Free Radical Shut Down

**ThirdMarioBro** · 12-18-2008, 02:28 PM

The makers of TimeSplitters from the former Rare employees who created Goldeneye have run out of money and locked out their employees. Rumors indicate that Factor 5 (who are currently producing that Kid Icarus game for Wii) will be following suit possibly by next week.

*Mecha Cow* · 12-18-2008, 02:55 PM

That's a shame. I haven't played any of their recent stuff but I had a lot of good times with TimeSplitters 2 back in the day.

*raphael_is_cool* · 12-18-2008, 04:06 PM

Loved the Timesplitters games. Haze was a huge misstep.

Hopefully someone will buy them up and get Timesplitters 4 properly going.

Peanut · 12-18-2008, 04:18 PM

They deserve it for Haze.

*Kid Icarus* · 12-18-2008, 09:37 PM

Sad news. I've never really played much of their stuff, but Time Splitters 2 looked like a lot of fun. Maybe I'll have to track down a copy...

I really hope Factor 5 doesn't close down too. Now THAT would be a sad day.

Archon_Turtle · 12-18-2008, 09:49 PM

I'd be sorry to hear about Factor 5...but LAIR....probably didn't do terribly wonderful things for them.

EDIT:
Man, I was just reading that the factor-5 thing was started by a blog post from one of their artists (heres the article i was reading http://www.edge-online.com/news/fact...letes-outburst)
...man...I'd hate to be that guy right now...I work for a game publishing company, and one time an ex-coworker (whom I do not get along with), called the HR department of my company and told them I was posting company confidential information on my myspace page (which i was not) and all HELL broke loose! I had to divulge my history of myspace blogs and everything...it was quite invasive...and I DIDN"T do anything. I Feel for this guy who DID leak info on his blog...he has got to be going through the wringer right now.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 12-19-2008, 03:17 PM

Yeah, if Factor 5 goes down, the Wii lineup next year takes a SERIOUS hit. I know the Kid Icarus game is in development. I can't divulge evidence obviously, but I have seen stuff. That, and I couldn't bear to see the guys who brought me all of my favorite Star Wars games tank. Heck, they said there was a chance they were going to release the unseen SNES director's cut of Super Turrican 2 (got canceled back in the day because Nintendo wouldn't allow them to have a large enough cartridge) to the Virtual Console. I hope they make it.

Why the hell doesn't Nintendo just buy them up?

Peanut · 12-19-2008, 04:46 PM

Who cares about a new Kid Icarus game?

*Brodie* · 12-19-2008, 05:49 PM

Some lameass Nintendo Fanboy, I bet. Someone who took a picture next to a Ninja Turtles arcade machine at a Chuck E. Cheese, perhaps.

Thumbs up!

*Kid Icarus* · 01-27-2009, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peanut

Who cares about a new Kid Icarus game?

*ahem*

*Ecto Jedi* · 01-27-2009, 03:00 PM

Was Kid Icarus for the NES all that good to begin with?

LeoNerdo · 01-27-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

Was Kid Icarus for the NES all that good to begin with?

yeah it's frickin awesome, but hard as hell. pretty much the same thing as Metroid.

*Dr. Doom* · 01-27-2009, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brodie

Some lameass Nintendo Fanboy, I bet.

This really just makes me think of TMB despite the more obvious conclusion.

**GK Punk** · 01-27-2009, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeoNerdo

yeah it's frickin awesome, but hard as hell. pretty much the same thing as Metroid.

Except not at all.

LeoNerdo · 01-27-2009, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GK

Except not at all.

it was released the same year, used the same engine and even had one enemy that was in both games. the basic gameplay is pretty much the same. shoot and explore..

**GK Punk** · 01-27-2009, 08:41 PM

The feel of the games were completely different. Metroid was all exploration as where Icarus Would have you starting at the bottom of a level making your way to the top, then throw you in a dungeon.

*Kid Icarus* · 01-27-2009, 09:22 PM

GK's right as usual. Kid Icarus really isn't that great of a game, though. It really could benefit from a few balancing issues, and more accurate jumping controls.

12-18-2008, 02:28 PM	#1
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Free Radical Shut Down The makers of TimeSplitters from the former Rare employees who created Goldeneye have run out of money and locked out their employees. Rumors indicate that Factor 5 (who are currently producing that Kid Icarus game for Wii) will be following suit possibly by next week. __________________

12-18-2008, 02:55 PM	#2
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	That's a shame. I haven't played any of their recent stuff but I had a lot of good times with TimeSplitters 2 back in the day. __________________

12-18-2008, 09:49 PM	#6
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	I'd be sorry to hear about Factor 5...but LAIR....probably didn't do terribly wonderful things for them. EDIT: Man, I was just reading that the factor-5 thing was started by a blog post from one of their artists (heres the article i was reading http://www.edge-online.com/news/fact...letes-outburst) ...man...I'd hate to be that guy right now...I work for a game publishing company, and one time an ex-coworker (whom I do not get along with), called the HR department of my company and told them I was posting company confidential information on my myspace page (which i was not) and all HELL broke loose! I had to divulge my history of myspace blogs and everything...it was quite invasive...and I DIDN"T do anything. I Feel for this guy who DID leak info on his blog...he has got to be going through the wringer right now. Last edited by Archon_Turtle; 12-18-2008 at 09:59 PM.

12-19-2008, 03:17 PM	#7
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Yeah, if Factor 5 goes down, the Wii lineup next year takes a SERIOUS hit. I know the Kid Icarus game is in development. I can't divulge evidence obviously, but I have seen stuff. That, and I couldn't bear to see the guys who brought me all of my favorite Star Wars games tank. Heck, they said there was a chance they were going to release the unseen SNES director's cut of Super Turrican 2 (got canceled back in the day because Nintendo wouldn't allow them to have a large enough cartridge) to the Virtual Console. I hope they make it. Why the hell doesn't Nintendo just buy them up? __________________

12-19-2008, 05:49 PM	#9
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Some lameass Nintendo Fanboy, I bet. Someone who took a picture next to a Ninja Turtles arcade machine at a Chuck E. Cheese, perhaps. Thumbs up! __________________ Stupendous Monster

12-18-2008, 04:06 PM	#3
raphael_is_cool Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: England Posts: 2,151	Loved the Timesplitters games. Haze was a huge misstep. Hopefully someone will buy them up and get Timesplitters 4 properly going.

12-18-2008, 04:18 PM	#4
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	They deserve it for Haze.

12-18-2008, 09:37 PM	#5
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	Sad news. I've never really played much of their stuff, but Time Splitters 2 looked like a lot of fun. Maybe I'll have to track down a copy... I really hope Factor 5 doesn't close down too. Now THAT would be a sad day.

12-19-2008, 04:46 PM	#8
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Who cares about a new Kid Icarus game?

01-27-2009, 03:00 PM	#11
Ecto Jedi Denki Wo Kitte Kudasai Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,439	Was Kid Icarus for the NES all that good to begin with?

01-27-2009, 08:41 PM	#16
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	The feel of the games were completely different. Metroid was all exploration as where Icarus Would have you starting at the bottom of a level making your way to the top, then throw you in a dungeon.

01-27-2009, 09:22 PM	#17
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	GK's right as usual. Kid Icarus really isn't that great of a game, though. It really could benefit from a few balancing issues, and more accurate jumping controls.