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Say goodbye to Free Radical and hello to Crytek UK photo

Following Tuesday's news of TimeSplitters and Haze developer Free Radical being picked up by Crytek, it's now been confirmed that the studio has seen a name change. From this point forward, we will all have to refer to Free Radical as Crytek UK.

On the acquisition, Crytek boss Avni Yerli had this to say: "The combination of this team, the Crytek network and our CryENGINE technology will be a foundation for outstanding gaming experiences and a magnet for the best talent in the UK."

So, TimeSplitters 4 with a Crysis-like level of graphics, confirmed? Personally, I'm really going to miss seeing the name "Free Radical." It had a certain ring to it, y'know what I mean?

[Via VG247]


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vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 02/05/2009 13:43
Eugh. Haze. So bad.
Archwright's Avatar
Archwright at 02/05/2009 13:45
I will also miss the Free Radical brand. I just hope the are able to keep their quirky charm.
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar
Mr Wrighty 987 at 02/05/2009 13:48
Im really happy to see a happy ending for this team because they did have some very good games
JJBro1's Avatar
JJBro1 at 02/05/2009 13:50
What does this mean for battlefront 3?!
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 02/05/2009 13:51
Too bad they're only being remembered by Haze.
A New Challenger's Avatar
A New Challenger at 02/05/2009 13:53
I'm going to start calling them Chained Radical.
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munkee at 02/05/2009 13:54
time for me to apply for a job :D
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 02/05/2009 13:55
For the record, I only used a Haze image because I've pretty much used all of the good TimeSplitters ones on Destructoid already. :D
SentinelX7's Avatar
SentinelX7 at 02/05/2009 14:08
Lets hope TimeSplitters 4 gets put back on the front burner
Remo's Avatar
Remo at 02/05/2009 14:08
As long as I get my Timesplitters 4 I'm happy.
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twincannon at 02/05/2009 14:08
How the fuck does Crytek buy anything? They must've been in bad shape.
PhazonYoshi's Avatar
PhazonYoshi at 02/05/2009 14:17
They can buy FR because they deserve every penny they got from Far Cry and Crysis, and they got quite a few pennies, despite the proposed piracy rates.
Dan CiTi's Avatar
Dan CiTi at 02/05/2009 14:21
That's a good start.
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 02/05/2009 14:23
But new names don't make new games!
Archwright's Avatar
Archwright at 02/05/2009 14:38
@A New Challenger's post
"I'm going to start calling them Chained Radical."

Or FreeCry, CryRad, FreeCy Radical, Radical Crying.

Can anyone do worse than these?
Jaren Face's Avatar
Jaren Face at 02/05/2009 14:45
C'mon Timesplitters 4. I'll buy 2 copies if it comes out.

But as Archwright said, I hope that if they do release it, it has the same charm and humor the previous TS had. That was one of the elements that I loved from the series... aside from the bots. The bots were awesome.
DanlHaas's Avatar
DanlHaas at 02/05/2009 15:15
Timesplitters 4 set on a tropical island: confirmed.
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GunSlap at 02/11/2009 22:58
I agree with quite a few of the posts above, just give me my Timesplitters 4 and no one gets hurt!
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar
The Amazing Shenazin at 02/19/2009 23:00
Timesplitters 4 plox
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