Thread: APB Developer goes into administration...

The developer behind All Points Bulletin has gone into administration - this is probably not the first and certainly not the last game developer to go into administration during this recession but probably the largest so far. Can't say I've played any of their games but I'm sure others of you will have done.

Pioneering Dundee-based computer games company Realtime Worlds has gone into administration putting hundreds of jobs at risk.

The company, founded by the creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto, is based at a former jute mill in the city.

It employs about 250 people and was seen as one of the biggest players in the global computer games market.

Its newest title, online role-playing game APB, launched a few weeks ago but has experienced "lacklustre" demand.

Source: BBC News

Originally Posted by General Naga

The developer behind All Points Bulletin has gone into administration - this is probably not the first and certainly not the last game developer to go into administration during this recession but probably the largest so far. Can't say I've played any of their games but I'm sure others of you will have done.

Source: BBC News

Wow, that's news to me! I read that apb cost over 100million to make and they didn't even make half of that when it went on sale, so it was inevitable this would happen to them.

I must admit that I'm assuming the APB they refer to is All Points Bulletin - but I can't imagine it is anything else.

Originally Posted by General Naga

I must admit that I'm assuming the APB they refer to is All Points Bulletin - but I can't imagine it is anything else.

I thought this was one of their games

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DnXvGDmPoE

Well if EA said they made it then it's probably true

Well they *****ed up APB so this was to be expected. If you want too much money, you're ****ed.

Originally Posted by Fuchs

Well they *****ed up APB so this was to be expected. If you want too much money, you're ****ed.

Most definitely.

What did they do wrong out of interest? Just too greedy?

They made it a subscription game. First you pay 50 euros to get the game then you pay a monthly fee to play it and ingame is a huge disappointment.