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'''Realtime Worlds Ltd''' is a [[video game developer]] based in [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]]. It was founded in early [[2002]] by [[David Jones (game developer)|David Jones]] (formerly of [[DMA Design]]) who developed the popular franchises ''[[Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto (GTA)]]'' and ''[[Lemmings (video game)|Lemmings]]''.<ref name=washpost>{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/14/AR2008041400834.html | title=WPP Amongst $50 Million Investors In Game Maker Realtime Worlds | date=2008-04-14|accessdate=2008-04-15|publisher=[[Washington Post]]}}</ref> Much of the initial workforce was previously employed at [[Rage Software]], whichas hadRage ceasedGames operations(Scotland).{{Fact|date=April 2008}} During this period withas Rage Games (Scotland), the core team who would go on to form Realtime Worlds, developed theMobile titleForces. Once [[MobileRage ForcesSoftware]] went bust, Dave Jones bought out Rage Games (Scotland) to form Realtime Worlds.[http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/sedotcom_home/about-us/se-whatwedo/news-se-about-us/news-se-about-us-details.htm?articleid=23551].

Realtime Worlds is currently the largest independent game developer in [[Scotland]] with over 200 employees as well as a small [[Boulder, Colorado]] office.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}
 
Their first release was the {{vgy|2007}} critically acclaimed action-driving game, ''[[Crackdown]]'', an [[Xbox 360]] exclusive title.<ref name=washpost/> They are presently developing a massively multiplayer online game for [[Microsoft Windows]], titled ''[[APB (video game)|APB (All Points Bulletin)]]'', which is expected to release in {{vgy|2009}} and could generate revenues upwards of "hundreds of millions of pounds".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.developmag.com/news/29636/Dave-Jones-says-APB-could-generate-revenues-in-the-hundred-millions | title =Dave Jones says APB could generate revenues in the hundred millions | date = [[2008-04-15]] | accessdate = 2008-04-16 | first = Michael | last = French | publisher = Develop UK }}</ref>