The acquisition by Crytek seems to be going great for Free Radical, er, Crytek UK. Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has revealed that they've pretty much given the developer free reign in what projects they're pursuing.

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As it turns out, neither Codemasters, Monumental, or those interested companies outside the video game industry were able to buy Free Radical Design. Instead, Germany-based Crytek was the one who ponied up the cash to get their hands on the Haze and TimeSplitters developer.

It looks like Free Radical - and, by extension, the TimeSplitters series which a lot of you readers seem to be fans of - may still have a future after all.

In case you haven't logged into the PlayStation Network yet, here's a heads up. New downloadable goodies are now available for your Sony PlayStation 3, highlighted by none other than the much awaited demo from Free Radical's camp. We've got them all listed down at the full article.

 

Known for his genius behind Katamari Damacy (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable), Namco Bandai's Keita Takahashi was recently selected by GameCity to offer his personal and creative insight to anything under the videogame industry sun at the next GameCity Annual Interactive Entertainment Festival on October 27, 2007.

The event, sponsored by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), will have former artist Takahashi taking the inspirational helm at the Vision Statement portion, sharing his game creation ideas and experiences to gamers - and not just game developers.

Back in 2006, Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning gave his own speech on an optimistic future for video games - a speech well-received by critics in the gaming media and gaming community alike. Like yesteryear, GameCity will be focusing on gaming as a societal and cultural phenomenon, celebrating its uniqueness in the entertainment industry all over the UK.

The festival doesn't happen in a single venue; it occurs over several various locations - schools, restaurants, cinemas, market squares and cafes among a few - all over.

Attendees at the event can expect regionally prominent game companies, such as Free Radical Design (HAZE), Mode 7 (Determinance), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE - Formula One Championship Edition), Travellers Tales (BIONICLES Heroes), and Frontier (RollerCoaster Tycoon 3) to join a growing list of no-nonsense names in a unanimous gaming celebration come October 24, 2007 at Nottingham, England.

The people behind the amazing Timesplitters series, Free Radical, have managed to snag a little gem from LucasArts and will be developing the next Star Wars Battlefront game for yet unannounced formats. The last in the Star Wars: Battlefront series appeared on the PS2, PSP, Xbox and PC, so we would expect to see the game hit the same formats and perhaps being made for the PS3 or Xbox 360. Free Radical have been behind games like Timesplitters and Goldeneye, so it'll be very interesting to see what a prestigious developer can do with the Star Wars Battlefront series - with previous games being very successful with gamers on all formats.

Although it has been pretty much confirmed by CVG, Free Radical still refused to deny or officially confirm their involvement in the next Star Wars: Battlefront title. "I'm not currently able to elaborate on the details of our recently-announced deal with LucasArts," said Steve Ellis, a director at the studio, only adding that the deal is "a project we are very excited to have been given the opportunity to work on. It will be awesome." You can expect a join statement from Free Radical and LucasArts sometime in the future.