Koch Media has bought the the IP and rights to the Timesplitters series, as well as fellow Free Radical development Second Sight.

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“We are hugely excited to have acquired Timesplitters” said Koch CEO Klemens Kundratitz. “The original games gave fans a massive content offer and provided a pure and genuinely fun arcade shooter experience."We have many fans of the Timesplitters series among our own staff who are passionate about creating a product that will thrill today's gaming audience.”That final part of the statement implies that work has begun or will begin on a Timesplitters project.Koch owns and operates Dambuster Studios, the studio that was once Free Radical Design; Free Radical originally created both Timesplitters and Second Sight. Dambuster most recently released Homefront: The Revolution, and has not announced a new project since its 2016 launch.In a nice touch, Homefront: The Revolution included a playable version of Timesplitters 2 hidden in the game.

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