Crytek hat Free Radical aufgekauft

[Don Fabiano]

[...] Davon gehe ich zwar nicht aus, aber meine wichtigste allgemeine Regel lautet immer noch:
Immer mit der Dummheit anderer rechnen!

Die Regel gefällt mir. Die beinhaltet soviel Weis- und Wahrheit....


Ich denke mal das die Jungs von Crytek schon wissen was sie da machen. Ich hoffe es zumindest
Währe zu schade wenn die ihre Triologie aufgrund einer Expansion nicht zu Ende bringen könnten. Aber ich will den Teufel mal nicht an die Wand malen, denn im Moment sieht es ja alles andere als schlecht aus.
(Das Unterstichene hat seinen Sinn: Es soll verdeutlichen, dass das zuvorstehende lediglich eine Art Bedenken im Hinterkopf darstellt)

[Nixblicker]

Crytek expandiert nach Großbritannien

Edit: für die, die kein englisch können

[foofi]

Crytek expandiert nach Großbritannien

darum gehts ja in diesem Thread les dir mal alles durch... // auch News lesen

[Nixblicker]

darum gehts ja in diesem Thread les dir mal alles durch... // auch News lesen

In der News steht aber nichts, das Crytek nach Großbritanien expandiert

[M3nTo5]

Das erklärt sich damit, dass FRD seinen Sitz in Großbritannien hat

[foofi]

das steht drin, in der Pressemitteilung...

Das erklärt sich damit, dass FRD seinen Sitz in Großbritannien hat

ja, das ist korrekt... !

[Willy]

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-console-plans

Crysis developer Crytek has told GamesIndustry.biz that the acquisition of Free Radical Design will accelerate the developer's plans to enter the console market.

Crytek is well-regarded for its high-end PC games, while the Free Radical team in the UK has extensive experience working on multiple home consoles with titles such as Haze, TimeSplitters and Second Sight.

"We always planned to enter the console market and it was part of our strategy even before the acquisition. This step will certainly bring us forward a bit faster to achieve our goal to develop high quality games on consoles," said Cevat Yerli, president and CEO of Crytek.

Free Radical Design was working on TimeSplitters 4 before falling into administration last year, but Crytek would not comment on specific projects, stating that "at the moment we're looking into all possibilities and haven't decided anything yet."

However, the UK studio is now staffing up in anticipation of a full-blown project, with Yerli confirming work is about to begin on a project at the newly renamed Crytek UK.

"Right now we're looking at 42 people and intend to bring the studio to full production capability in the near future,” he said. “This is something that relates to the project we'll be kicking off very shortly."

Crytek swooped for the beleaguered UK developer last week, picking up staff, technology and intellectual properties.

The group, which also has locations in Hungary, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Germany and South Korea, has been open in its frustration of PC games piracy, with Yerli last year stating that the developer will no longer create games exclusively for the PC market.

With Free Radical now part of the group, all eyes will be on the developer's plans for home consoles.

"We think Free Radical fits into our culture and strategy," added Yerli. "They have a proven track record in developing great games on consoles and PC. This combined with our own CryENGINE technology and a very experienced team is more than perfect for us."

Thanks to Mocib from inCrysis!

[Mykill_Myers]

Der Post von Sir Willy sagt eigentlich alles,dennoch for the sake of completeness

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/44...esplitters-I-P

VE3D:"Could you clarify whether Crytek also purchased rights to Timesplitters 4 and other Free Radical I.P.?"
Jens Schäfer(Crytek PR):"Yes, the rights for their major IPs now belong to Crytek."