{"id":16825,"date":"2011-11-02T18:28:31","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T08:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=16825"},"modified":"2011-11-02T18:28:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T08:28:31","slug":"%e2%80%9cwelcome-to-san-paro%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=16825","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWelcome to San Paro!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em><strong>Welcome to San Paro!\u201d<\/strong><\/em><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong>Iceberg Interactive to Distribute European version of APB Reloaded<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>GamersFirst and Iceberg Interactive join forces to bring the Free2Play\u00ae revolution to Retail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Irvine, Calif, and Haarlem, The Netherlands<\/strong><strong> 28 October 2011 <\/strong><strong>&#8211; <\/strong>Iceberg Interactive is proud to announce that it has entered into a partnership with GamersFirst to distribute the retail version of the upcoming MMOG blockbuster, <em><strong>APB Reloaded<\/strong><\/em>, in Europe. GamersFirst is a renowned world leader in Free2Play\u00ae massively multiplayer online games, serving over 30 million gamers in 160 countries.\u00a0Currently in open beta, this virtual cops and robbers-themed game has already attracted more than 700,000 online players in less than three months of testing and nearly 300,000 \u201cLikes\u201d on Facebook (<a href=\"http:\/\/e-mailer.dmactive.nl\/sendlink.asp?HitID=1320155319872&amp;StID=11240&amp;SID=4&amp;NID=190722&amp;EmID=23133085&amp;Link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mYWNlYm9vay5jb20vQVBCUmVsb2FkZWQ%3D&amp;token=677e1aa5a607186b1284d6f3278c0f380a9c6af3\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/APBReloaded<\/a> ).<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s trouble in the city of San Paro, and players have to put an end to it \u2013 or maybe it might be more fun to make things even worse! <em><strong>APB Reloaded<\/strong><\/em> is a Free2Play massively multiplayer online third-person shooter game taking place in the modern-day fictional city of San Paro. This open-world environment challenges players to find their way through a city in a state of near anarchy. Players can take up the role of either a Criminal or Enforcer to commit or stop petty crimes and gain notoriety within their own organizations in order to control the city. Be it on foot or from the driver&#8217;s seat, <em><strong>APB Reloaded<\/strong><\/em> melds player-on-player combat within the immersive city teetering on the edge of total chaos. Powered by Epic\u2019s Unreal 3 engine, <em><strong>APB Reloaded<\/strong><\/em> features a robust set of customization tools second to none, providing gamers the ability to create the exact look of their in-game avatar, personalized symbols, clothing, vehicles and in-game music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGamersFirst has been looking for a partner who can help us revolutionize retail distribution for Free2Play games in Europe. With Iceberg Interactive, we have found the perfect partner. Our pricing model for APB Reloaded actually pays a gamer to come try the game. This is unprecedented for a title which cost more than seventy million dollars to produce,\u201c says Rahul Sandil, Senior Vice President of Marketing at GamersFirst.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The suggested \u20ac19.99 retail version of<em><strong> APB Reloaded<\/strong><\/em> will include more than \u20ac35 worth of in-game items, including a permanent in-game high-performance vehicle, a permanent in-game weapon and 30 days of premium access that provides increased cash rewards, reputation gains and a 20 percent in-store discount. <em><strong>APB Reloaded<\/strong><\/em> will be released early in January, 2012. To get up-to-date information on GamersFirst and <em><strong>APB Reloaded\u2019s<\/strong><\/em> Community and Fan Pages, check out the following links:<\/p>\n<p>Facebook \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/e-mailer.dmactive.nl\/sendlink.asp?HitID=1320155319872&amp;StID=11240&amp;SID=4&amp;NID=190722&amp;EmID=23133085&amp;Link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mYWNlYm9vay5jb20vQVBCUmVsb2FkZWQ%3D&amp;token=677e1aa5a607186b1284d6f3278c0f380a9c6af3\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/APBReloaded<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Development Blog \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/e-mailer.dmactive.nl\/sendlink.asp?HitID=1320155319872&amp;StID=11240&amp;SID=4&amp;NID=190722&amp;EmID=23133085&amp;Link=aHR0cDovL2FwYnJlbG9hZGVkLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8%3D&amp;token=677e1aa5a607186b1284d6f3278c0f380a9c6af3\">http:\/\/apbreloaded.blogspot.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Website<em> <\/em>\u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/e-mailer.dmactive.nl\/sendlink.asp?HitID=1320155319872&amp;StID=11240&amp;SID=4&amp;NID=190722&amp;EmID=23133085&amp;Link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5nYW1lcnNmaXJzdC5jb20vYXBiLw%3D%3D&amp;token=677e1aa5a607186b1284d6f3278c0f380a9c6af3\">http:\/\/www.gamersfirst.com\/apb\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Twitter \u2013 @APB_Reloaded @GamersFirst<\/p>\n<p>Iceberg page &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/e-mailer.dmactive.nl\/sendlink.asp?HitID=1320155319872&amp;StID=11240&amp;SID=4&amp;NID=190722&amp;EmID=23133085&amp;Link=aHR0cDovL2ljZWJlcmctaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUuY29tL2dhbWVzLW1haW5tZW51LTI3LzQ1MS1hYnAtcmVsb2FkZWQuaHRtbA%3D%3D&amp;token=677e1aa5a607186b1284d6f3278c0f380a9c6af3\">www.iceberg-interactive.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Key Game Features<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Fun and engaging online action in a highly detailed interactive city<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Revolutionary customization system \u2013 players create their own avatars, music and vehicles, and can modify them extensively<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Unique game play mechanics with each \u201caction district\u201d supporting two rival factions, 100 players in 25 teams, 250 cars and 1,000 NPCs<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Each game world handles 10,000 players<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What the Media are Saying about <\/span><\/strong><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">APB Reloaded<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cIf you can only play one free to play shooter this year, this is the one.\u201d &#8211; <em><strong>MMOBOMB<\/strong><\/em> April 2011.<\/li>\n<li>\u201c\u00a0I thoroughly encourage you to give <em><strong>APB Reloaded<\/strong><\/em> a shot and see for yourself why it\u2019s been nominated for one of Ten Ton Hammer\u2019s Best of E3 2011 awards.\u201d\u00a0 <em>-Reuben \u2018Sardu\u2019 Waters-<\/em> <em><strong>Ten Ton Hammer\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>June 2011.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cIf you like <em><strong>Grand Theft Auto<\/strong><\/em> and you like shooting virtual people online, there\u2019s really no reason not to give <em><strong>APB: Reloaded<\/strong><\/em> a spin<em>\u201d\u00a0 Adam Rosenberg\u00a0 &#8211; <\/em><strong><em>Digital Trends\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>May 2011.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u201c\u2026GamersFirst is doing some fantastic work the core mechanics of [<em><strong>APB Reloaded<\/strong><\/em>], which means They&#8217;ll only bring<em><strong> APB<\/strong><\/em> back, but they&#8217;ll bring it back a much better game than before<em>!\u00a0 Nic van &#8216;t Schip<\/em>, <em><strong>OnRPG.com <\/strong><\/em>March 2011.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cOver this past weekend I sunk about 7 hours into [<em><strong>APB Reloaded<\/strong><\/em>] and I couldn\u2019t get enough\u201d\u00a0 <em>Steve\u00a0 Lichtsinn\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>Multiplaying.net\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><em>June 2011.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201c<\/strong>Many MMO games were on display that didn&#8217;t serve up the staple Orc vs Goblin type fair, and\u00a0<em><strong>APB Reloaded<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0was definitely the strongest of the bunch.\u201d\u00a0 <em><strong>MMGN<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; Best MMO of E3, June 2011.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cIn reality, stealing a car is wrong but in <em><strong>APB [Reloaded<\/strong><\/em>] it feels so right.\u201d <em>Adam Tingle<\/em> <em><strong>MMORPG.com\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>May 2011.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>All Points Bulletin: Reloaded<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is definitely worth a try.\u201d\u00a0 <em>John Jacques- <\/em><strong><em>Gamerant.com\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>June 2011\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>\u201c..this looks to be a glorious and fast-paced team action game.\u201d\u00a0 <em>Chris Jarvis<\/em> \u2013<em><strong>Gamespeople <\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0May 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About GamersFirst<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GamersFirst, headquartered in Irvine, California, is the leading Free2Play\u00ae MMO game publisher in the Western hemisphere. GamersFirst has offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. GamersFirst.com features the hit MMOG&#8217;s <em><strong>Knight Online, Fallen Earth, Sword2 and War Rock<\/strong><\/em> and future hits including <em><strong>APB Reloaded, Hailan Rising, Victory: Age of Racing <\/strong><\/em>and <em><strong>Taikodom: Living Universe<\/strong><\/em>. Read more about the company and its games at <a href=\"http:\/\/e-mailer.dmactive.nl\/sendlink.asp?HitID=1320155319872&amp;StID=11240&amp;SID=4&amp;NID=190722&amp;EmID=23133085&amp;Link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5nYW1lcnNmaXJzdC5jb20v&amp;token=677e1aa5a607186b1284d6f3278c0f380a9c6af3\">http:\/\/www.gamersfirst.com<\/a>. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>GamersFirst is a subsidiary of K2 Network, one of the fastest growing companies in the fastest growing segment of the video game industry. Founded in 2001, K2 Network has established itself as a global leader in Free2Play online gaming, serving over 30 million gamers in 160 countries. The company\u2019s portal, GamersFirst.com, offers a range of multiplayer online games as well as rich community features.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About Iceberg Interactive<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Iceberg Interactive (<a href=\"http:\/\/e-mailer.dmactive.nl\/sendlink.asp?HitID=1320155319872&amp;StID=11240&amp;SID=4&amp;NID=190722&amp;EmID=23133085&amp;Link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5pY2ViZXJnLWludGVyYWN0aXZlLmNvbS91bmRlZmluZWQv&amp;token=677e1aa5a607186b1284d6f3278c0f380a9c6af3\">www.iceberg-interactive.com<\/a>) is an independent videogame publisher founded by an international group of\u00a0games industry veterans, that recognises quality games and their audiences. With key offices in the UK, Germany and The Netherlands, Iceberg has both a firm footing in, and a firm eye on, the vibrant European games market. Iceberg is currently among the market leaders for the following PC game genres: simulators, adventure, strategy and MMO\/action games.<\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t just play, play it cool!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWelcome to San Paro!\u201d Iceberg Interactive to Distribute European version of APB Reloaded GamersFirst and Iceberg Interactive join forces to bring the Free2Play\u00ae revolution to Retail Irvine, Calif, and Haarlem, The Netherlands 28 October 2011 &#8211; Iceberg Interactive is proud to announce that it has entered into a partnership with GamersFirst to distribute the retail<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=16825\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16825"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16827,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16825\/revisions\/16827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}