RUMOR SMASHED: Crackdown 2 Not Being Developed by Ruffian
- Scribbled on December 20th, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Action, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rumor Mill
Edge Magazine had reported that Crackdown 2 was in development, but not by originator RealTime Worlds, which is busy working on their “Grand Theft Auto MMO” All Points Bulletin, but startup dev Ruffian.
However, according to Realtime Worlds, they told Videogaming247 that they are in “ongoing discussions” with Microsoft to develop Crackdown 2.
Realtime Words’ Colin MacDonald stated, “In the unfortunate event that there isn’t an agreement with RTW reached [with Microsoft], Dave [Jones, studio founder] said he would ‘be gutted not to be involved, but if it had to be that way, I would want to see it done justice – by an established, renowned developer that had the track record of delivering the quality gaming experience Crackdown players would demand.’
“In any event, I also very much doubt that Microsoft would harm an otherwise fruitful existing development relationship by gambling on funding Crackdown 2 with a startup on RTW’s doorstep, for obvious reasons.”
How interested are you in Crackdown 2, especially with the frighteningly fascistic ending of the first one?
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