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"Gaming companies come and go, it's a fact of life. Some come and go without ever leaving so much as a trace that they were here. Others come and make a gigantic splash and leave a crater in the world of video games before before forced to leave the industry against fan desires. While I was cleaning out one of my old gaming bins, I stumbled upon one of the most innovative shooter series to hit the market in a long time by one such ill-fated company: TimeSplitters."
"Free Radical's future just got a little less Haze-y (we know, sorry). We already knew that an announcement regarding the developers of the TimeSplitters series and Haze would be coming tomorrow, but we may have just skipped ahead to the ending..."
There was excitement all around with Star Wars fans when some leaked footage was displayed for the world to see. This article by Michael Thomsen from au.wii.ign.com covers some topics discussed with an ex employee of Free Radical including Star Wars: Battlefront III and other games such as Haze and Timesplitters 4.
2008 had tons of crazy moments in the world of gaming, and EuroGamer has decided to run through the events that happened from July all the way to December. They include the E3 conferences, the new 160 GB PS3, and Wii Music.
To check out the months before, click here.
OXCGN writer looks at the death of yet another development studio, this time Free Radical Design. Those great guys behind the time honoured Timesplitters franchise.
But feel flat on their recent outing, HAZE, which garnered poor reviews from both gamers and the industry. What if they had of simply focused on Timesplitters 4, which had been in production for well over a year, what will happen to the playful shooter of old, will we only see serious shooters lining the shelves from now on?
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"Tiga has expressed its condolences to all the people at Free Radical Design, the Nottingham based independent studio, which reportedly closed its doors yesterday.
Richard Wilson, CEO of Tiga, said: "On behalf of all Tiga members, I would like to say how sorry the whole industry is to hear of the fate of Free Radical Design. The studio has employed some very talented teams developing first class games over the years.""
Free Radical has recently revealed the concept art for their upcoming game TimeSplitters 4, and if a chainsaw-wielding nun, a 4-wheeled cat with bling, and a dismembered transvestite monkey don't interest you in the slightest, then I don't know what will!
Discuss in the TimeSplitters 4 forum
In yet another sign that the game is on the way Free Radical have released a teaser trailer showcasing the famous monkey which has become an icon of the games. It also parodies a certain series of Science Fiction films which you should all be familiar with. Go to the source to watch it.
In a sure sign that the company is working on the game, a poll has appeared on the Free Radical website asking which platform Timesplitters 4 should be on. The choices are the PS3, 360, Wii, PC, or something different. The Wii is currently leading but the point may well be moot if it is multiplatform like the others.
So cast your vote and let your voice be heard. Where should the Timesplitters franchise go?
Timesplitters 4 is now confirmed and it's expected to be released on the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360. Dave Doak also said that you won't hear any other announcements about Timesplitters 4 anytime soon as it's still in it's preliminary stages of development.
