Free Radical was originally founded in 1999 by several former Rare employees. With the recent announcement that they had laid off as many as 140 employees, many gamers were saddened that this great developer had closed its doors and some of its greatest franchises will cease to exist. However, in February of 2009, Managing Director Avni Yerli of Germany based Crytek (Far Cry, Crisis) was estatic to announce the acquisition of Free Radical Design (TimeSplitters, Haze), of which the latter will now fly the flag of Crytek UK.
Source: http://www.crytek.com/news/news/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=141&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=57a43f311
abujaffer said: I don't know if it is good new or bad for a new company to take hold of an old one
CrackM8RX said: This might mean the Free Radical, flying under Crytek UK, might be able to finish Battlefront 3! but that is speculation of course. Lucas Arts might have given it to someone still able to keep working on it... One can dream of a "Crysis-like" Battlefront game.
