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APB: Reloaded News - Project MyWorld Reportedly Purchased
Posted by Suzie Ford on Sep 03, 2010 | 7 comments in our forums
Develop is reporting that Realtime Worlds' Project MyWorld has been purchased by an "anonymous US firm". According to the article, beleaguered All Points Bulletin is not part of the deal leaving its fate unknown. Last week twenty three former RTW employees were rehired to work on MyWorld but it remains to be seen whether or not the new buyer will keep them on board to finish the project.
It is still a possibility that the new US owner will only buy Project Myworld’s IP and game build. It is understood that the project is not too far from passing final milestones, and remaining Dundee-bound staff could yet be hired, perhaps temporarily, to finish the job.
Equally possible is that a new spin off studio will rise from Realtime Worlds’ ashes under American ownership, though it is also feasible that the developer’s US satellite studio will be bought as part of the Myworld deal.
Read more at Develop-online.net. We'll keep you posted as more details emerge.
Im not sure about "fate unknown"... But who knows, maybe miracles happen.
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I don't understand why people are allowed to say such things as the first poster in this thread, but if I call them out then my post gets removed.
I'm not sure what your problem with the first poster is? All he says is that the future of the ghame is up in the air, which it is.
Notice the "mod" part beneath his post? It was changed.
Let's get back on topic please :). Discussing moderation is against the rules.
Thank you!
I wonder how much MyWorld sold for and how much RTW is asking for APB. Maybe it's enough to keep APB for alive and get some larger updates now. Whoever that did buy MyWorld is sort of locked in with getting the dundee developers, though, because it would take a lot more time and money to hire devs that don't know the inner workings of the game.
I see them keeping the MywWorld team.
The only question is, will the studio remain in Dundee? With the unexistant tax benifits in the UK, I would say it's going to be hard.