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Xbox One dashboard includes shot of Orb from Crackdown IP

Posted: 23.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Is Crackdown 3 in the works for Xbox One? During the Next Xbox event a few slides of the new dashboard were shown off to journalists, and one appears to include a cheeky little Easter Egg.

A green orb was spotted in the bottom left corner, which is remarkably like the green orbs found in Crackdown that you hunt while exploring the city. Microsoft plan 15 Xbox One exclusives.

Dave Jones still in Scotland, "not in any way joining Epic" he says

Posted: 06.10.2010 by Technet2k

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Realtime Worlds founder Dave Jones was rumoured to have landed a post at Epic Games, but the former boss of the now bankrupt studio refutes it.

Jones claims to have "no idea" where the rumour started and states clearly he's "still in Dundee", Scotland. Epic is said to be interested in APB.

Ex-devs wife lays into Realtime World's boss, "p*ssed away millions"

Posted: 25.08.2010 by Technet2k

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Lucy Halliwell has neither "the class nor the restraint" of her husband she admits, as she pours scorn on RTW's Dave Jones and Ian Hetherington.

The two are "getting away" with not paying over 200 staff, and have "fiddled their way" into buying back MyWorld "for cheap." Rich enough to pay staff.

Realtime Worlds has slid into "administration", staff being let go

Posted: 18.08.2010 by Technet2k

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Crackdown and APB developer Realtime Worlds, based in Scotland, has 'officially entered administration' reveals an employee at the studio.

Redundancies had already been rumoured with 60 staff allegedly cut, but now it seems the entire outfit is to collapse; APB to get skeleton crew.

APB studio Realtime Worlds snips staff, post launch restructuring

Posted: 08.07.2010 by Technet2k

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The developers behind the recent MMO APB has cut back on staff numbers now that their online game is up and running; launch 'very smooth'.

They're focusing their "efforts and resources" on keeping APB going 24/7 now, making new "content and services" to deliver the "best possible".
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