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• Star Wars Battlefront 3 footage emerges from apparent leak

  Someone claims to have a working build of Star Wars Battlefront 3, footage of which have found their way online.

• Watch how ambitious cancelled Star Wars Battlefront 3 looked like

  There was an ambitious third entry in the Star Wars Battlefront franchise that never saw the light of day. Here’s some footage from it.

• Star Wars: Battlefront 3 was live streamed today on Twitch

  A Star Wars: Battlefront 3 live stream on Twitch just ended, apparently, courtesy of Past to Present Online, which specializes in “specializes in the coverage and streaming of pre-release games, betas, and cancelled projects,” according to Game Informer.

• Out of time: the Free Radical story – Part One

  Born from GoldenEye 64 developer Rare, Free Radical Design’s story is a long and complicated one. VG247’s Dave Cook speaks with co-founder Steve Ellis to set records straight.

• Star War: Battlefront 3 was 'mediocre', 99% complete claim is 'bullshit', says source

  Star Wars: Battlefront 3 was a mediocre game that was around 75% complete when it was binned, an anonymous ex-LucasArts employee has revealed, stating that the game was canned as developer Free Radical “Continually missed dates and deliveries.” The statement follows claims from Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis that the game was 99% complete and […]

• Star Wars: Battlefront 3 was 99% finished, says ex-Free Radical dev

  Star Wars: Battlefront 3 is a sought-after game among fans of the originals, and all of the leaked gameplay footage and rumours can do nothing to satisfy the itch. Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis has revealed that the game was almost done before it got canned.

• Timesplitters 4 devs explain why publishers turned it down

  Timesplitters 4 could happen one day, but Crytek’s Cevat Yerli isn’t yet convinced that you want it badly enough. Meanwhile two ex-Free Radical employees have discussed why the game was turned down by publishers before the studio’s collapse.

• Timesplitters HD possible if petition gains 300K signatures

  Crytek president Cevat Yerli has outlined what it would take to make him push a Timesplitters re-release or sequel.

• Timesplitters 2 HD was planned for XBLA release, as was Killer Instinct HD

  Timesplitters 2 HD was once planned for release on XBL Arcade, and Killer Instinct HD was also in consideration, according to Free Radical.

• Timesplitters fans campaign for 100,000 Likes

  Following on from Crytek boss Cevat Yerli’s comments to press and Twitter followers about the uncertainty of demand for a new Timesplitters game, fans have launched a Facebook campaign to gather 100,000 demandees. That Yerli himself asked for a demonstration lends some hope that this effort won’t go the way of Operation Rainfall. The Timesplitters […]

• Crytek boss touts "fundamental issues" with Timeplitters 4

  Crytek is not working on Timeplsitters 4 because it just wouldn’t work, CEO Cevat Yerli has said.

• Free Radical - Battlefront 3 cancelled by "psychopaths" at LucasArts

  Free Radical co-founder David Doak has told Eurogamer Star Wars: Battlefront 3 may not have been complete when it was cancelled by, but it was “very far from a car crash and had interesting ideas.”

• Timesplitters developer says shooters don't make money

  Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis feels there’s no room in the shooter market for anything but Battlefield and Call of Duty.

• TimeSplitters 4 is "not in development," says Crytek

  Crytek UK has said TimeSplitters 4 is not in development, nixing fresh rumors from earlier in the week.

• Free Radical offered Goldeneye return pre-administration, Battlefront 3 "pretty much done"

  Before it entered into administration and was subsequently bought by Crytek, Free Radical was offered the chance to make a second Goldeneye game with Activision, studio co-founder Steve Ellis has said.

• Ex-Free Radical and Rare developers form iOS studio Crash Lab

  Ex-Free Radical and Rare designers have formed a new iOS studio called Crash Lab. Consisting of Free Radical Design’s Steve Ellis and Rare’s Martin Wakeley and Lee Musgrave, the studio was formed in November and three iOS games are currently in the works. Twist Pilot and Flying Rocket Defence are two of the titles. The […]

• Rumour: TimeSplitters 4 "seen running" in action

  OXM UK sources have said its seen TimeSplitters 4, claiming it’d be also “likely” to see the old games too in some form.

• New Star Wars: Battlefront III alpha footage hits YouTube

  Someone’s posted up a fresh video of gameplay from Free Radical’s Star Wars: Battlefront III. It’s shot off-screen from a 2008 build. Free Radical went bust over Christmas 2008 and was eventually picked up by Crytek. Watch it below.

• No Second Sight 2 due to insufficient interest in first game, says Crytek UK

  Crytek UK head Karl Hilton has said that a Second Sight sequel was not made due to the lack of interest with the first game.