We all know that Realtime Worlds has been going through some difficult times ever since All Points Bulletin was released. In August the developer’s staff was reduced to a skeleton crew, and the future of certain projects was in doubt.

We all thought (hoped?) APB would continue to be a game generating revenue and get picked up by some other developer/publisher. But that is clearly not the case as Realtime has just announced the game is set to go offline any time now.

Posting on the APB forums, Ben Bateman, Community Officer said the following:

APB has been a fantastic journey, but unfortunately that journey has come to a premature end. Today we are sad to announce that despite everyone’s best efforts to keep the service running; APB is coming to a close. It’s been a pleasure working on APB and with all its players. Together we were building an absolutely amazing game, and for that, we thank you. You guys are awesome!

From all of the Realtime World staff we thank you for your continued support.

The servers are still up, so join the party and say goodbye!