Final week, we witnessed one other collection of layoffs as Free Radical Design closed its doorways. With that reported bombshell coming to fruition, we seemingly misplaced the potential for a brand new TimeSplitters recreation. Nevertheless, pictures showing to indicate what-could-have-been have been leaked.

In response to plenty of posts on Twitter (as noticed by Eurogamer), idea artwork and early screenshots from the elusive TimeSplitters revival have made an look. Consumer @ithedestrxyer exhibits some character fashions, whereas an account known as TimeSplitters Information & Archives has uploaded common artwork work.

Artwork for the untitled TimeSplitters undertaking that Free Radical Design had been engaged on has began to floor on the web due to former staff.

Credit: Will Brown, Elmo La Mantia, Callum Summers pic.twitter.com/5WFBfiVLcH

— TimeSplitters Information & Archives (@ts_archiv) December 16, 2023

These have been credited to the now-defunct Free Radical Design, which was the studio that’s been behind the collection since day one. Extra have been curated on the fandom web page, every of which has been given attributes for his or her respective artists.

Dare to dream

We will’t say for positive whether or not these are reliable pictures from the sport, but when they’re, then they actually act as a tease. With the developer shutting down solely, the way forward for TimeSplitters stays unsure.

The previous studio was below the Embracer Group umbrella, so the dad or mum firm will seemingly should decide about whether or not to revive the dormant franchise going ahead.

In fact, with Free Radical now out of the image, any hope of a brand-new entry will include the caveat that it received’t be made by the unique creators. Nonetheless, lots of people would like to see TimeSplitters make a comeback and these current pictures (in the event that they do belong to the sport) might encourage Embracer to proceed the undertaking, or possibly even promote it to a different firm.