Realtime Worlds, the developer best known for Crackdown, raised $50 million in its third round of financing. The company is currently at work on the MMO All Points Bulletin in conjunction with Korean company Webzen. Realtime Worlds CEO David Jones was a creator on the original Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings back in the day.
Although Crackdown was a great game, nobody is going to deny that the title did better because of its tie-in with the Halo 3 beta. APB should let us see how a Realtime Worlds title does without the assistance of Master Chief and the Halo army.
[Via GameDaily]
Reader Comments (25)
Posted: Mar 31st 2008 4:36PM (Unverified) said
I'll never understand why they bundled the Halo 3 beta with it.
A) It's a great game (Scotland FTW)
B) It was and is cheap
C) erm... something Halo fanboys won't like :)
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A) It's a great game (Scotland FTW)
B) It was and is cheap
C) erm... something Halo fanboys won't like :)
Posted: Mar 31st 2008 5:48PM (Unverified) said
It is a great game and all, but not even close to as many people would have bought it if it didn't have that Halo 3 beta sticker on it. There is your reason right there.
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Posted: Mar 31st 2008 4:38PM (Unverified) said
Crackdown was easily one of the most underrated games of last year. A lot of people bought it, but I doubt many people played it, and just used it for the Halo 3 beta.
I just wish they would make a second one.
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I just wish they would make a second one.
Posted: Mar 31st 2008 4:49PM (Unverified) said
Crackdown is awesome and it has the most creative DLC available on XBOX Live yet!
APB should be a great game.
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APB should be a great game.
Posted: Mar 31st 2008 5:03PM (Unverified) said
Maybe the ABP MMO will come with a Halo MMO beta.
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Posted: Mar 31st 2008 5:17PM mernmern said
Add me to the list that enjoyed Crackdown. Granted, I bought it for the beta, but following the conclusion of the beta, I gave it a shot. As for the MMO, I have to wonder about the collaboration with Webzen. I was initially excited about Huxley, but with all of the delays, lack of information, and the horrid game play video, I have no real hope for that title or the Crackdown MMO.
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Posted: Mar 31st 2008 5:18PM (Unverified) said
Crackdown has to be one of the best sleeper games out there for me. I still play it regularly. Resetting the levels just to go on one more run wasting everything. Nothing as satisfying as hearing the whistle of 5 or 6 lobbed rockets impacting. Sequel please. No need for betas in addition. :)
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Posted: Mar 31st 2008 10:20PM (Unverified) said
Never. Lemmings is now a Sony property, thanks to their takeover of Psygnosis about a decade ago.
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Posted: Mar 31st 2008 5:55PM (Unverified) said
That's the great thing. Crackdown didn't receive nearly as much marketing effort as the quality of the game deserved. By bundling Halo 3 they introduced a lot of people to Realtime Worlds - a halo effect (no pun intended) that may very well carry into APB.
Imagine if the game sucked though, the endless bitching about greedy MS would never stop :)
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Imagine if the game sucked though, the endless bitching about greedy MS would never stop :)
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