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New free-to-play model will give it a chance it deserves, says new owner
Read More »Big spend in exhaustive â??APB: Reloadedâ?? plan
At least $1 million set aside to renovate and improve on RTWâ??s final game
Read More »APB reborn as free-to-play title
One of the most destructive and unequivocal commercial failures of the modern games industry is being given a second chance. APB, the 100 million white elephant that brought down Dundee studio Realtime Worlds, has today been confirmed as a new acquisition for the free-to-play evangelists GamersFirst. A trusted source close …
Read More »Realtime Worldsâ?? APB returns as free-to-play
GamersFirst buys the IP for â??less than one per cent of original dev costsâ??
Read More »APB: Free at last
Develop talks to the firm that will bring RTWâ??s failed MMO out from the darkness and into free-to-play
Read More »APB acquisition rumoured
Online games developer and publisher K2 has acquired the APB IP from the administrator of collapsed Dundee studio Realtime Worlds, inside sources have told Develop. California based K2 Network, a heavily VC-funded company responsible for the free-to-play service GamersFirst, has reportedly spent in the region of 1.5 million for the …
Read More »Realtime Worlds’ final game ‘bought by K2’
All Points Bulletin may soon return as free-to-play offering
Read More »Hetherington again linked to MyWorld swoop
UK games veteran returns after RTW collapse - Companies House filing reveals new Kimble venture
Read More »APB in retail refund row
Anyone seeking a refund on the now-defunct PC MMO title APB should speak to the retailer from whom they purchased the game, the administrator handling the closure of developer Realtime Worlds has stated. The Dundee-based studio went into administration in August following the critical and commercial failure of the game, …
Read More »Now Realtime Worlds US faces bankruptcy
Colorado studio now likely to apply for Chapter 7 Protection
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