Realtime Worlds, the developer of All Points Bulletin, has released some information on both the game and the company. First, Realtime Worlds announced today that it has grown to have 250 staff members, and hopes to have more than 300 by the time APB launches in early 2010. The company has also taken on an additional 8,000 square feet of office space. Realtime Worlds still have more than 40 job vacancies, which can be viewed on the company's Web site.

As for the urban MMO itself, Realtime Worlds has released its second podcast video, which focuses on the game's presence at E3. In the 14-minute video, which is broken into two YouTube videos, Chris "Deum" Collins and lead gameplay designer Jesse Knapp walk viewers through the customization videos that were shown to the press at the expo. Take a look if you'd like to see just how much customization is available for your characters.

More information regarding the company's staffing announcement can be found below.

DUNDEE, Scotland – May 18, 2009 – Realtime Worlds, the leading independent video game developer, announced today that its ambitious growth plans have now taken it up to and beyond having 250 staff. And that plans are set for it to continue to grow to considerably more than 300 by early 2010 when it will have launched its next title, APB.

To accommodate the increased talent pool, the company has recently just taken on an additional 8,000 sqft of offices to provide high quality working space to compliment the current 26,000 sqft premises.

Realtime Worlds’ CEO, Gary Dale, commented “The calibre and potential of games we are creating requires staff of the highest calibre and we’re proud to have found 250 immensely talented and creative individuals so far, and look forward to finding more like-minded people to join the family.”

“We’re coming off the back of a very successful E3, with APB winning countless plaudits, which increases the level of excitement over the coming months as we ramp up to launch.”

Dr Richard Wilson, CEO of Tiga, the national trade association for game developers, added:
"Realtime Worlds' expansion is a testament to the company's inherent strengths: creativity, drive and professionalism. The company's exciting growth is also emblematic of the potential of the UK video games sector. At a time of rising unemployment, Realtime World's recruitment drive demonstrates the capacity of the video games sector to help lead the UK economy out of recession."

Realtime Worlds currently has over 40 vacancies, listed at www.realtimeworlds.com