APB Reloaded Reaches 3 Million Registered Users

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on December 16, 2011 AT 06:19am

THE BUZZ: Publisher GamerFirst has announced that their free-to-play MMO APB Reloaded has reached three million registered users.

The MMO currently ranks as the second most popular free-to-play game on Steam, and a boxed retail version is scheduled to hit stores soon. The publisher also announced the first major content update for the game known as Fight Club:

“Fight Club is an entirely new game mode that adds fast-paced third-person shooter play set in new maps within APB Reloaded’s city setting. It translates to a distinct new game play experience now available to players . APB Reloaded is the world’s first Free2Play open world action game, distinguished by its immersive player-versus-player (PvP) urban warfare premise and deep customization of characters, cars and other features. For trigger happy gamers, Fight Club delivers a pick-up-and-play mode that’s essentially a session-based online shooter with vehicles.”

EGM’s TAKE: The team has worked hard to pull APB from the ashes, and it appears that it may be paying off.

Matthew Bennett finally got his big break with EGM three years ago, following years of volunteer work for various sites. An ability to go many hours without sleep and a quick wit make him ideal for his role as associate editor at EGMNOW.com. He often thinks back to the days when the very idea of this career seemed like nothing but an impossible dream. Follow him on Twitter @mattyjb89. Meet the rest of the crew.