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APB:Shutting down soon

[Meneldil]

Wow, that's pretty lame. So much hype around this game, to see it sinks not even 4 monthes after its release...

[Monk]

Wow, that's pretty lame. So much hype around this game, to see it sinks not even 4 monthes after its release...

Not totally unexpected if you've been following it, and especially not so if you've ever played it. It's a bad situation for all involved, track down some of the news postings on Rock Paper Shotgun and scan the comments for "ExRTW", who is allegedly an ex RTW-employee. Their posts have proven to be very disheartening (and often proved true by later news stories).

APB is what happens when your marketing division takes over the development process, and it isn't pretty.

[Beskar]

I know some one who tried to get me into it, and I looked at it and I was pretty much thinking that this would happen. I am glad I didn't end up wasting my money but I feel sorry for him.

[Martok]

Good Old Games appears to have closed. This is the message that's up on their website today:

Dear GOG users,

We have recently had to give serious thought to whether we could really keep GOG.com the way it is. We've debated on it for quite some time and, unfortunately, we've decided that GOG.com simply cannot remain in its current form.

We're very grateful for all support we've received from all of you in the past two years. Working on GOG.com was a great adventure for all of us and an unforgettable journey to the past, through the long and wonderful history of PC gaming.

This doesn't mean the idea behind GOG.com is gone forever. We're closing down the service and putting this era behind us as new challenges await.

On a technical note, this week we'll put in place a solution to allow everyone to re-download their games. Stay tuned to this page and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

All the best,
GOG.com Team

This is distressing news, to say the least. It was such a promising concept, and I'm sad that they apparently weren't able to make it work.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Free DLC is coming out for both left 4 dead games on Tuesday - watch the awesome trailer here: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/de...-4-dead/705509

CR

[pevergreen]

Looks like I'm going to have to shake the L4D rust off. Hit me up anyone who wants to play it.

This time, its Francis time.