Free Radical's Rob Yescombe confirmed to 1UP that the recently troubled developer has been bought for an undisclosed sum by Germany-based Crytek (best known for the games Far Cry and Crysis). This ends weeks of uncertainty about the future of the company, which many had guessed might be forced to shut its doors. Based in Nottingham, England, Free Radical recently lost a large portion of its workforce, though retained 40 employees. The studio is responsible for Timesplitters back in 2000 as well as the more recent PlayStation 3 exclusive Haze in May of 2008. Speaking from his local pub, Yescombe told said, "After seven long weeks of uncertainty, I can confirm that Free Radical is now out of the woods. We've been bought by a really, really good company.' He added, in what was possibly a first for the outspoken writer, 'I'm so excited I'm lost for words.' Then he found some and continued: 'It's the smoothest deal we've ever done. It all went through quickly, efficiently, fantastically...'
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