Comments on: Free Radical Founder Steve Ellis Opens New Studio

By: Topu

Topu — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:37:32 +0000

It is good for gamers……

By: yikyike

yikyike — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:35:30 +0000

Yikes!
The "financial crisis" seems to hit parts of the new economy as well…
Anyhow, i really look forward to see TS4 on the PS3.
Hopefully the developers can make it happen.
My best wishes to them

By: Komrad

Komrad — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:52:49 +0000

the plane got us this far… only 20 parachutes… pilot & co pilot have already jumped… to be continued… 2009

By: lastanimefan

lastanimefan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:52:13 +0000

timesplitters is one of the best series i've ever played, hilarious, great gameplay, and a decent map editor to boot. i am defitely looking foward to timesplitters 4, and besides, each of the timesplitters games have sold over a million copies…that should be enough to pick up the studio…temporarily at least

By: Kerry

Kerry — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:43:01 +0000

great he starts new company 180 get screwed.

By: TheForgotten0ne

TheForgotten0ne — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:09:29 +0000

Maybe, but I don't 1 game is worth to make them pick up the entire studio.

By: TonyP

TonyP — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:38:43 +0000

You may not like Haze all that much, but a hell of a lot of people like the TimeSplitters series which originally debuted on the PS2 (as a launch title, at that) and so there are a lot of gamers that would be interested in seeing a TS 4.

By: JacobS

JacobS — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:38:01 +0000

The PS3 launch would have been a better time frame in which to release Haze. Software stands a better chance of being noticed, so it's like putting your products near the window. They took all that time and it ended up being mediocre. Not that a development schedule can magically change, so I'm speaking hypothetically. A greater sin is that it didn't do anything unique. There are enough shooters on the market, and that just means that every new shooter has to stand even taller above the rest. Red Steel might not have been a great game, but it was noticed because it did something unique, and it had the opportunity to receive free press because everybody's treating these launch games like runway models and examining every facet of them. That at least gets people talking. Mostly, however, it just should have been a good game.

So I can understand that Haze hurt a lot and they're trying to regroup. TS4 here is more interesting. I don't know what happens to the IP if Free Radical dissolves. It looks like it's been largely autonomous, as they've gotten different publishers each time. But they may just take time to retool and set off in a different direction. They may figure that they missed TS4's window of opportunity. Whatever they do, I wish them well.

By: TheForgotten0ne

TheForgotten0ne — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:07:40 +0000

I don't care that much, never been a fan of any of their games. But it's always a little bit sad when people have to shut down.

I don't think Sony should take them under their wings, if Haze had been good then I would say Yes to that. But when they showed that they couldn't make a great game, then it's hard to see Sony actually helping out.

By: Misery

Misery — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:57:53 +0000

Its a real pity; I've followed the Timesplitters series from the start; it was a great series, plain and simple. Second Sight was a good game to, but suddenly Haze comes out? What happened? Why was the game so bad? XD

All I can hope is that 'pumkpin Beach' release TS4. No matter what games they release, I'm sure they'll always be critisized by the TS fans.