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APB the 'bastard child' of Grand Theft Auto photo

Realtime Worlds' Colin Macdonald has stated that upcoming MMO, All Points Bulletin represents everything that creator Dave Jones has wanted to do since he worked on the first Grand Theft Auto.

"It's the bastard child of everything we've been striving towards over the 15-20 years that Realtime Worlds, DMA and David Jones have been making games," stated Macdonald. "It's where we want to go in terms of sandbox gameplay and everything that started with Grand Theft Auto and was evolving through Crackdown."

Dave Jones is the man responsible for founding DMA twenty years ago, and was also a crucial part in the creation of the original Grand Theft Auto. After DMA was acquired by Rockstar, he went on to found Realtime Worlds. 

APB comes from good stock, and should be a very interesting MMO. Best of luck to this bastard child.








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tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 08:03
tazarthayoot
Volition will come out witha press release later today saying Saints Row 2 will be the ''red headed step son with a huge penis of GTA.'' That step son will thyen take off it's pants, climb the monkey bars at recess, hang upside down, and proceed to piss right into his own face.
Conan-san's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 08:03
Conan-san
You know, a Cop mode for GTA would be awesome. I meen it would be an intresting twist.
xe-cute's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 08:07
xe-cute
I have been waiting so long for this game.

I loved the original arcade game version when I was a kid and I am still on the look out for an APB arcade cabinet.


I know this will be nothing like the original, but I think it is going to be awesome.
Fiat Mediocrity's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 08:20
Fiat Mediocrity
Well, at least the graphics are close to the first GTA.
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 08:38
Y0j1mb0
Where are the Orbs ?
Jon2309's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 08:48
Jon2309
>Y0j1mb0
Where are the Orbs ?

If this game has no hidden/agility orbs, it instantly fails.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 08:49
HarassmentPanda
Crackdown was the first sandbox game I enjoyed playing in a long time. I have a feeling this may be the first MMO I ever play -- it looks like it's going to be a really fun product.
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 08:49
Rainbowblack
whays police spelled backwards?
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 08:50
Rainbowblack
Oh and BTW, might wanna hide those jaggies before releasing your game
Scientist tz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 08:50
Scientist tz
How the fuck is there an audience for all these MMO games? Do they really expect more than a few thousand people to play this?
dronkmunk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 09:15
dronkmunk
You guys are gonna shit yourselves when this comes out. Check the gameplay footage that has already been released. Its like WoW, but for hetereosexuals.

I hope it is on xbox. This article fails to mention the platforms.
Noah's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 09:37
Noah
Sounds cool if it's for consoles...Crackdown 2, please.
taterchimp's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 09:52
taterchimp
I would play it on XBox for sure.
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 10:55
Brian Szabelski
"whays police spelled backwards?"

So it shows up the right way in your mirrors.

Anyways, looks like it could be promising. I think this pic is from an earlier build (or I hope), but the game play videos I've seen look good.
milk195's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 10:55
milk195
@Rainbowblack

so people in front of the police can read it from their rear view mirror...it's been like that with police cars and ambulances in the states for as long as I can remember.

also...crackdown was the worst game I've played this summer...maybe I shouldn't have waited to buy it until THIS summer. But yeah, the aiming was awful - you're constantly locked on to the enemy? whats fun about that?
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 11:02
MechaMonkey
@Rainbowblack

So you can read it in your rear-view mirror.


Hopefully this bastard has the chops to rise to its legacy.
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 11:20
Eschatos
Yes please. Will happily buy.
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 11:46
Anus Mcphanus
Playing Crackdown with a friend is awesome and so I have high hopes for this game
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 12:10
TrailerParkJesus
I'll make note of this.
etfp's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 15:03
etfp
@ rainbowblack:

because the police are dicks.
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