Last week, we witnessed another series of layoffs asFree Radical Design closed its doors. With that reported bombshell coming to fruition, we likely lost the potential for a newTimeSplittersgame. However, images appearing to show what-could-have-been have been leaked.
According to a number of posts on Twitter (as spotted byEurogamer), concept art and early screenshots from the elusiveTimeSplittersrevival have made an appearance. User@ithedestrxyershows some character models, while an account calledTimeSplitters News & Archiveshas uploaded general art work.
Art for the untitled TimeSplitters project that Free Radical Design had been working on has started to surface on the internet thanks to former employees.Credits: Will Brown, Elmo La Mantia, Callum Summerspic.twitter.com/5WFBfiVLcH
These have been credited to the now-defunct Free Radical Design, which was the studio that’s been behind the series since day one. More have been curated on thefandom page, each of which has been given attributes for their respective artists.
Dare to dream
We can’t say for sure whether these are legitimate images from the game, but if they are, then they certainly act as a tease. With the developer shutting down entirely, the future ofTimeSplittersremains uncertain.
The former studio was under the Embracer Group umbrella, so the parent company will likely have to make a decision about whether to revive the dormant franchise going forward.
Of course, with Free Radical now out of the picture, any hope of a brand-new entry will come with the caveat that it won’t be made by the original creators. Still, a lot of people would love to seeTimeSplittersmake a comeback and these recent images (if they do belong to the game) could encourage Embracer to continue the project, or maybe even sell it to another company.
