All Points Bulletin

APB Reloaded launched for a 2nd time under a new publisher, Gamersfirst, over 1 year ago on Steam. Today, they were happy to anounce that during this time they have remained in the Top 5 most popular Free-To-Play games on Steam.

Currently, APB Reloaded is residing at a keen 4th spot on the Free-To-Play section of Steam, beating out games like DC Universe Online, Lord of the Rings Online, and Star Trek Online. APB is also gearing up for a new patch they are calling "Settling the Score" which will include some quality of life features like a new method of selecting your spawnpoint, a re-balanced scoring system that takes into account all the ways you've contributed to stopping or promoting crime, and an improved District (Instance) system.

If you haven't had a chance to jump in and try APB Reloaded for yourself, now is a great time to start the download through Steam and see if it's ultra-customizable, cops and robbers-style gameplay is your thing.

- Josh "Vazzaroth" Hagood

Exciting news for APB Reloaded fans! Following the release of APB Reloaded on Steam, the game has now surpassed an incredible three million registered users. On top of that, APB Reloaded is currently sitting at second place on Steam's "Most Popular" Free-to-Play games, coming in second only to Team Fortress 2. Seems like players are really digging this game!

Remember, you can either pick up APB Reloaded for a retail price of $29.99 to get more than $50 worth of in-game items, or you can check out the game via Steam to get going. If you're curious to see just what kind of changes GamersFirst has done with APB Reloaded since last year, be sure to check out ZAM's Exclusive Interview with the team!

*** Want a headstart on your APB Reloaded adventures? Just follow @ZAMOfficial on Twitter and retweet the interview for a chance at a 7-Day Rental of a Gold Tier Weapon! Enforcers get a Quick Reload Shotgun while Criminals get a Heavy Assault Machine Gun! ***

I'm sure everyone remembers the disastrous launch of All Points Bulletin which ultimately culminated in APB's doors shutting a mere few months later. The game itself, however, showed great promise, so when GamersFirst picked up the rights to APB and decided to relaunch it in 2011 as a free-to-play MMO under the name "APB Reloaded," I was very curious indeed. F2P models just seem to work very well with MMOFPS games, and given APB's incredible spread of player customization, a microtransaction model simply makes sense.

Of course, GamersFirst knew this when they purchased All Points Bulletin back in 2010, but instead of just "flipping" it with a sloppy F2P system, Reloaded Productions (a developer subsidiary of GamersFirst) decided to take an extra year to really notch up the quality of the game. The end result of their hard work would be APB Reloaded, and to celebrate the game's launch, ZAM Staff Writer Paul "LockColeMA" Cleveland sat down with the team to talk about what went into rebuilding this MMOFPS and what players can expect from this newly reborn MMO. He spoke to Rahul Sandil (RS), SVP of Marketing and Business and Development, Myra Widodo (MW), Producer of APB Reloaded, and Bjorn Book-Larsson (BBL), COO and CTO of GamersFirst, as well as CEO of Reloaded Productions. 

Annnnnd we're back! It seems like GamersFirst was successful in reviving troubled FPSMMO All Points Bulletin, and now this GTA-esque MMORPG is making its way to physical and digital retailers around the world. Dubbed "APB Reloaded," the game has since gone free-to-play with a bevy of modifications to make the revenue model transition work within the game.

With this launch also comes a brand new feature to APB Reloaded called "Fight Club." In Fight Club, players will be able to enter instanced combat zones that can hold up to 32 players at a time, therey making for a more focused gameplay experience. It sounds like GamersFirst has put in a lot of effort for this relaunch, so head on over to Steam or the Official APB Reloaded website to check it out!

When I hear about live-action trailers for video games, I tend to cringe, but APB Reloaded's new trailer is surprisingly well done! In this new release, titled "Be All You Can't Be," reality and virtual reality blend to make a smooth milkshake of a video. They've also pulled in some Youtube superstars (hello Katersoneseven!) as cameos for internet street cred, and judging by the comments on the video, it seems like the tactic worked. I was hoping there would be rocket launchers or grenades involved, but I guess that wouldn't have been a good idea. Sigh.