Finally, a proper look at Crackdown 3's much-wondered-about multiplayer mode in action, and those big promises of buildings being blown to pieces seem to be... born out. It looks quite fun.
Crackdown News
Spencer: "UK sensibility" important for Crackdown 3
"We want to get the right team."
In May 2013 Microsoft teased a new entry in the Crackdown series with a tiny image shown during the company's Xbox One reveal event, but we haven't heard anything about it since - despite some hoping it would be announced at Gamescom this week.
Microsoft's next free games for Xbox 360 Gold subscribers spotted
UPDATE: Crackdown and Dead Rising 2 confirmed, including Case Zero.
UPDATE: Microsoft has just confirmed the earlier reports that next month's free Xbox 360 Games with Gold titles will be Crackdown and Dead Rising 2.
Microsoft teases new Crackdown for Xbox One
"It wasn't accidental. Definitely."
It looks like a new Crackdown game for Xbox One is in the works.
APB and Crackdown dev collapses
Realtime Worlds' games to be sold on.
Realtime Worlds, developer of ABP, has gone into administration – the first word coming earlier this afternoon from an employee via Twitter.
Xbox 360 GOD delivers Crackdown
RTW's openworld riot for 15 quid.
The outstanding Crackdown has been added Xbox Live's Games on Demand for £14.99.
Realtime talking Crackdown with Microsoft
Sequel unlikely to go elsewhere.
Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds has said it's in "ongoing discussions" with Microsoft following reports that Crackdown 2 is being developed by a new studio, Ruffian, formed by ex-RTW staffers.
There's still hope for Crackdown 2 - RTW
MacDonald doesn't think the door's closed.
Realtime Worlds boss Colin MacDonald has offered a glimmer of hope for a sequel to Crackdown, the fantastic Xbox 360 openworld romp from 2007.
Realtime Worlds gets USD 50 million
Major funding for Crackdown, APB developer.
Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds has secured USD 50 million of financing, according to TechCrunch.com.
Plus: Banjo 3 for Xmas?
Microsoft Game Studios boss Shane Kim has confirmed that the Marvel Universe MMO has been canned.
Saved games disappearing.
The latest Crackdown downloadable content included a bug that's been responsible for resetting saved game files.
Keys to the City await.
The two downloadable content packs and title update for Crackdown are now available on Xbox Live.
Heaps of new stuff.
Realtime Worlds has detailed the contents of its upcoming downloadable content for Crackdown.
New vehicle, new gametype.
Realtime Worlds has been teasing us about Crackdown downloadable content for a couple of months now, but this week community liaison "Agent G" offered us a genuine glimpse of it - courtesy of a screen-capture posted on the official forums.
With patch to prove it.
A patch for Crackdown should download automatically the next time you run the game while you're hooked up to Xbox Live, if it hasn't already.
Will include boss-reset fix, new MP modes. Flying stuff?
Elsewhere on the site this morning is a very enjoyable Q&A with Crackdown producer Phil Wilson, who fields your questions about the game - and sheds a bit of light on what to expect from the forthcoming downloadable content.
PS2 exclusive claims top spot.
Two format exclusives have gone head to head in this week's charts - with the ageing PS2 beating the next-gen Xbox 360 to the number one spot.
Well, kick us off a building.
Xbox Live may have popped out for a smoke, but when it comes back in you should be able to get your hands on four free new agents for Crackdown, which is due out this Friday.
Crackdown team wanted 200 achievements
All about rewarding the player.
Crackdown was originally set to feature 200 unlockable achievements, but Microsoft wouldn't allow it, according to an MTV report.
Says entire first shipment of Crackdown features invites.
Microsoft has reassured gamers worried about not finding a Halo 3 beta invitation in their copy of Crackdown.
Real Time Worlds' demo now up.
As promised, Xbox Live Gold members can this morning say hello to a playable demo of Real Time Worlds' Crackdown.
Will appear before end of Jan.
Those of you expecting to test-flex genetically enhanced muscle today will now have to wait until the end of the month for the Crackdown Xbox Live demo.
Including one that's not US-only.
If you are one of the many Eurogamer readers from across the pond who previously tried but failed to gain entry to the spring Halo 3 beta, do not despair! Microsoft has announced a further two additional paths to make your virtual dreams come true.
Your first option is to log into Xbox Live and play through three gruelling hours of Halo 2 online, between Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, 12:01 a.m. EST and Feb. 3, 2007, 11:59 p.m. EST. If your confidence still hasn't been shattered by twelve year-old toilet-tongued bratlings, then head over to the Halo 3 website and be one of the first 13,333 gamers to register for the "Rule of Three" program.
Failing to do this will leave you with only one other choice for now: to buy Real Time Worlds' co-op crime-busting title Crackdown. It's released across the US on 20th February, and in Europe on 23rd February, with certain marked copies of the game acting as keys that will let you download the required Halo 3 beta data from Xbox Live Marketplace.
Demo in January.
Get rid of the dirt on the streets using your own brand of Flash-cleaner, as Microsoft announces a 23rd February release date for crime-battling title Crackdown.
Forza 2 and others by end of June 07 - Moore
Xbox boss opens up again.
Xbox 360 titles Forza Motorsport 2, Crackdown, Shadowrun and Too Human are now down for release before the end of June 2007, Peter Moore has admitted.