GamersFirst CTO and COO Bjorn "TechMech" Book-Larsson is currently on the road, but he took the time to post a brief dev blog entry to make a few quick APB: Reloaded announcements. He said the progress toward open beta is continuing at a "blistering pace" and he'll post an update soon on the EU server equipment that's been stuck in customs for a couple weeks.

Perhaps the most noteworthy part of the short post includes Book-Larsson's comments on the next version of the game, also known as APB 1.5. He said it will feature "big changes from the current version (including spawning and progression, and later also the new skill-rating methods)." We'll keep an eye out for more details as they're revealed.