Posts Tagged ‘crackdown’
More Crackdown 2 details emerge
Just as we promised, more Crackdown 2 details for you to sink your teeth into — Microsoft and Ruffian Games have recently announced that Crackdown’s sequel will in fact include both cooperative and competitive multiplayer, a feature that was absent from the first title.
They also say that “you and your friends with the complete freedom to explore, destroy and play as you return to restore justice and peace to Pacific City – by any means necessary.” Soun
Expect Crackdown 2 to hit store shelves sometime in 2010.
Read (Kotaku)
Ruffian games expands by 15, still won’t say what they’re working on
It seems that a game studio founded by developers working on Fable II, Crackdown and GTA entitled Ruffian Games, has announced their expansion.
The infant game studio will expand their employee base by 15 but still are unable to let the world know what they are working on. Joystiq quoted Ruffian exec Gaz Liddion as saying “Now we’re in full production, we’re itching to share the fantastic work these guys have been producing,” going on to say that the announcement “won’t bee to far away”.
Hmm, I wonder what the project could be? Crackdown 2 anyone?
Take Two exec joins Realtime Worlds as CEO
It was recently announced that Take Two executive Gary Dale has taken the seat as Realtime Worlds new CEO. If you’re not familiar with Realtime Worlds, you may be familiar with its debut title Crackdown; you know, the game that came with a Halo 3 multiplayer beta key? Yeah, that one.
Co-founder and creative director of Realtime Worlds, David Jones, had this to say about Mr. Dale:
“Having worked with Gary earlier in his career at BMG Interactive, I am deeply impressed with his management style and profound understanding of the entertainment business. As RTW transitions from being a traditional developer to an online publisher I could not be happier that Gary will lead us through this exciting phase of our growth.”
The real growth we will see from Realtime Worlds, however, is with their upcoming GTA-esque MMO All Points Bulletin.
Press release after the break. More »
No More Crackdown DLC
OXM reports that there will be no more DLC for Crackdown, which has been confirmed by Realtime Worlds.
The news comes straight from community relations manager Chris Dye who said in a post on the game’s forums that the studio has completely moved on to APB, its upcoming cops-and-robbers MMO.
However, he does note that the company appreciates the support gamers have provided for Crackdown, adding that the studio “hopes to repay that in future”.
APB is expected to hit PC and Xbox 360 sometime next year.
Developer: Crackdown 2 Possible
Realtime Worlds studio manager Colin McDonald has said that there may yet be hope for a Crackdown sequel someday.
“I don’t think the door’s closed [on a sequel],” he said. “Obviously, right now we’re tied up with APB and everything else, but hopefully in the future we’ll have the resource and something can be worked out with Microsoft.”
The studio moved on to All Points Bulletin, an action-MMO that will pit cops against criminals, directly from Crackdown. He described the choice to be a “horrible, horrible decision that we still dwell on.”
All Points Bulletin is in development on PC and Xbox 360 for release in 2009; a public beta is expected to lead up to the game’s debut.