Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz, David Jones, CEO of Crackdown and APB developer Realtime Worlds, admitted to be a bit upset when Microsoft had chosen startup developer Ruffian Games to create Crackdown 2.

A few months before the release of the original Crackdown, Realtime Worlds had been ready to work on the game's sequel, but ultimately had to begin working on APB after Microsoft dragged its feet in greenlighting the game.

With the announcement of Crackdown 2 at E3 earlier this month, the developer has been revealed to be Ruffian Games, which to add some insult to injury, is based in Dundee, Scotland: the same town that Realtime Worlds is located in. Some Realtime Worlds staffers had left the developer to join Ruffian, and now the two studios are in direct competition for the area's talent pool.

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.

Akira_EX via gamesindustry.biz »