So I guess Wednesday will determine BF3's fate.

Free Radical no longer has anything to do with SW:BF3. If you read any of the other articles, even the one right before your post, they mention FR's downfall due to "several canceled projects," which include the aforementioned game.

So, what is that link all about then? Timesplitters?

That and their other games and prototypes, the technology they were making and who now owns Free Radical.

However, on the absolutely astronomical chance that Lucasarts bought FR that would bring them back as the devs for SWBF3. But that ain't gonna happen.

ahhh!!! Tean you always have to bring me down to reality. O well.

would be nice if LA bought Free Radical. of course, they would have to throw the LA logo on TimeSplitters.

Gah, true. However Lucasarts is trying to expand -- Fracture, Thrillville and a number of other new properties have been created by them in the last ~6 years.

Crytek (developers of Far Cry and Crysis) bought Free Radical.
http://kotaku.com/5145829/crytek-buys-free-radical

Teancum wrote:Crytek (developers of Far Cry and Crysis) bought Free Radical.
http://kotaku.com/5145829/crytek-buys-free-radical

upsetting. I don't have a big knowledge of game producer- maker relationships, but can't lucasarts just keep paying fr to continue the game?Wasn't that exactly happening before?

i'm glad free radical has a home. never played crysis, but heard it was good.

Edit:
Yeah, could LucasArts just give the job to Crytech, since they have fr and then the game wouldn't change too much?

Smart move.
I'm not gonna lie.

So, seeing that page, does it mean that Free Radical can continue it's work on BF3?

Crytek is good, and if crytek continues BF3 (who knows if this will happen, it's up to lucasarts) that might mean a crysis-quality Battlefront.

Nova Hawk wrote:So, seeing that page, does it mean that Free Radical can continue it's work on BF3?

It means nothing at all. Free Radical lost the contract months ago, because according to news sources they missed a major development milestone (like an alpha, or beta) by months. We're sortof hoping in vain that Lucasarts will hire them back after the alpha footage got leaked, but that's never going to happen. It goes back to my painter analogy. No matter how cool a painter's paintjob is, if it's months overdue you're not going to go with him again.

I'm pleased with this news. I'm glad that crytek bought them and that TS4 still has a chance and to be shiner. Finally a franchise that would have excellent graphics and gameplay.

FR continuing SWBFIII, like Tean said, will be a far stretch. Further than 12 parsecs.

well i think thats it for swbf3 as we know it. I Doubt we shall see it unless they continue it the new company which is posible but i just have a "bad felling about this" which usually turns out good

well AT THE MOMENT WE ARE BACK TO SQUARE 1 we know nothing now as we dont know if the project is cancled or not. just a shame to see a great game die

a hour of scilence is needed-

Speculation, sure, but man, imagine BF3 with a Crysis editor?
Tell me you wouldn't love to mod this way
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/17743.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/17763.html

BTW, look at the news on the Crytek site.
http://www.crytek.com/news/news/?tx_ttn ... 57a43f3118
From the sounds of things on there, they acquired ALL of Free Radicals assets.

Hold up though, are the BF3 assets even classified as Free Radical's assets anymore though?

*sigh* Thank goodness I can quote myself

Teancum wrote:Again, I'm just happy that all those assets belong to Lucasarts. For those confused as to how that works, see the hide section:

Hidden/Spoiler:

Lucasarts owns all Star Wars intellectual property, with the exception of BioWare, which has some rights due to them literally building up so much brand new content. Free Radical, Pandemic, etc are merely contracted to build a game. Think of it like this:

You hire someone to paint your house. In the cost is the paint, which you own - it's on your walls. However, the way painters decide to paint your house you don't. If they use some cool technology to paint your house and have it dry in 10 minutes that's theirs.

Same deal with Free Radical. All the Star Wars stuff belongs to Lucasarts, but the engine (they way those assets are used) belongs to Free Radical.