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It’s never a happy occasion when a game and company are beset by hard times due to a failing product. And while I recently gave their sophomore title a 6.5 rating, I have repeatedly stated that I actually find APB to be a lot of fun despite its flaws. With the recent news surrounding Realtime Worlds’ insolvency and entrance into the dreaded administration stage, I can’t help but wonder just what went wrong with the promising game of cops and robbers they recently released. And while I’m certainly no expert in the “what’s and why for’s” of videogame design and videogame business, I do have my theories as to why APB and Realtime Worlds now find themselves at the end of the line praying for a miracle. I really hope they get another chance too. The original Crackdown was an absolute riot. APB’s not a bad game, and I’m also not going to say “it’s dead”. In fact I hope it keeps on keeping on. With the following list I may be entirely off base, but from a player’s perspective this is the best I could come up with. Feel free to discuss and give your own hypothesis in the comments below
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/358/feature/4475/The-List-What-Went-Wrong-With-APB.html
It’s never a happy occasion when a game and company are beset by hard times due to a failing product. And while I recently gave their sophomore title a 6.5 rating, I have repeatedly stated that I actually find APB to be a lot of fun despite its flaws. With the recent news surrounding Realtime Worlds’ insolvency and entrance into the dreaded administration stage, I can’t help but wonder just what went wrong with the promising game of cops and robbers they recently released. And while I’m certainly no expert in the “what’s and why for’s” of videogame design and videogame business, I do have my theories as to why APB and Realtime Worlds now find themselves at the end of the line praying for a miracle. I really hope they get another chance too. The original Crackdown was an absolute riot. APB’s not a bad game, and I’m also not going to say “it’s dead”. In fact I hope it keeps on keeping on. With the following list I may be entirely off base, but from a player’s perspective this is the best I could come up with. Feel free to discuss and give your own hypothesis in the comments below
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/358/feature/4475/The-List-What-Went-Wrong-With-APB.html
