APB: All Points Bulletin

APB Website
APBForum's YouTube Channel
RealtimeWorld's YouTube Channel



FAQ here: http://www.apb.com/faq/

What is APB, and why should I be interested?

Imagine a living, breathing, city but for the first time ever it's
online, its streets full of vehicles and thousands of civilians going
about their daily life.
Introduce 100 players to this
online city. Their mission is to gain fame and fortune, and gain them
fast. Many will take to a life of crime, feeding on the city, its
people and its businesses. Other players, the Enforcers, will feed on
the Criminal players. What will the outcome be?
The great
thing is, we don't know! It's an online sandbox. Many players will
achieve celebrity or notoriety for their skills or style. Alliances
will be formed, rivalries will be bitter. One thing we do know: every
player will be unique. Thanks to cutting-edge technology, players can
personalize their looks, clothing, vehicles and music.
Earn money, clothing, guns, and cars as you play.
Experience fast-paced third-person action.
Master different gameplay for each Faction.
Participate in intelligent matchmaking: you play against real people and the better you get, the better your opponents will be.
Work for Contacts, doing directed Missions, or complete open world sandbox activities.
Gain real-life celebrity through in-game displays of your characters, vehicles, music and symbols.
Become
a top-ranking player or Clan in leagues that track Kills, Arrests,
Mission Success rates, and many other competitive stats.
Welcome to the next evolution of action games into a persistent online space. You're going to love it.




Features: http://www.apb.com/features/


What platforms is it coming to?
PC is the main platform. They have already said no to a Linux or Mac version.

Beta Registration: http://www.apb.com/beta-application/



Media ( http://www.apb.com/media/ )




Recent Gameplay (camera quality)

Epic awesome NEW (as of Sep. 18th) trailer:
[hd]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QssOFOj7AeE[/hd]

APB Podcasts:
Podcast #1
Podcast #2 Part 1 -- Part 2
Podcast #3
Podcast #4
Podcast #5
Podcast #6
Podcast #7
Podcast #8
Podcast #9
Podcast #10 [hd]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2zl47dBaIw[/hd]

Copy and pasted, but I will try and update. Anything you want added, please post.

Specs?

PC Minimum Specifications:
Core 2 Duo 2Ghz or equivalent
2GB RAM (3GB for Vista64 / Windows 7 64)
nVidia GeForce 7800 - 256MB or equivalent
20GB Hard disk space
Headset and microphone recommended.
Broadband internet connection required.

Also an important question found within the FAQ I'd like to point out:

Quote :

How big is the game world? And how many people fit on one server?

Each game world – or server – holds up to 100,000 players. These
players will be playing on district maps which hold up to 100 players
per action districts and 250 players per social districts. Each world
has hundreds of these instanced district maps, so although any single
action district has a 100-player limit, there is no limit to the number
of other players you might encounter. For the individual players who
top the leagues, their characters will become famous across the whole
world, not just one district. APB is a brand new gaming concept where
the players are the game, in a world full of innovative tools and game
play.

I guess since my computer can run these games at this level, I can run it:




Another question: Is this stuff global or not segregated by region?

Prime examples would be Ragnarok and RF Online, which are segregated by region (Asia/US/Europe, etc). Private servers such as Ragnarok Online Rebirth are some of the only true free global MMO servers I have been in so far.

Not that I'd have the time to play extensively though, but it'd be nice to have a new game here on the PC on rest days.

Since there is language localization I can assume there is to be global online play.