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APB developer Realtime Worlds may be laying off the entire Project: MyWorld team, according to reports from VG247 and Develop, with sources also alleging the dissolution of RTW entirely. One source apparently told VG247 that "The MyWorld team has been completely laid off. As many as 60 may have gone, but there's a rumor they may be trying to sell the team as a smaller entity." VG247 also alleges that "the Scottish developer is seeking to sell on APB entirely."

In early July, RTW announced forthcoming "redundancies" at its Dundee studio, specifically referencing a "second, unannounced project" -- now known to be Project: MyWorld. In a statement offered to Joystiq this morning, RTW echoed that earlier announcement: "Further to the press release issued on the 7th July announcing the post-launch restructure for APB and expected redundancies, the 30-day consultation period with the affected staff has ended. The supporting infrastructure for a game inevitably changes once released, and those staff that couldn't be redeployed to new projects in the Art, Audio, Coding, Design, Production, and QA departments have regrettably been made redundant. APB continues to be our primary development focus, and we remain fully committed to the game and its players." No specific numbers were given.

Realtime Worlds refused to comment on rumors of a full-studio closure or the possibility of APB being sold off. If you're an employee of RTW with more information, we'd love to hear from you.

Santa Monica, CA – August 13, 2010 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) confirmed today the latest installment in its esteemed Tony Hawk® video game franchise: Tony Hawk®: SHRED. An all-new Tony Hawk experience created for a younger audience, SHRED allows players to GO BIG and feel the exhilaration of supersized skate and snowboarding [...]

The sci-fi shooter finds a new date next year.

#bigpoint Can the world have too much virtual Edward James Olmos? Bigpoint shows off slightly-creepy character models for the browser-based online game of SyFy hit Battlestar Galactica. More »

What's going to happen in Germany? Funny you should ask...

We learned during EA's investors briefing that the super-pretty, skyscraper-toppling FPS Crysis 2 had been pushed from its initial holiday release window, and would instead arrive during the first quarter (January to March) of 2011. The game's new release date was recently pinpointed by the official Crysis 2 Twitter account: March 22, 2011 for North America, and March 25 for Europe. Or, in other words, just about as late in the first quarter as it could possibly arrive.

Joining this announcement was the release of the first screenshot depicting the game's multiplayer component, posted above. Though it's hard to extrapolate much from the single image, it looks like everyone's going to be wearing bulletproof armor, which should make your standard deathmatch a rather lengthy affair.

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How many of you knew there was a new Scooby Doo game coming out? Don’t be ashamed, it was only annouced a couple months ago in case you hadn’t. Warner Bros. sent over some assets for a few enemy dossiers. Check ‘em out… #doo img {margin-top:.75em;margin-bottom:.25em;} Weendigos. Small popcorn enemy which appears in groups and swipes at [...]

The only game that gives you points for talking about knocking up women.

#iphone Reader Paul Brown sent along images of a a new iMario theme he created for the iPhone 4. The catch? You'll need to jailbreak your phone to install it. More »

Boy, the future sure looks violent. And it looks like everything in the future can transform into something else. At least, that's the impression left by this Deus Ex: Human Revolution gameplay trailer. That's right, it's finally time to see what the actual game looks like. Fans of the previous pre-rendered trailer will be happy to hear that, yes, you can punch through a wall and snap a dude's neck.

Nintendo ships an image of its next Professor Layton package back in time from September 12.

#nothingpersonnel The studio behind ambitious cops and crooks online game APB and the original Crackdown may be on the verge of closure, according to sources claiming to have knowledge of the situation. But developer Realtime Worlds says it's "fully committed" to the massively-multiplayer game. More »

Master all 15 sports in this collection of athletic minigames.

Namco Bandai RPG tops the charts in the week before Obon.

People of Tropico, it is I, Juanito! It appears that El Presidente is ready to simulate his next revolución, as he has ordered Haemimont Games, creators of Tropico 3, to make him another sequel. Tropico 4 has been announced for PC, but publisher Kalypso Games hints at a "possible console version" -- the previous installment was released on Xbox 360. The banana republic simulator is currently scheduled for a calendar Q2 2011 release.

Tropico 4 will have a new campaign with 20 missions on 10 new maps, 20 "new buildings" and a whole sweatshop-produced mess of other features, including Facebook and Twitter integration.

Tropico 3 was a very competent game that recaptured the spirit of the original. If the fourth installment can streamline some of the more unruly micromanagement and flow issues of the last game, Haemimont Games could have one of the best strategy sims in years on its coconut-oiled hands.

Namco Bandai RPG tops the charts in the week before Obon.

#konami Dance Central for Kinect might be getting all the attention, but Konami's DanceDanceRevolution for the PlayStation 3 has a few tricks up its sleeve that could bring the original dance game back into the spotlight, starting with PlayStation Move support. More »

#arcade There is nothing more tragic in the word of arcades than a disused classic cabinet sitting in some forgotten place as a glorified table. More »

Bungie dropped its Weekly Update on Halo: Reach a little early this week, which is probably a good thing because there's a lot to take in. First and foremost, the update lists nearly every item available in Forge -- including their cost -- allowing budding map designers a chance to start their planning phase a little early. There's also a bunch of new graphical filters to choose from, including the nifty "Pen & Ink" filter seen above.

If that's not enough for you, the update also details the return of Race mode (now with landmines!), assassination animations (there are over 40 in Reach) and details how you can win one of the Noble Team statues displayed at E3. Check out a behind the scenes video on the creation of said statues after the break.

The horror mystery game to get a worldwide audience.

Players battle head to head for treasure and glory in Captains of DarkTide.

#preview The start of Fallout: New Vegas is a good surprise, so stop reading if you don't want event a hint. Not that the first scene of Fallout: New Vegas makes sense. That's intentional. More »

#gamescom2010 The GamesCom trailer for Warner Bros.' The Lord of the Rings: War in the North fulfills the unwritten rule that every Lord of the Rings video game trailer end with a troll busting through a door. More »

It's a double dose of three packs for Rock Band DLC next week. The Black Keys were already revealed to be on the bill, while the Neon Trees remained relatively hidden -- irony. We've placed next week's Rock Band update details after the break.