Microsoft Teases Crackdown Sequel

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Microsoft Teases Crackdown Sequel



Microsoft [http://www.microsoft.com/games/] has hinted that a sequel to the supercop sandbox game might be more than a pipe dream.

"I want - we need - another podcast [http://crackdownoncrime.com/]. "That's all I'm going to say, so you don't have to confirm or deny anything. I'm just saying we want it."

Microsoft Game Studios head Phil Spencer echoed Hryb's comments, saying that "Crackdown's one of my favorites. I'll leave it at that."

So if Crackdown's one of Microsoft's "favorites" and they definitely "want it," what's to stop Crackdown 2 from being made? Developer Realtime Worlds, for one. When asked [http://www.developmag.com/news/28421/Realtime-Worlds-chats-about-Crackdown-creation-challenges]if Crackdown 2 was in the works, Realtime Worlds producer Phil Wilson denied the possibility, saying that Microsoft may have demanded it, but it wasn't going to work out. "Microsoft were a little late in stepping up to the plate to ask for Crackdown 2," Wilson said. "By then we had already started working on bigger, better things."

Of course, Microsoft being the owner of the property, it could always get someone else to make the game, if it wanted it badly enough. If that's how Crackdown 2 pans out, let's hope whoever steps up into Realtime Worlds' shoes can pull it off.



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Brokkr

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I was a big fan of the first Crackdown. Here's to hoping that the second one finally gets made.
 

meatloaf231

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Oh, wonderful! I did enjoy Crackdown a whole lot. Something about throwing sedans at people just never gets old.
 

xitel

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I loved the first one, and the ending definitely paved the way for a sequel. I would LOVE to see a Crackdown 2.
 

Anton P. Nym

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More towers to jump off of, more cars to juggle with explosives, more gang-bangers to mow down... what's not to like? (Well, except for the crap vehicle controls. Fix that, though, and it's a no-brainer pick for top 10 game of the year for me.)

-- Steve
 

Aardvark

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I started to feel vertigo as I was climbing that tower.

Awesome achievement.
 

ukslim

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My guess is that they're talking about APB.

Just like the answer to "We need another DOOM!" after DOOM][ was Quake.
 

Rezfon

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realtime worlds next big project is APB.

on a side note, in 2 years time I have the opportunity to work as a QA tester there :p
 

Reaperman Wompa

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Yay, I really enjoyed the first one and have been hoping for a sequel. It was just stupidly enjoyable, kinda like the early GTA's.
 

Dommyboy

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First Xbox360 game I played was Crackdown. Awesome. Just awesome. Though it didn't have much meat on its bones so after I completed the story the game felt somewhat empty. Hopefully there is a lot more to do in Crackdown 2.