Recession on the industry

[nocturne]

Factor 5 made the most awesome game in Star Wars:Rogue Squadron, I loved that series from the n64 to the Gamecube.

[Joust Williams]

Take away the SW license and you have Lair.

[Low]

Silicon Kinghts next plz.

[PKBMax]

They were junk.

[YellerDog]

Hate Goldeneye, hated Timesplitters. Whateves.

[Bacon McShig]

Silicon Kinghts next plz.

IBTN

[Nash]

Hate...

That's a surprise!

[Giga Power]

Absolutely loved the Timesplitters series and it really sucks knowing that I won't get to play 4.

[Brisco Bold]

According to a reputable source:

"Staff arrived for work this morning to find the locks had been changed and notices on the doors advising them to attend a meeting at a nearby Novotel [a hotel chain] at 12 noon today," said the source, who preferred anonymity and worked with Free Radical in better times. "Heavy duty security staff was patrolling the buildings."

"...I think they're all a bit shell-shocked."

The studio employed around 150-200 staff, the tipster said. "After the poor reviews of Haze and subsequent loss of a contract with LucasArts, [Free Radical was] struggling to find publishers to back the long-awaited TimeSplitters 4 and other smaller projects and were left with no choice but to pull the plug."
...

Reps from U.K. game makers Codemasters and Monumental Games were at the hotel after the meeting asking for CVs and applications from former Free Radical staffers.

[B-Ri]

thread title change.

word on the street is Factor 5 is next on the chopping block, and EA is set to let go of 1000 employees.