Friday, March 29, 2013

Reloaded Productions Reveal APB Vendetta, A Pay Once Game On Kickstarter With PS4 Ambitions

Reloaded Productions have revealed All Points Bulletin Vendetta. currently on Kickstarter and after $300.000, APB Vendetta moves away from it's free2play MMO predecessor APB Reloaded and is a pay once game with Mod Support. the game is built on Unreal Engine 3 and is described as having "the insane freedom of movement seen in John Woo and “Heroic Bloodshed” genre movies".

Reloaded Productions describe the combat best by saying:
APB Vendetta features asymmetric dual-wielding, slow-motion, melee combat and a combo system that encourages players to perform stylish takedowns utilizing character-specific finishing moves. Sliding, diving, wall-running and performing parkour-like acrobatics while racking up match bonus points is core to the gameplay.

At time of writing, the game currently has 99 Backers and $12,108 pledged. the $300.000 goal will see the game released on PC. a stretch goal of $750,000 sees your character being transferred from APB Reloaded into Vendetta, a second goal of $1,000,000 will see the creation of a Modding UI and toolset. they list a final stretch goal as the PlayStation 4, however Epic have not yet announced Unreal Engine 3 as available for PS4, but if they do and Reloaded Productions gets enough money they will make a PS4 version that a certain level of backers would get if APB Vendetta's Kickstarter was successful.



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Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 27, 2013 – Reloaded Productions®, a leading developer of massively multiplayer online games, announced APB Vendetta, a companion title to the blockbuster hit APB Reloaded at this year’s Game Developer Conference. Currently in early development, the upcoming game combines the fast-paced gameplay of a modern FPS with the insane freedom of movement seen in John Woo and “Heroic Bloodshed” genre movies, backed by a deep community and mod-sharing system.

APB Vendetta features asymmetric dual-wielding, slow-motion, melee combat and a combo system that encourages players to perform stylish takedowns utilizing character-specific finishing moves. Sliding, diving, wall-running and performing parkour-like acrobatics while racking up match bonus points is core to the gameplay.

“When we began exploring our next project we decided to start from a core vision of a high-agility, highly responsive game system, inspired by the ethos of Ringo Lam and John Woo style ‘Gun-Fu’ and then we added a fighting game character aesthetic,” said Reloaded Games’ CEO Bjorn Book-Larsson. “We also wanted to create a product that addressed requests by players who prefer to simply pay upfront for the full competitive game to get all the content in one go, and then let players treat their game-wide modifications more like Open Source modifications that can be shared freely in the community.”

In contrast with its free2play MMO predecessor APB Reloaded, APB Vendetta is a pay once game that delivers the player all the content upfront as well as empowering players the tools to create entire game mods that can then be shared with other gamers in the Vendetta Community System. Scheduled to first launch on PC, with long range plans for a PlayStation®4 port, APB Vendetta is a multiplayer action arena FPS that allows players to select one of 12 different characters with ties to the APB Reloaded universe with storylines tied to the events of the fictional city of San Paro.

“We have 50 page threads on the original APB Reloaded forums discussing in detail how to try to mod APB Reloaded,” said Reloaded Productions Managing Director Michael Boniface. “Therefore part of the goal was to actually give players a real product that in fact was built to be modded.”

Upon launch, the game features private server support for players looking to create a custom gaming experiences. Using the included modding tools players will be able to manage and share their unique take on the game. Servers will be tracked and ranked by popularity and the system will also provide a method for very popular mods to become their own stand-alone hubs within the game.

To get up-to-date information on APB Vendetta’s development and Kickstarter goals, check out the following links:

Kickstarter – http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/reloadedprod/all-points-bulletin-apb-vendetta
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/APBVendetta
Twitter – @APB_Vendetta

About Reloaded Productions
Reloaded Productions is the creative game development studio subsidiary of Reloaded Games Inc., with studio operations in Irvine, CA, Cary, NC and Edinburgh, UK. Reloaded Productions’ roster of massively multiplayer online games includes APB Reloaded, Hailan Rising and Fallen Earth. For more information about Reloaded Productions, please visithttp://www.reloadedproductions.

About Reloaded Games Inc.
Reloaded Games Inc. is an Online Games company powering leading free2play MMO games. The company’s ARMAS™ platform and toolkits provide both game developers and publishers end-to-end services, including access to a hardcore games audience, technology infrastructure, monetization, distribution and analytics. Read more about the company and its platform athttp://www.reloadedinc.com/.

About GamersFirst
GamersFirst is the leading hard core free2play MMO games portal operated by Reloaded Games. GamersFirst.com and its game client G1Live! serves more than 30 million players in more than 160 countries. Powered by Reloaded Games’ platform, GamersFirst.com features hit MMOG's APB Reloaded, Fallen Earth, Super Monday Night Combat, WarMage, and World of Battles and future hits Hailan Rising, Offensive Combat, AirMech, Stronghold Kingdoms andTaikodom: Living Universe. Read more about the company and download its games at http://www.GamersFirst.com/

GamersFirst®, free2play®,  APB Reloaded™, Fallen Earth® and Hailan Rising™ are trademarks of Reloaded Games, Inc. and its affiliates.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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