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The slow, sorry saga of Realtime Worlds’ collapse has found another twist. Despite a failed attempt to sell off the sunken studio and its games assets, a BBC report has named Epic Games as one of the parties interested in buying the rights to APB. The game was built using …
Read More »Realtime Worlds emptied of its last 50 staff
Seven temp roles remain to wind business down; redundancy complaints raised; US studio fate unknown; announcement expected
Read More »Report puts Epic in frame for APB buy
BBC says the Unreal firm could buy RTW IP, which was built using its engine
Read More »APB to close as rescue bid fails
Realtime Worlds’ administrator will scale back efforts to rescue the collapsed studio, Develop can reveal, and MMO APB will be closed. The game is still available to buy at a number of retailers. But it looks like players will no longer be able to go online with it. Administrator Begbies …
Read More »RTW faces closure as rescue bid fails [Update 2]
Potential partners reluctant to buy the studio; redundancies made; APB bid to relaunch
Read More »Realtime Worlds on verge of buyout rescue
Announcement expected next week as sale is finalised; impact on jobs remains unclear
Read More »APB devs â??suspected layoffs months in advanceâ??
Alleged insiders admit to complacency, blame money wasting and poor management
Read More »Revolver hosting Dundee start-ups workshop
New media outfit offers redundant Dundee developers an alternative to job applications
Read More »Does APB still have a future?
The administrator in charge of troubled Dundee developer Realtime Worlds have released some stats that it hopes will make MMO APB an appealing purchase for a would-be buyer. The game currently has 130,000 registered users who play the title on average for four hours every day. An average of $28 …
Read More »Light at the tunnel’s end for APB?
Realtime Worlds administrator out to prove that action MMO is a worthy purchase
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