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Free Radical Design
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<p>Free Radical Design Ltd. was a British <a href="/facts/Video_game_developer/6gbHyvDu">video game developer</a> based in <a href="/facts/Nottingham/7NmKsSUg">Nottingham</a>. Founded by <a href="/facts/David_Doak/ptdDQLl8">David Doak</a>, Steve Ellis, Karl Hilton and <a href="/facts/Graeme_Norgate/xQjDDvB5">Graeme Norgate</a> in <a href="/facts/Stoke-on-Trent/h5p04uev">Stoke-on-Trent</a> in April 1999, it is best known for its <i><a href="/facts/TimeSplitters/2h8FYGNm">TimeSplitters</a></i> series of games. </p><p>After going into financial administration, it was announced on 3 February 2009 that the studio had been acquired by German video game developer <a href="/facts/Crytek/A08RTm0W">Crytek</a> and would be renamed Crytek UK. Crytek had a good relationship with the city of Nottingham due in part to its sponsorship of the <a href="/facts/Gamecity/I5au5BM0">Gamecity</a> festival and its recruitment drives with <a href="/facts/Nottingham_Trent_University/qcE8Woz3">Nottingham Trent University</a>. In 2014, the studio was closed, with a majority of the staff transferred to the newly formed <a href="/facts/Dambuster_Studios/lWgJ9wpH">Dambuster Studios</a>. </p><p>In May 2021, two of the original founders, Doak and Ellis, reformed Free Radical Design under <a href="/facts/Deep_Silver/tVYC0TFM">Deep Silver</a> to create a new entry in the <i>TimeSplitters</i> series. Two years later, the second iteration was shut down on 11 December 2023. </p>