At the time of its original release in 2000, TimeSplitters felt like the start of a new era for the classic style of console FPS action we first saw in GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark. But now, it's been more than 20 years since the release of the last TimeSplitters game, and despite the best efforts of the original creators, no official revival has managed to happen, and that might just be the sad reality of modern game development.
David Doak was one of the Rare veterans who founded Free Radical Design and built TimeSplitters there. In 2021, Doak and several other OG developers rebuilt Free Radical under the Embracer Group banner with plans to revive the series, but the studio was one of the numerous casualties of Embracer's mass layoffs and studio closures.
