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Interview: Crackdown 2 lead designer Steve Iannetta
Oct 19th 2009 on Joystiq
In 2010, the agents are returning to action, this time with a new development team at the helm. Following a demo of Crackdown 2's single-player in action and a multiplayer deathmatch session, Ruffian...
Interview: Microsoft Game Studios' Phil Spencer
Oct 14th 2009 on Joystiq
If given the choice of becoming a (presumably) anthropomorphic vegetable, Phil Spencer would opt for an eggplant. Sure, we spoke to the confident head of Microsoft Game Studios about other things -- ...
Preview: Crackdown 2
Sep 30th 2009 on Joystiq
A hands-on preview of Crackdown 2 at TGS last week came with a catch: deathmatch only. No matter how much potential for greatness a game might possess, it's hard to gauge its true character when limi...
TGS 2009: Watch a Crackdown 2 deathmatch
Sep 25th 2009 on Joystiq
One of the biggest surprises to come out of TGS 2009 is the presence of Crackdown 2 -- and it's playable! While the Ruffian Games developed sequel was only just announced at E3, Microsoft decided to ...
Overheard@TGS: Putting the 'crack' in Crackdown 2
Sep 25th 2009 on Joystiq
During a behind-closed-doors presentation of Crackdown 2, Ruffian Games lead designer Steve Iannetta broke it down like this: "The orbs are the 'crack,' in Crackdown."It's true, and Iannetta says tha...
New Crackdown 2 screens -- zombies included [updated]
Sep 24th 2009 on Joystiq
Click to embiggen Is it still kosher to assume zombies are what's being featured in these Crackdown 2 screens? We saw a glimpse of the ... let's call them "mutated" enemies in the trailer released b...
Crackdown shows up in Psych, writers obviously not familiar with video games
Sep 10th 2009 on Joystiq Xbox
Video games often find their way into other forms of media, with cameos of upcoming software in vampire shows or how our consoles will one day rise up and destroy us all. In nearly every instance, TV...
Microsoft explains why Ruffian is the right choice for Crackdown 2
Sep 7th 2009 on Joystiq
Before Microsoft revealed that Ruffian Games would be developing the upcoming Crackdown sequel, the original game's developer, Realtime Worlds, expressed some skepticism towards the idea. "I very muc...
Realtime Worlds celebrates new office opening, ever-expanding staff
Aug 28th 2009 on Joystiq
Like the Scottish equivalent of George and Weezie, Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds is movin' on up. Rather than a deeeluxe apartment in the sky, the company has just opened an 8,000 sq. ft. offic...
1.5 million copies of Crackdown sold is 'breaking even' for Realtime Worlds
Jul 16th 2009 on Joystiq
During a recent interview with Gamasutra, Realtime Worlds CEO David Jones talked about the success of the first Crackdown. Well, okay, maybe it wasn't a really huge success or anything, even though 1...
Major crackdown on foreclosure rescue and mortgage scams continue
Jul 15th 2009 on WalletPop
A collection of 25 federal and state agencies have lodged a total of 189 actions against individuals and companies who allegedly deceived consumers into paying for bogus foreclosure rescue and mortgag...
Realtime Worlds explains shift to MMOs, says online market is 'untapped'
Jul 15th 2009 on Joystiq
(click to MMO-size) Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds -- currently working on upcoming MMO All Points Bulletin -- is pretty excited about cashing in on the online market. During his keynote at the ...
Crackdown 2 spotted on iPhone
Jul 14th 2009 on Joystiq Xbox
Get it? It's not an iPhone version of Crackdown 2. It's literally an iPhone with Crackdown 2 emblazoned across its shiny, shiny surface. It's a joke, see? The offending iPhone was spotted on the Ruff...
Realtime Worlds to announce second MMO project next year
Jun 23rd 2009 on Massively
Not one, but two MMOs are to come out of Realtime Worlds, the Scotland based developer of All Points Bulletin. Even more intriguingly, this second MMO is actually the company's original MMO project!...
Crackdown 2 features 4-player co-op, 16-player online
Jun 2nd 2009 on Joystiq
Details posted to Xbox.com reveal that Ruffian Games' sequel to Crackdown -- the sleeper open-world, super-powered crime fighting game -- will feature cooperative four-player gameplay. The original g...
The Agency is recruiting again: First Crackdown 2 trailer
Jun 2nd 2009 on Joystiq
"The city is infected. You are the cure."So begins the first trailer for Crackdown 2. The trailer subsequently showcases one of the Agency's supercops doing what he does best. If you've played the fi...
Crackdown 2 announced for Xbox 360
Jun 1st 2009 on Joystiq
Microsoft answered many an open-world action game fan's prayers today by finally confirming Crackdown 2 for Xbox 360. The game -- which has been rumored for some time -- was shown in trailer form dur...
GTA MMO would be a profitable venture, analyst suggests
May 29th 2009 on Massively
In a recent set of statements to Gamasutra, Mike Hickey, an analyst with Janco Partners, brought up the profitability of an MMO set within the Grand Theft Auto franchise.While Hickey notes that succe...
Ruffian Games expands team by 15, 'itching' to reveal first project
May 22nd 2009 on Joystiq
While many other development studios are withering beneath the sweltering heat of the recession, it seems at least one studio is blossoming -- Ruffian Games, founded earlier this year by a number of ...
Blizzard legal censures Shakes and Fidget
May 11th 2009 on WoW
First the legal crackdown on fan-made iPhone apps, and now this: German-based webcomic Shakes and Fidget, a longtime sight in our Sunday Morning Funnies column, has apparently been smacked with a ceas...