Well That Was Sudden

More sad news for the game industry as UK-based developer Free Radical, famous for the TimeSplitters series, is kaput. The studio started with a core group of ex-Rare guys, with the experience of N64 megahit Goldeneye behind them, they created TimeSplitters, an FPS with a similar forumla as a launch title for the PS2, which was met with great success. I don't believe you can chalk this up to a weakened economy as the two sequels were not met with equal enthusiasm, the greatly underrated Second Sight (It should hopefully still be a free title on GameTap, go check it out) went largely unnoticed, and the oft-delayed PS3-exclusive FPS money pit Haze became the death blow for the company. Not a huge loss, but rather sudden and surprising.

-K.