

The developers of
APB: All Points Bulletin have gone into administration confirms administer
Paul Dounis. The studio was founded in 2002 by
Dave Jones the creator of one of the all time best selling video games franchises
Grand Theft Auto. About 200 employees in the
Dundee office could be made redundant. The main reason for the studio going into administration was
APB: All Points Bulletin not being received as well by consumers as Realtime intended. The company owes the UK creditors around £3 million and are looking for a buyer.
Realtime Worlds will still support
APB: All Points Bulletin will patches and keep the servers running.
This news comes after the UK government scrapped Labours plans for the UK computer games industry to get tax breaks. The UK government should follow suit with Canada by introducing tax breaks, which will keep talented developers in the UK. The UK has a rich history of creating the most innovative computer games in the world and it will be a great sham if that creativity was stopped.