APB beta registration opens

By Oli Welsh Published 17 August, 2009

Sign up for online cops and robbers.

Realtime Worlds has opened up applications to take part in the beta test of its hotly anticipated crime MMO, APB.

It's no guarantee of access, naturally, and there's still no word on when the beta might start, although Realtime estimated August when we spoke to them at E3 in June.

APB will be a subscription-free action game set in cities of around 100 players, with factions of gangsters and enforcers chasing and shooting each other around the streets, GTA-style. Console versions have been bandied about, but it's only confirmed for PC release in "early 2010" at the moment, published by EA.

Read our E3 preview for more, and watch our for further details on APB emerging from this week's gamescom in Cologne.

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Comments (12) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • LiveForever #1 3 years ago

    Bah they ask to many questions to enter the beta.

  • joe90 #2 3 years ago

    Applied, but married with kids = no chance..

  • GilbertGreen #3 3 years ago

    That was a lot of questions but the game looks great, Fingers crossed

  • skillian #4 3 years ago

    Thanks to ChaK for the heads-up about this on Friday.

    Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be first-come-first-served, and I don't think answering "because it's free!" when asked why I want to help beta test the game is going to do me any favours.

  • coojam #5 3 years ago

    It was getting to the end of the questionnaire when they asked "How many hours do you have to dedicate to testing?" that I realised I probably wasn't going to be high on the list of candidates.

    That said, they should be looking for people from all walks of life so they can get an idea of balance, people who are likely to play it, not just people who will sit at it for hours a day plugging away, so you could still be in with a chance joe.

  • LetsGo #6 3 years ago

    Signed up, looking forward to seeing how this works out.
    Edited by 2 at 17/08/09 @ 11:44

  • Mordum #7 3 years ago

    Well, I've applied but probably won't get in. Just built my PC this weekend to get properly into PC gaming for the first time, and I'd certainly be interested in giving this a whirl.

  • hiddenranbir #8 3 years ago

    I don't think answering "because it's free!" when asked why I want to help beta test the game is going to do me any favours.

    I answered with "Because my job application with you failed!" Cause I'm sure employees would have got in anyway.

  • Spekingur #9 3 years ago

    I always like to put something interesting with the potential of being funny in the "why should you be allowed in our beta?" fields. Also, these are just normal amount and type of questions for the traditional beta application.

  • Sonic_D #10 3 years ago

    Registered.

  • Quixz #11 3 years ago

    Didn't bother registering they were asking for way too much info..

  • WeedCloud #12 3 years ago

    If the Game is like the registration. Give it to ficky the dog.
    What the hell they wanna know if u own a house.
    Good god i am coming for a game not a hypotheek