But what happened after the doors shut on 152 West Marketgait for the last time might make for less-attractive headlines in the mainstream press, but is arguably a more palatable story.įrom the ashes of APB grew a new wave of smaller, but ultimately wiser start-ups that had that negative experience on their side. It's now over three years later, and the demise of Realtime Worlds is scarcely spoken of beyond Scotland's borders. The company collapsed shortly after.Īs the administrators tied up their loose ends and shuttered the business, the press began to ask difficult questions as to why this was allowed to happen. Following years of delays and mounting investment from third-party firms, Realtime's MMO released to negative reviews. It was an intriguing story, one that saw former Grand Theft Auto developer Dave Jones taking on the world with his own crime-fuelled sandboxes Crackdown and APB. The rise and fall of prolific Dundee studio Realtime Worlds is well-documented.
It wants to scratch that violent, mature itch with a Hotline Miami twist. APB: Retribution developer Blazing Griffin looks to show the world that tablet gaming is more than just crushing candies and hurling birds.
