APB Has 130,000 Players

24 Aug 2010 at 11:53:18 by James Chalmers

The administrator team in-charge of financially troubled Dundee-based developer Realtime Worlds has revealed the third person shooter MMO APB has 130,000 registered players worldwide.

According to the figures the average player logs in four hours of game time a day amd spends on average $28 USD a month through subscription fees and marketplace trading.

Paul Dounis who is one of the joint administrators commented the numbers for APB “are healthy” and that they “reflect positively on APB as a ongoing concern.”

Mr Dounis added, “They prove this is a very enjoyable game, which is shown by the average player daily playtime and an ARPPU (Average Revenue per Paying User) that is highest of any game out there.”

Realtime Worlds entered administration last week however the company has promised to continue to support APB while it restructures and looks for potential buyers.

Labour politician Ed Balls and TIGA CEO Richard Wilson have both called for tax breaks in the UK video games industry so it can prevent things other businesses from financial ruin.

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