There was a rumor last week that the rights to Realtime Worlds‘ MMO All Points Bulletin (APB) had been sold to free-to-play company K2 Network. It turns out that rumor is true, and APB is now set to become a free-to-play title.

K2 is best known for running the GamersFirst portal which focuses on offering free online games from Asia that have been localized for a Western audience. They all use the G1 credits system as an in-game revenue solution, something that APB players will probably have to use in the future.

Bjorn Book-Larsson, CTO and COO of GamersFirst commented:

APB was a game that had several exceptional features and some brilliant ideas, even though it was plagued by some initial balance and monetization issues. We want to take all the unique features of this title, such as its unparalleled character, weapon and car customization systems, and convert the game to a true free-to-play game. We are deep into the planning and early execution stages for this next chapter of APB and we will share more details in the near future. In order to put ‘Gamers First’ we will also actively engage the community in many aspects of all the planned changes.

Development of the game will be continued by Reloaded Productions, a wholly owned subsidiary of GamersFirst. It also looks likely the game will re-release with the name APB: Reloaded.