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Gamersfirst subsidiary Reloaded Productions has acquired the rights to Realtime Worlds' crime MMO APB and will relaunch the game using a free to play model.

The game is being renamed APB: Reloaded.

Realtime Worlds has released some figures for the game APB while the administrator continues to search for a buyer for the troubled company.

The MMO currently has 130,000 registered players who play for four hours a day on average. The average spend for players is US$28 per month.

"These are healthy numbers and reflect positively on APB as a ongoing concern," said Joint administrator Paul Dounis, of business rescue and restructuring specialist Begbies Traynor. "They prove this is a very enjoyable game, which is shown by the average player daily playtime and an ARPPU (Average Revenue per Paying User) that is highest of any game out there."

Fingers crossed these figures help the company find a buyer.

Troubled developer Realtime Worlds has some more positive news for us today.

23 members of staff have been rehired to work on APB, with the future for the game looking rosier by the day.

Full announcement after the jump:

Realtime Worlds says it has restructured to continue to support the gang MMO APB.

Click through for details of continuing support and the latest update to the game:

Realtime Worlds' joint administrator Paul Dounis says that interest has been shown in buying the company from both sides of the Atlantic.

Business rescue and restructuring specialist Begbies Traynor has issued a statement regarding the interest in the company, which you can read after the jump: