<s>
APB	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
All	I-Protocol
Points	I-Protocol
Bulletin	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
and	O
acquired	O
by	O
Reloaded	O
Productions	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
GamersFirst	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
was	O
placed	O
into	O
administration	O
,	O
the	O
servers	O
for	O
online	O
play	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
later	O
in	O
2010	B-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
reactivated	O
when	O
online	O
gaming	O
company	O
K2	O
Network	O
purchased	O
APB	B-Protocol
for	O
£1.5	O
million	O
and	O
relaunched	O
it	O
under	O
their	O
subsidiary	O
company	O
Reloaded	O
Productions	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
,	O
renamed	O
APB	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Reloaded	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
announced	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Reloaded	O
Productions	O
and	O
The	O
Workshop	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2019	O
,	O
all	O
copyright	O
of	O
APB	B-Protocol
belongs	O
to	O
Unit	O
Game	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
APB	B-Protocol
game	O
development	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
APB	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
All	I-Protocol
Points	I-Protocol
Bulletin	I-Protocol
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
modern-day	O
city	O
of	O
San	O
Paro	O
where	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
constant	O
battle	O
between	O
Enforcers	O
and	O
Criminals	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
need	O
to	O
decide	O
to	O
which	O
faction	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
belong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
houses	O
an	O
in-game	O
music	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
another	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
song	O
imported	O
,	O
Last.fm	B-Application
will	O
select	O
a	O
similar	O
song	O
to	O
play	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
APB	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
executive	O
Colin	O
MacDonald	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
the	O
bastard	O
child	O
of	O
everything	O
we	O
've	O
been	O
striving	O
towards	O
over	O
the	O
15	O
–	O
20	O
years	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
culmination	O
of	O
"	O
what	O
[	O
David	O
Jones	O
has ]	O
always	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
from	O
GTA	B-Application
and	O
before	O
Crackdown	B-Device
and	O
APB.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
APB	B-Protocol
was	O
planned	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
2005	B-Application
,	O
initially	O
as	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
and	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
flagship	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
then-newly	O
founded	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
studio	O
created	O
by	O
David	O
Jones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
planned	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
2010	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
interim	O
time	O
,	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
developed	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Crackdown	B-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2007	B-Application
,	O
which	O
bore	O
some	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
concepts	O
that	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
APB	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2008	B-Application
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
David	O
Jones	O
stated	O
that	O
APB	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2008	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jones	O
noted	O
that	O
APB	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
players	O
interacting	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
25	O
other	O
players	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
compared	O
well	O
to	O
the	O
typical	O
style	O
of	O
fantasy	O
or	O
sci-fi	O
"	O
multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
"	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
expect	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
those	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
April	O
2008	B-Application
,	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
raised	O
$50million	O
for	O
APB	B-Protocol
and	O
other	O
future	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
was	O
now	O
looking	O
at	O
a	O
2009	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
same	O
announcement	O
and	O
subsequent	O
interviews	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
now	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
and	O
with	O
options	O
for	O
eventual	O
versions	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
April	O
2008	B-Application
,	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
reacquired	O
the	O
global	O
distribution	O
rights	O
for	O
APB	B-Protocol
,	O
significantly	O
amending	O
the	O
arrangement	O
made	O
in	O
2005	B-Application
with	O
Webzen	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
industry	O
rumour	O
suggested	O
that	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
planned	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
re-craft	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
though	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
denied	O
these	O
rumors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
Andy	O
Eddy	O
from	O
teamxbox.com	O
reported	O
,	O
"	O
Not	O
only	O
did	O
a	O
spokesperson	O
indicate	O
to	O
me	O
after	O
the	O
EA	O
announcement	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
during	O
today	O
's	O
presentation	O
[	O
at	O
E3	O
2010 ]	O
,	O
Realtime	O
's	O
Dave	O
Jones	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
consideration	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
PC	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
it	O
'll	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
while	O
what	O
follows	O
is	O
n't	O
strictly	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
seems	O
that	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
sending	O
the	O
game	O
our	O
way	O
is	O
a	O
definite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
EJ	O
Moreland	O
from	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
made	O
it	O
clear	O
that	O
APB	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
a	O
PC	O
release	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
possibilities	O
for	O
a	O
console	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
closed	O
beta	O
ran	O
from	O
19	O
October	O
2009	B-Application
to	O
4	O
June	O
2010	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
which	O
ran	O
from	O
12	O
June	O
2010	B-Application
to	O
19	O
June	O
2010	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
April	O
2010	B-Application
,	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
official	O
fansite	O
APB	B-Protocol
Evolved	O
that	O
included	O
pricing	O
information	O
and	O
release	O
dates	O
:	O
29	O
June	O
2010	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
1	O
July	O
in	O
Mainland	O
Europe	O
and	O
2	O
July	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
APB	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Reloaded	I-Protocol
was	O
published	O
by	O
GamersFirst	O
in	O
every	O
country	O
except	O
in	O
Brazil	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Hoplon	O
Infotainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
August	O
2010	B-Application
,	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
was	O
placed	O
into	O
administration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
September	O
2010	B-Application
,	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
announced	O
APB	B-Protocol
servers	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
"	O
soon	O
"	O
with	O
no	O
specific	O
date	O
given	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
November	O
2010	B-Application
,	O
online	O
games	O
company	O
K2	O
Network	O
purchased	O
APB	B-Protocol
for	O
£1.5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
November	O
2010	B-Application
,	O
K2	O
Network	O
's	O
subsidiary	O
company	O
Reloaded	O
Productions	O
announced	O
that	O
APB	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
re-launched	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
,	O
renamed	O
APB	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Reloaded	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
reached	O
terms	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
APB	B-Protocol
IP	O
to	O
Unit	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
'	O
Best	O
of	O
both	O
worlds	O
 '	O
deal	O
where	O
Unit	O
Game	O
will	O
take	O
over	O
development	O
for	O
an	O
all-new	O
APB	B-Protocol
mobile	O
game	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
Asian	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
expanding	O
world-wide	O
,	O
while	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
will	O
keep	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
APB	B-Protocol
Reloaded	I-Protocol
title	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
so	O
they	O
can	O
continue	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
expand	O
that	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
to	O
APB	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
holding	O
a	O
58%	O
average	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Eurogamer	O
giving	O
APB	B-Protocol
a	O
6/10	O
1UP	O
awarded	O
APB	B-Protocol
a	O
grade	O
of	O
D	O
and	O
Destructoid	O
gave	O
a	O
35/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
APBs	B-Protocol
release	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
some	O
criticism	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
review	O
embargo	O
,	O
planned	O
to	O
last	O
until	O
a	O
week	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
responded	O
by	O
stating	O
"	O
Before	O
finalizing	O
reviews	O
,	O
we	O
want	O
you	O
to	O
experience	O
the	O
full	O
,	O
rich	O
experience	O
of	O
APB	B-Protocol
as	O
it	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
