While it's a fairly common practice for an MMORPG to have one company as a developer and the other as a distributor, there are cases wherein one company takes on both roles. Such is the case with Realtime Worlds, which recently regained global distribution rights to the MMORPG All Points Bulletin. More on this in the full article after the jump.

RealTime Worlds has raised another US$ 50 million from investors. The cash is rumored to be used to fund All Points Bulletin, a game revealed at the last Game Developers Conference. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Friendship, relationship, kinship, apprenticeship, hardship, worship, readership... PIRATE SHIP!

Yes folks, it's definitely that last one you have to be wary off, unless you want to lose your hard-earned riches to a bunch of sea dogs. Losing your booty is even more of a factor the more you get into Pirates of the Burning Sea, as you may just end up visiting Master David Jones and his infamous locker.

Luckily, Flying Labs Software has an interesting video to show us about ship battles. In addition to seeing more of Nassau's denizens in action, the latter half of this video has features new gameplay, focusing on just how much firepower it would take to down a fleet of enemy frigates.

The good thing is, you can always keep making more ships, if you've got the cash, that is. In any case, enjoy the video, and don't forget to shiver your timbers before getting on board.