All Points Bulletin

Come quietly or there will be… trouble : APB first impressions

Posted on Jan 26, 2012

The first time I played the original Realtime Worlds beta of All Points Bulletin I never really got past the first few tutorial missions due to a faulty graphics card. After spending some time with the free-to-play revival of this game, I’m starting to think I may have missed out on a fun experience. Taking place in [...]

All Points Bulletin Review

Posted on Jul 12, 2010

All Points Bulletin officially launched Tuesday, June 29, 2010, after a ten hour headstart was given to pre-order players.  Developer Realtime Worlds partnered with EA to publish the game and it hit retail shelves and online download sites in full force.  The premise behind the game is simple.  Shoot other players and drive cars, preferably [...]

Come quietly or there will be… trouble : APB first impressions

Posted on Jan 26, 2012

The first time I played the original Realtime Worlds beta of All Points Bulletin I never really got past the first few tutorial missions due to a faulty graphics card. After spending some time with the free-to-play revival of this game, I’m starting to think I may have missed out on a fun experience. Taking place in [...]

APB Reloaded: Major Crackdown on Cheaters

Posted on Oct 01, 2011

The All Points Bulletin team is cracking down on cheaters in a big way stating they have “basically KILLED almost every cheater” on their servers, but are holding out one last olive branch to give cheaters another chance at coming clean. The team is allowing all banned cheaters one last chance to come back and play nice, [...]

APB Reloaded Update – Lag Solved

Posted on Aug 10, 2011

A new All Points Bulletin: Reloaded developers blog post was released today talking about the recent patch that was released today and what improvements it brought to the game.  In short the new patch has solved the server side lag issue that has plague gamers since APB: Reloaded went into open beta. The update also mentioned [...]

APB: Reloaded Open Beta 2 Now Live

Posted on Jul 22, 2011

Originally planned for June 30th, version 1.5.2 or Open Beta 2 was delayed due to lag and memory issues, but has now gone live on server this morning. Open beta 2 contains major changes and adjustments to many of All Points Bulletin systems including missions, matchmaking, skill rating and district recommendations. Due to these major changes, GamersFirst [...]

Free2Play APB Hitting Store Shelves?

Posted on Jul 14, 2011

Rumors from early today began about the possibility that All Points Bulletin: Reload would not be a free download and instead would be sold at retail stores.  GamersFirst Senior Vice President of Marketing, Rahul Sandil, issued the following statement this afternoon: Given that APB Reloaded has been the most talked about online game this summer and its unprecedented [...]

All Points Bulletin Beta Update

Posted on Jun 30, 2011

Last month All Points Bulletin relaunched back into open beta with GamersFirst, who had revived the once dead MMORPG that closed shortly after launching last year.  The latest update, version 1.5.2, which was set to go live today has now been pushed back to an unknown date. Version 1.5.2 will introduce district recommendations and skill-rating based match-making as well [...]

APB: Reloaded Open Beta Launches

Posted on May 23, 2011

It seems like just last year we were announcing the open beta for APB, well APB is back in open beta, this time with GamersFirst and re-branded as All Points Bulletin: Reloaded.  The APB: Reloaded open beta was originally supposed to launch last week, but due to a major bug, the open beta had to be [...]

All Points Bulletin Reloaded: APB returns!!

Posted on Dec 02, 2010

With great surprise but very gladly, we bring to you this announcement: APB (All Points Bulletin) seems to be returning since Reloaded Productions Inc. (a subsidiary of GamesFirst) has acquired the Intellectual Property Rights for this MMO that previously was owned by Dundee-based Realtime Worlds Ltd. Soon the city of San Paro will see the [...]

Editorial: Speaking with our Wallets

Posted on Sep 30, 2010

I was filled with hope when I heard the recent news about the closure of the barely 3 month old All Points Bulletin. Now before I am accused of kicking a game while it’s down, let me explain. I did not buy the game. I barely followed the game as it developed. I cared very [...]

APB Shuts Down.

Posted on Sep 16, 2010

Sadly, we’ve just known that APB is shutting down. This is so premature, as the game shipped last June 2010. Such a young game, should always have the opportunity to grow and develop properly. This way, all fans of APB face a hard hit in their morale. As a gamer and  MMO enthusiast player, i [...]