Realtime Worlds CEO, David Jones, has admitted to being "a bit miffed" with Microsoft over its decision to award production of the Crackdown sequel to Ruffian Games, a start-up in the same town that's already drawn away some of the company's staff.
Realtime, which is currently in full swing on production of APB for an "early 2010" release, has struggled slightly to fill its expanding workforce, and the effect of a new, potentially attractive developer on the doorstep is something that Jones is somewhat concerned about - even if he does wish the team success with the new title.