TimeSplitters Remake Probably Canceled as Developer Could Shut Subsequent Month

The TimeSplitters remake has seemingly been canceled after an Embracer firm electronic mail acknowledged developer Free Radical Design may very well be closed subsequent month. The writer’s latest restructuring course of has seen quite a few studios closed and a number of other recreation tasks canceled, and it looks like TimeSplitters is about to hitch that listing.

TimeSplitters developer is within the closure session course of

Following rumors of the developer’s closure a number of days in the past, guardian firm Embracer has despatched out an inner electronic mail that acknowledges the potential for this. The e-mail, as seen by VGC, sees firm CEO Lars Wingefor verify Free Radical is going through closure on December 11:

As we transfer by means of the session course of and face the potential closure of Free Radical Design on 11 December 2023, I wish to categorical my gratitude on your dedication and the outstanding work you’ve achieved and nonetheless preserve doing. It is a difficult time for all of us however particularly for you, and our focus is to assist you as a lot as we will throughout this transition.

Free Radical is a UK studio and the nation’s employment legal guidelines require Embracer to seek the advice of the studio’s staff for at least 30 days earlier than they will make any redundancies. This offers time for the exploration of the way to keep away from closure, corresponding to one other firm taking on the studio.

By September 30, 2023, Embracer’s restructuring course of had seen 900 staff lose their jobs. This consists of “discontinuing quite a few studios,” corresponding to Saints Row developer Volition, in addition to layoffs at Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics and Remnant 2 writer Gearbox. The corporate has additionally “diminished the variety of tasks in a number of different studios”, and whereas the names of these tasks haven’t been formally revealed, it looks like the TimeSplitters Remake is a kind of.

Simply right this moment, layoffs had been additionally introduced at Refrain developer Fishlabs. Mum or dad firm Plaion, which is itself owned by Embracer, confirmed the lack of 50 jobs in an announcement to Eurogamer. The studio’s upcoming recreation, recognized internally as Mission Black, has additionally ceased improvement because the remaining members of the group transfer on to current co-development tasks.