shinobi602
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They pretty much confirmed it actually:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=849245&highlight=
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Crytek Austin (Vigil) dev & Crytek UK (Free Radical) closed, Hunt moved to Frankfurt
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=849245&highlight=
It will destroy me if it ends up being a MOBA or something....hopefully they pick up some of the Crytek Austin guys
Edge wrote this in their May 2014 issue.
From saved to selling off the IP and closing down the studio in 4 months. Yikes.
From saved to selling off the IP and closing down the studio in 4 months. Yikes.
Bedameister
Member
Seems like Yerli wants to keep his vision of Crytek as a Digital Publisher and F2P games. Man I hope the guys in Austin get a good job and Deep Silver hires most of the UK guys.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
Crytek crumbling into dust. Hopefully the Austin group will get some good work at places like Retro, Armature, Bluepoint, etc.
Bluemercury
Member
What's so funny, i would love to play another 4 player splitscreen game on my tv. Something neither Sony or MS are pursuiting....
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Does this mean that Crytek still own the TimeSplitters IP? Or do Deep Silver now have it?
Halo: TMCC has split-screen.
I'd rather have a proper Timesplitters game instead of something different. But again--that's another topic for another day.
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Bluemercury
Member
Considering Crytek practically dismantled Free Radical Design....your post seems funny...
Aquamarine
Member
I knew it...I knew that Crytek selling Homefront was a sign that Crytek UK dissolved.
My condolences to all of those who lost their jobs and weren't able to reapply at Deep Silver. I hope everyone lands on their feet.
But I'm glad that Deep Silver is taking over the reigns for the good majority of the former Crytek UK studio. They really needed more competent management.
My condolences to all of those who lost their jobs and weren't able to reapply at Deep Silver. I hope everyone lands on their feet.
But I'm glad that Deep Silver is taking over the reigns for the good majority of the former Crytek UK studio. They really needed more competent management.
Bluemercury
Member
The problem is it's Halo, which is nothing like timesplitters/PerfectDark/Goldeneye....
Succinct Verbosity
Member
Deep Silver also have Saints Row AND Metro. They are in a very good position right now.
SomedayTheFire
Member
All of which were developed by Free Radical or people that went on to create Free Radical. Your logic says Deep Silver should get the IP not Nintendo...
Well, there it is. Not like anyone didn't see it coming at this point.
You have to wonder how Crytek got this big anyway. They had one AAA franchise and its good looking engine, which were both doing okay, and all of a sudden they turned into some kind of mini-Ubisoft with eight studios under its belt. Unless Cryengine became the new Unreal Engine and Crysis turned into Halo in terms of succes they were never gonna last this way. One new IP and a bunch of F2P titles aren't enough (unless you're Valve).
You have to wonder how Crytek got this big anyway. They had one AAA franchise and its good looking engine, which were both doing okay, and all of a sudden they turned into some kind of mini-Ubisoft with eight studios under its belt. Unless Cryengine became the new Unreal Engine and Crysis turned into Halo in terms of succes they were never gonna last this way. One new IP and a bunch of F2P titles aren't enough (unless you're Valve).
Sacred, Saints Row, Metro, and now this? Along with publishing a lot of other shit. Deep Silver is doing quite well.
You said MS/Sony isn't pursuing split-screen games anymore. Which isn't true. I listed an example, no matter how different the game is from TS. Stop backpedaling.
Deep Silver Dambuster, Formerly Crytek UK, Formerly Free Radical. why /wouldn't/ you or anyone in the thread want the original devs work on an IP that they created in the first place?
and yet one of MS's biggest games on Xbox One right now is a local mp focused game
Please let me know when you're done.
Bluemercury
Member
That would be good too. As long it's not stuck on Crytek remains...
Bluemercury
Member
They aren't pursuing local multiplayer....that's for sure....
Deep Silver was also the publisher of the amazingly successful Ride to Hell Retribution ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1HTKWX15oo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1HTKWX15oo
Purple Cheeto
Member
EA has shrunk pretty hard in recent years. They don't even have a full development team in LA anymore.
We don't know. I doubt that Deep Silver bought the Timesplitters IP along the Homefront IP & assets, but we'll see. The IP is still with Crytek until further notice.
I bet they're thrilled with the performance of that game. I'm sure enough people bought it at this point so they made back the money on meth and beer that fueled development.
IAmRandom31
Banned
dantevsninjas
Member
I feel really bad for everyone at Vigil. They've gotten fucked over repeatedly due to poor management at the parent company. Hope they all land on their feet.
The writing has been on the wall for Crytek for some time. They've released nothing but mediocre to bad games in the last few years, their engine has no traction externally, and management has been playing a game where they've tried to best each boneheaded decision with an even more shortsighted one. They probably should have given MS the Ryse IP, especially since they'll probably get it for pennies now (I'm still not convinced it's worth much more anyway).
The writing has been on the wall for Crytek for some time. They've released nothing but mediocre to bad games in the last few years, their engine has no traction externally, and management has been playing a game where they've tried to best each boneheaded decision with an even more shortsighted one. They probably should have given MS the Ryse IP, especially since they'll probably get it for pennies now (I'm still not convinced it's worth much more anyway).
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Epoch Dividers
Yes, but they probably trusted "the world's leading independent driving game developer".
Oh boy, one blemish. rad
Stone Ocean
Member
It's pretty well understood that Deep Silver at one point was a very low budget and often shovelware publisher.
However, they have been significantly revamping themselves over the years and this is part of that effort.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
You should note that recently new paint Crytek as having pretty bad management.
Indeed.
They know what they're about, it doesn't have to be top quality but if the books balance they'll go for it. I do not think Deep Silver will be going under any time soon at all, they're building nicely. If DS were not savvy they wouldn't be in this position right now.
AHA-Lambda
Member
oh jesus christ, best of luck to Vigil 
Succinct Verbosity
Member
So what? Deep Silver deserve merit for how much they've been trying to change the last three years.
phantomspiker
Member
Damnit, poor Vigil.
Yeah, I agree with that. And I think that DS did the right thing with Ride to Hell. It was always going to be a stinker, I'm just amused that the same company that produced Ride to Hell has grown into what is one of the more respectable mid-sized publishers we have today.
SomedayTheFire
Member
This makes no sense. Do you know who own's the Darksiders IP?
Stone Ocean
Member
Well to be fair Ride to Hell is in a league of it's own.
Nintendo should buy whoever owns the IP too!
DerZuhälter
Member
I don't want to live in a world where Ride To Hell: Retribution doesn't exist. That game is hilariously bad and I'm glad it exists.
2spooky4me
Member
I feel so bad for the old Vigil team