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Crackdown 2 Animated Mini-Series Begins

Ruffian Games has released the first of five episodes in an animated mini-series filling the narrative gap between their over-the-top, open-world action fest Crackdown and its upcoming sequel, Crackdown 2. Read More?

Posted May 21, 2010| 4 Comments
Google Maps Doesn't Lie - Crackdown 2 Devs Are Next Door To Crackdown Devs

Microsoft asked if Realtime Worlds wanted to make a sequel to Crackdown too late; the developer had already moved onto their Grand Theft Auto-style online experience, APB: All Points Bulletin. Crackdown 2 moved forward anyway, though, with Ruffian Games nabbing the project, a new studio formed near Realtime Worlds in Dundee, United Kingdom that...

Posted June 19, 2009| 18 Comments
E3 2009 Microsoft Press Luncheon: On Demand Service Coming To XBLA In August, New In-Game Avatar Content On The Way

The Feed’s Patrick Klepek sends his love to y'all from the Microsoft press luncheon, and here is a quick rundown of some of the products and services that have been shown thus far. It looks as though On Demand gaming is coming to XBLA in August. The service is expected to launch with over 30 titles including Mass Effect, Bioshock,...

Posted June 1, 2009| 4 Comments
Microsoft Offers 'Crackdown' Premium Theme For 240 Microsoft Points

Larry the Microsoft marketing guy has shown of pictures of the Crackdown Premium Theme for Xbox 360. The theme is available now and costs 240 Microsoft Points. For more images of this theme, hit the jump (please). Out of curiosity, what do you think of premium themes? I'm pretty satisfied with the free themes that are available for 360 and I...

Posted May 15, 2009| 40 Comments
Ruffian Games Making 'Crackdown 2'?

We all remember Crackdown, the game that everyone thought would be some crappy throw-away title that you had to buy to get the Halo 3 beta, but turned out to be one of the best games of the year. Well key members of the original Crackdown team have recently left Realtime Worlds and started their own development company, Ruffian Games. This news...

Posted December 19, 2008| 33 Comments
Xbox Live Black Friday Sale: 'Gears of War 2', 'Rez HD', 'Assault Heroes', and More!

Not to be outdone by Sony's PlayStation Network sale, Microsoft is holding its own Black Friday specials. The good news is that there are a lot of great deals to be had on Xbox Live Arcade titles, downloadable content, and themes. Notable items and their respective prices in points include Rez HD (500), Assault Heroes (500), Metallica's Death...

Posted November 26, 2008| 66 Comments
'APB' Lets You Arrest Other Players

Real Time Worlds, the development studio that brought us the surprise hit Crackdown, have revealed a new gameplay mechanic in their upcoming MMO A.P.B. In the game, players will choose to play on the side of the criminals or to take up the call of law enforcement and try to clean up the streets. It was just revealed that Enforcers will have the...

Posted October 3, 2008| 7 Comments
'Crackdown' Sequel Not Out of the Picture

Realtime Worlds said recently that they were not completely writing off a Crackdown 2 game, but that it may depend on Microsoft. Colin MacDonald, Realtime boss, said: “Obviously, right now we’re tied up with APB and everything else, but hopefully in the future we’ll have the resource and something can be worked out with...

Posted August 7, 2008| 19 Comments
BAFTA Award Noms Are In

The BAFTA Awards, arguably the most prestigious videogame awards ceremony in the world, has announced nominees for this year's awards, and Wii Sports is the big winner with seven nominations, including Best Game, Casual, Gameplay, Innovation and Multiplayer. That's pretty mighty for the little Wii game that could. The other games with multiple...

Posted October 18, 2007| 7 Comments