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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.com
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...
Crack Is Wack!!!
May 1st 2009 on TMZ
If a celebrity walks up to you and offers you some crack -- just say NO! See Also Trading Crack for Crackers Cracked Under Pressure
Industry professionals having trouble finding work
Apr 1st 2009 on Joystiq
Things are tough all over, and after months of industry cutbacks and studio closures, a number of video game professionals have been left holding the bag in one hand and a pink slip in the other. Whi...
Vivox to provide voice solutions for urban crime MMO All Points Bulletin
Mar 24th 2009 on Massively
If you're a fan of GTA-style urban crime games, you might be interested in what Realtime Worlds is cooking up for the MMO space: All Points Bulletin, which could very well prove to be the online evolu...
Ruffian Games job ad is decidedly Crackdown-free
Mar 7th 2009 on Joystiq
Scottish development house Ruffian Games has been the subject of a long-running rumor -- a rumor it is developing a sequel to Realtime Worlds' open-world 360 action title, Crackdown. To date, much of...
Wheelman, Crackdown designers join Ruffian Games
Feb 24th 2009 on Joystiq
It's fully a month on and we're still no closer to discovering just what newly founded Ruffian Games is up to than we were when it first broke ground. The fledgling company was first announced in Jan...
Joystiq gets its hands all over DC Universe Online
Feb 6th 2009 on Massively
Our fellow (sisterly?) bloggers over at Joystiq were given some hands-on time with DC Universe Online, which is good since it appears they seemed to enjoy much of the experience. What primarily inter...
Fable 2, Crackdown, MotoGP devs form Ruffian
Jan 20th 2009 on Joystiq
Writing about the announcement of a new studio is always tough, because there's just not a lot of information to go on. Take, for instance, newly founded Ruffian Games. It's located in Scotland, whic...
Madison, WI Mulls Mandatory Tree Planting, Restricting Drive-Thrus
Jan 16th 2009 on Green Daily
Wisconsin's capital city has long been known as a haven for radical, try anything once types -- now it seems that the city council has taken that attitude and applied it to restructuring their city fo...
California Mulls Crackdown on kW Hogging Flat Panel TVs
Jan 5th 2009 on Green Daily
(Click the photo for our Top 10 Green Gadgets) Flat screen TVs are all the rage these days as the Super Bowl looms on the horizon, a new season of Lost is coming up, and broadcast TV is going digital ...
Realtime Worlds in 'discussions' with Microsoft about Crackdown 2
Dec 22nd 2008 on Joystiq
Realtime Worlds honcho Colin MacDonald confirmed the studio is in "ongoing discussions" with Microsoft about the possibility of Crackdown 2. In a statement sent to VG247, MacDonald responded to rumor...
Realtime Worlds: We'd be 'gutted' if MS gave Crackdown 2 to another developer
Dec 20th 2008 on Joystiq Xbox
Talking to videogaming247, Realtime Worlds studio head Colin MacDonald addressed the recent Crackdown 2 rumors, specifically the fact that Ruffian Games was developing the sequel."Although to date we ...
Rumor: New studio working on Crackdown sequel
Dec 19th 2008 on Joystiq Xbox
Juicy rumor news coming from Edge Online is that a sequel to Realtime Worlds' superhuman destructo'fest Crackdown is in development, but not by Realtime. They're busy with All Points Bulletin. As ru...
Rumor: Whispers of Crackdown 2 surround new studio
Dec 19th 2008 on Joystiq
We're not exactly sure how "A leads to B" in this case, but Edge claims a new Crackdown could be in development following the creation of Ruffian Games. The new studio, which has not been officially ...