CrimeCraft launch date set for August 25

by James Egan May 21st 2009 at 10:00AM

Filed under: Launches, MMO industry, PvP, Crime, MMOFPS, CrimeCraft

CrimeCraft from Vogster Entertainment bills itself as a 'persistent world next-gen shooter' (aka PWNS), set in a near-future city where society has decayed. The city has become a savage place and players will need to band together in gangs in order to survive, which could prove to be a hit with gamers into urban crime titles. We announced earlier in the week that CrimeCraft has entered closed beta but beyond our coverage of the title from GDC 2009 we hadn't received a firm release date.

The wait is over now though; Vogster Entertainment has announced that CrimeCraft will launch on August 25th, meaning it may well be the first of the shooter/MMO hybrid games to go live.

Gallery: CrimeCraft

Tags: crime, crimecraft, launches, mmo-industry, mmofps, pvp, pwns, shooter, urban-crime, vogster-entertainment

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

twolfer said on 11:11AM 5-21-2009

im sorry, but this game screams epic fail.

I first heard of this game maybe 6 months ago, and its already being released?
why havent we heard much about the game?

games like champions online, which were announced much earlier, are being released later than this game.

i have a feeling this game is just being rushed to try and get a foothold in a new mmo niche market.

also: in the picture above ...is the rifle going THROUGH the guys shoulder? thats just sloppy.

THAC0 said on 11:21AM 5-21-2009

CC looks so/so its going to all instanced with lobbies that load you onto FPS maps. I'm WAY more interested in APB to be honest.

Pingles said on 11:21AM 5-21-2009

I am guessing that the game design for something like this is nothing like trying to balance a bunch of classes and give each questlines and environments.

Amana said on 12:14PM 5-21-2009

lol; I'm sorry James, but I *had* to mention this:

"..which could prove to be a hit with gamers into urban crime titles."

That's like talking about Pokemon and saying:
"..which could prove to be a hit with gamers into rpg's that focus upon capturing and raising pets with an avatar that wears a red cap and a yellow backpack."

James Egan said on 12:27PM 5-21-2009

Hey Amana, that's fair enough. I didn't say urban crime MMOs since they're not on the shelves yet -- I was more referring to games like GTA, The Getaway, Saints Row, and the like. Pretty much anything where you can run around in a city while creating chaos.

Not having played CrimeCraft myself, I'm not sure how its (all online) gameplay will match up with what you can do in those other titles. But I'll know for sure on August 25th. ;)

Amana said on 1:01PM 5-21-2009

Heehee
Yah - just the way it was worded, I couldn't resist.
=)

Graill said on 2:47PM 5-21-2009

Hasnt Chronicles of spellborn launched? and arent they a shooter mmo hybrid? if so they have won that race. Maybe a fantasy setting but TCOSB still uses a reticle.