a creative clan of enforcers has recreated the look of the London Metropolitan Police Force with the game’s advanced character creator.
