APB Gets Criminal Arresting, Possibly Stealth

Long in development MMO from Realtime Worlds is actually making progress and will soon be ready to enter beta status. A game newsletter reveals that law enforcement characters in All Points Bulletin will be able to arrest criminal characters, adding an interesting touch to the PvP policies in the GTA-esque MMO.

This arrest system will let cops take out criminal players until they are freed or the arrest timer expires in which case they must respawn as if killed. In addition, the developer is said to be working on a stealth system, though it is unknown if it will make it to the final version of the game.

Additionally, Realtime Worlds is ditching class systems like most other MMOs, instead creating a unique class tailored to each player based on their individual style.

All Points Bulletin is due out on PC and Xbox 360 sometime next year.