Crytek buys Free Radical

Keg · Feb 2009

Title says it all mostly. I hope this means TimeSplitters 4 can now continue production.

Link to the article: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/57079

Talbot · Feb 2009

Nice

ae. · Feb 2009

freakin awesome

im suprisd crytek has the moeny to buy them crysis didnt sell so well did it?

doc rob · Feb 2009

Strange. . . I thought most of the employees were already gone. . . I wonder what Crytek gets out of the deal? It's not like they will use their tech. They can't use any of the Battlefront stuff. Is the Timesplitters IP really worth anything?

As for the cost, I'm guessing they were cheap as dirt.

HellMark · Feb 2009

Good for them. With all the bad news of late with studios it's nice to hear some good.

BigErn · Feb 2009

Excellent news for the industry for a change. Hope it keeps a lot of them employed at least! I like this quote "Crytek is now the proud owner of the bankrupt development studio,"

kwakkie · Feb 2009

ae. wrote: »

freakin awesome im suprisd crytek has the moeny to buy them crysis didnt sell so well did it?

The income from Crysis is probably nothing compared to the shitload of cash they're getting from licensees of their technology.

Neox · Feb 2009

kwakkie wrote: »

The income from Crysis is probably nothing compared to the shitload of cash they're getting from licensees of their technology.

true, and they make much more money in serious applications then in games with the engine...

katzeimsack · Feb 2009

and crysis sold pretty well... had a rough start, but later...

dejawolf · Feb 2009

norwegian army has planned to pay for the crysis engine to use it for training applications.

okno · Feb 2009

Thank goodness. Now fingers crossed for Timesplitters 4.

Crytek buys Free Radical

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