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.

Here's another development in Crytek's purchase of Free Radical Design. After Rob Yescombe and ReSolve Partners confirmed the sale, it's now Crytek's turn.

Apart from confirming their purchase of the Haze and TimeSplitters developer, Crytek also revealed that Free Radical will be renamed Crytek UK.

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.

You know he's evil because he has creepy, yellow eyes that stare at you from beneath a dark hood. That just screams Palpatine. But wait, that's not Palpatine, it's... Obi-Wan Kenobi? Looks like Free Radical was planning to put a twist on an old story (and an old Jedi) for Star Wars: Battlefront 3. Too bad they got axed before we could see more.

With Free Radical biting the dust, some footage for their cancelled Star Wars: Battlefront 3 game has just reached the Internet. We hear this footage was taken from an alpha meeting with the team - now since this is from alpha, that means it's taken from an early build of the game. Though that might be the case, it does sure look impressive as it is (err, was). It's a shame, really. Too bad we'll never see what Battlefront 3 will eventually look like would it have been released in the future. *sniff*

Slowly but surely, the new TimeSplitters game is getting more and more developments. And today, we've got an oh-so-teaseriffic teaser trailer rootin'-and-tootin' with none other than Sir Chipalot. That and a wallpaper too!

Free Radical is asking you folks where you want TimeSplitters 4 to be released. Yes, they actually have a poll for it going on in their site, and they want you to make the decision for them.

Plenty of interesting snippets were packed into Ubisoft's recently released fiscal year 2007 Q3 report, including the promise of a Prince of Persia game in 2008 and another delay of Haze's release. Another noteworthy mention is the upcoming Shaun White snowboarding game. For more details, head over to the full article.

It's offical: Free Radical's TimeSplitters 4 is in the works, and it's coming to "getcha." If you head over to Free Radical's official website, you'll find an announcement for the next installment in the wacky first-person shooter series. TimeSplitters 4 promises crazy characters, hot sweaty action, and other good stuff that will beat naked girls any day.

Along with a brief introduction comes a flash movie, calling gamers to "fight to the finish" in the greatest FPS of all time. You'll see a little surprise at the end, and it's also a surprising revelation. Details are scant, but after watching the teaser, we're expecting healthy amounts of humor packed with fast-paced action like what the series is known for.

From what we reckon, Timesplitters 4 is still early in development. Free Radical is currently recruiting artists and programmers for the project, offering takers with some free fruits and the chance to cover colleagues in mustard. You'll have to be very competent though, because they're searching for people with talent and "skillz."

Free Radical's Rob Yescombe was quoted saying the game is "unsigned at the moment," so we can't tell which next-gen platform it will appear on. We do know it's in development, and you can go visit Free Radical's website if you think you're up for the challenge. They've also got TimeSplitters 4's trailer on the site so watch it if you feel up to it.