7/26/2023 0 Comments Crackdown 3![]() ![]() During the reveal event of Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox One console, a familiar symbol - the Crackdown Agility orb - had a small part on the big screen. It wasn’t until 2013 that Microsoft addressed the absence of the cult-classic series. In the years that followed, the Crackdown franchise went dark. Though the sequel added new elements and customization options, it ultimately failed to meet the same critical praise and was faulted largely for being too similar to the original. ![]() ![]() On July 6th, 2010 Crackdown 2 was released. Founded by former members of Realtime Worlds, Ruffian remained tight-lipped on its project until E3 2009, where the newly minted studio revealed it was indeed developing Crackdown 2 with Microsoft. In December of that year, Ruffian Games was formed. Though developer Realtime Worlds indicated it was in continued talks with Microsoft, the publisher hadn’t extended Realtime an offer as the studio drilled down on their next game, APB: All Points Bulletin. June 2009By late 2008 rumors of a Crackdown sequel had begun to spread. Crackdown was an all-around success and a potentially powerful new franchise for the publisher going forward. Crackdown launched to near-universal acclaim, and respectable sales, boosted by the wise decision to bundle the Halo 3 multiplayer trial – Microsoft’s flagship release of 2007 – with Crackdown to make it more appealing to potential consumers. It centered on the exploits of a super-human-peacekeeping-force in a futuristic, gangland-city that would be your freewheelin’ sandbox-playground. Crackdown was designed to push the gameplay boundaries laid down in Grand Theft Auto, where those do-anything moments would drive you. By 2002, DMA Design had been acquired and would go on to become a little studio called Rockstar North, while Jones left to found a new development house, Realtime Worlds. Jones had previously co-founded the studio DMA Design, creating games like Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings. 82 Images February 2007In February of 2007, Microsoft released Crackdown for the Xbox 360, developed by Scottish studio Realtime Worlds with founder and CEO David Jones at the helm. ![]()
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