A few days ago APB Reloaded joined Steam. The game looked stylish and free so I decided to give it a try. I haven't regretted it so far. While Realtime Worlds did the hard work, Gamersfirst gave this game its legs.
First off, the character creator is brilliant. Likely the best I have ever seen. You can shape your avatar however you want with the right imagination. Once you get in game there is even more customization you can do. APB Reloaded has a powerful design creation feature that functions like a simplified photoshop. Sure it is not as powerful as the Adobe software but it can still achieve almost any design with enough time invested.

One of the funniest pieces of machinima I have seen in a while. Courtesy of Bootae's Bloody Blog. Much lulz are to be had.

"They were called, like all of us, to this city... to the shining Apex, or perhaps the Eternal Citadel, or perhaps even the strange light in the sky beyond. They were called, but in that final moment of their journey, these luckless travelers were frozen in place by some unknown force. Their journey, like their lives, is now at an end. Forever.