APB Fansite on Facebook Gets Over 550 Members in Under 3 Hours – Beta Coming Soon Then?

Looks like gamers turned out in droves to get a beta going for Realtime Worlds’ upcoming crime-based MMO All Points Bulletin (APB), due out on PC and Xbox 360.

Does this mean then that a beta will be coming sooner than expected? We will know soon enough – meanwhile, Community Relations Manager, Chris ‘Ulric’ Dye had this to say about the overwhelming response:

“Let me start by saying this announcement is coming to you guys quicker than we initially expected, we thought it would be a nice challenge to set a 500 member target on our Facebook group and were planning on making our follow up announcement sometime next week when we reached the target, however the amazing support you guys are giving to APB continued with us smashing through the target in under 3 hours from the initial announcement being sent out to sites. A big thank you to everyone who has signed up already and I look forward to seeing even more people join over the coming weeks.

As we have smashed the target I’m pleased to announce we have put live our ‘Register your interest’ page, which can be found here.

This is the first step for those of you keen to stay updated with the progress of APB and other Realtime Worlds products, including updates regarding the upcoming APB Beta phase, so head on over and get registered with us now. Anyone who still hasn’t signed up to the Facebook group, you can still join.”

APB is a city based community game where players choose between playing the criminals or those out to catch the criminals; carry out or thwart opposed crimes and build up areas of the city you control, all with unprecedented levels of character and vehicle customisation.