Free Radical Design closes down - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 18th Dec 2008, 14:14

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...-closes-down/1

Free Radical Design, the independant developer behind Haze and Timesplitters, has officially closed its doors today.

Redbeaver · 18th Dec 2008, 14:19

goddamn this is starting to get real depressing...

that said, i'm 100% sure Haze wouldve went better if they released it on PC as well...

liratheal · 18th Dec 2008, 14:35

Given that Haze was a piece of ****, I'm not shocked.

proxess · 18th Dec 2008, 15:05

How many of these news have we seen lately?

Paradigm Shifter · 18th Dec 2008, 15:11

Expect the closure news to get more frequent, too...

Anyway... I enjoyed Timesplitters, it was fun. Shame to see them go, even if Haze wasn't all it could have been.

Xir · 18th Dec 2008, 15:21

"...staff that they arrived at work today to find the office locked and security guards preventing access"

Well thats a nice and decent way of laying off your staff

titanium angel · 18th Dec 2008, 15:53

i loved the first timesplitters i thought it was a great game. I had however totally forgot about haze nobody i know bought it and all my friends have got ps3's. Im with Xir here there are better ways to inform your staff that their going to lose the jobs!

Jordan Wise · 18th Dec 2008, 16:06

^^ just before christmas as well

Veles · 18th Dec 2008, 16:41

Yeah that's pretty ridiculous, I remember hearing it happening to other games companies that closed down too.

Skiddywinks · 18th Dec 2008, 17:13

I have to admit, I am really shocked. I didn't see one game bombing taking out the whole company :/

Shame, I love TS. But Haze truly was garbage. Making it PS3 exclusive was not the best of ideas.

CardJoe · 18th Dec 2008, 17:26

The amount it costs to make a game, the fact of the matter is that one failed game means one failed company.

pizan · 18th Dec 2008, 19:54

maybe they just closed the doors for an early holiday vacation...lol

Horizon · 18th Dec 2008, 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by liratheal

Given that Haze was a piece of ****, I'm not shocked.

QFT, I was looking forward to it, they had interesting ideas and promise, then downloaded the demo only to find out the game was anything but good, hollow gameplay and doorknob ai.

TS2 multi-player was fun a hell, if they could have recreated that in the sequel, i'd truly be sad.

Mentai · 18th Dec 2008, 23:43

Wonder if they would still be open if they had made it for 360 as well. But it is a depressing industry where a single game takes out a company. Weren't some of these guys behind goldeneye on the N64?

[USRF]Obiwan · 19th Dec 2008, 08:31

and so another PS3 'only' game software company bites the dust...

The_Beast · 20th Dec 2008, 05:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xir

"...staff that they arrived at work today to find the office locked and security guards preventing access"

Well thats a nice and decent way of laying off your staff

That would be the worse way to lose a job

18th Dec 2008, 14:14	#1
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Paradigm Shifter Lethargic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,210	Expect the closure news to get more frequent, too... Anyway... I enjoyed Timesplitters, it was fun. Shame to see them go, even if Haze wasn't all it could have been.

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Skiddywinks Supermodder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Caerwys, North Wales Posts: 398	I have to admit, I am really shocked. I didn't see one game bombing taking out the whole company :/ Shame, I love TS. But Haze truly was garbage. Making it PS3 exclusive was not the best of ideas.

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