Free Radical Design
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Free Radical Design Ltd. was a British video game developer based in Nottingham. Founded by David Doak, Steve Ellis, Karl Hilton and Graeme Norgate in Stoke-on-Trent in April 1999, they are best known for their TimeSplitters series of games.[2] After going into financial administration, it was announced on 3 February 2009 that the studio had been acquired by German video game developer Crytek and would be renamed Crytek UK.[3] Crytek had a good relationship with the city of Nottingham due in part to its sponsorship of the Gamecity festival and its recruitment drives with Nottingham Trent University.[4] In 2014, the studio closed and a majority of the staff transferred to the newly formed Dambuster Studios.[5][6] In May 2021, the original founders reformed the studio, led by Doak and Ellis, to create a new entry in the TimeSplitters series. The reformed studio incarnation operated under Deep Silver. The second iteration was shutdown on 11 December 2023.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | April 1999; 25 years ago (1999-04) (original)[1] May 2021; 3 years ago (2021-05) (revival) |
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Defunct | 3 February 2009; 15 years ago (2009-02-03) (original) 11 December 2023; 5 months ago (2023-12-11) (revival) |
Headquarters | , England |
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Products | TimeSplitters |
Number of employees | 50+ (2022) |
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Website | www |