The news of Free Radical closing its doors invariably shocked the gaming community, as it was a development studio held in high regard for its Timesplitters series (even though that high degree of respect was recently washed away due to questionable reviews of its latest Playstation 3-exclusive title Haze).

However, it would appear that reports of their death are greatly exaggerated. An employee of the independent Nottingham, England game developer made it clear in a statement to 1UP that the company is still operational. It was mentioned that 20 employees are still working at its Nottingham office location, with the rest choosing to stay home.

What has happened to Free Radical, however, is that the company went into…

Free Radical, the studio behind the recent flop Haze and the beloved TimeSplitters series, has closed it’s doors this week, according to a report by Kotaku. Unfortunately it looks like the closing is for good. The most painful part (for fans of awesome, not-so-serious FPS games, anyway) – the post states that the studio was more »

Title: HazePrice: $59.99System(s): PlayStation 3Publisher (Developer): Ubisoft (Free Radical)Rating: “Mature” for blood, intense violence, strong language and use of drugsPros: Some nice features, good online play, interesting ideaCons: Boring game play, terrible graphics and textures, poor AI, weak story, terrible supporting castOverall Score: One thumb sideways, one thumb down; 65/100; D; * 1/2

Haze is one of those games that had a lot of buzz surrounding its pre-launch but without any real reason. From the start of the game, Haze is as run-of-the-mill as you could expect when it comes to first-person shooters.

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