Realtime Worlds is No More

[Dyne]

According to this article @ Destructoid: http://www.destructoid.com/goodbye-realtime-worlds-goodbye-apb-184054.phtml

I'm pretty sad, I was thinking about buying APB, but without RTW, there's no reason, and the fact that it's also been pulled from Steam already. What're your impressions of RTW's demise?

[Benjamin Briggs]

my impression is that it really sucks to be the people who bought all points bulletin

[Toadofsky]

I enjoyed Crackdown thoroughly, such a shame.

But it doesn't surprise me. The way the economy is right now, companies are gonna fall apart. Funny how the game industry tries to play off that they're "recession proof."

[EdgeCrusher]

They could have made a good game if the management hadn't been retarded.

[kitty]

my impression is that it really sucks to be the people who bought all points bulletin

Your sympathies are welcome. $50 down the drain. =(

[Bigfoot]

Apparently Epic Games wants to buy APB.

http://www.massively.com/2010/09/17/rumor-epic-games-in-talks-to-buy-apb/

[Dyne]

Apparently Epic Games wants to buy APB.

http://www.massively.com/2010/09/17/rumor-epic-games-in-talks-to-buy-apb/

If Epic Games picks it up, I'll buy it. I just hope they do.

[zircon]

I enjoyed Crackdown thoroughly, such a shame.

But it doesn't surprise me. The way the economy is right now, companies are gonna fall apart. Funny how the game industry tries to play off that they're "recession proof."

I don't think the economy had anything to do with it. Some of the ex-RTW developers have spoken up and it sounds like the corporate culture just wasn't very good, which in turn led to massive lack of oversight and major financial problems. In other words, they were not smart about money, management or development.