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TimeSplitters 4

Is TimeSplitters 4 Close to Being Announced?
Written Monday, August 01, 2011 By Richard Walker
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That TimeSplitter 4 rumour train rolls on and refuses to stop, as a a small boxout in the UK Official PlayStation Magazine August issue states that Crytek UK may be readying an announcement for the long-awaited, much-anticipated sequel to TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, which released waaaaay back in 2005, sparking yet more speculation that it may not be too far off.

With Crysis 2 long done and dusted, it seems like high time for Crytek to be moving on to TimeSplitters 4, and goodness knows that fans have been screaming out for it long enough. “Gun-wielding monkeys are finally making a comeback! A fourth Timesplitters title is to be announced soon,” reads the 'Rumour Machine' section of the latest OPM in what we hope isn't spurious rumour or hype-mongering.

Could a big GamesCom 2011 reveal be on the cards then? We're crossing our fingers, toes and whatever else we can cross on our person in anticipation of the big event in Cologne later this month, hoping for a first look at TimeSplitters 4. Watch this space, folks.

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Comment #1 by Coruba
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 05:53:00 AM
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I'm not sure I'm still interested in this series, much better games have come out since!


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Comment #2 by rob_subzero
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 05:53:21 AM
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I think I just made a mess in my trousers........really really hope this get announced soon as this series is long due another game


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Comment #3 by GR4V1G0R3
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 05:54:13 AM
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i bleedin hope so

been far too long without seeing any monkeys with guns (timesplitters pics aside)


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Comment #4 by JAJAY797
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 05:55:48 AM
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Never herd of it but look at the monkey.


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Comment #5 by Clarky08
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 05:57:26 AM
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I was a huge fan of Timesplitters 2. I'll wait for the reviews on this, if the multiplayer is done well enough though it could hopefully rival Halo and COD in that market. I for one am beginning to come a little bored with the repetitiveness of them both, albeit they are great games.


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Comment #6 by maniac2k5
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:00:13 AM
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I know a lot of Timesplitters fans didn't like Future Perfect but I really, really enjoyed it, so I do hope 4 is a sequel to it and not a reboot/new storyline. My fingers are crossed this is gets announced. :D


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Comment #7 by TwitTheShred
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:07:31 AM
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if this does come out, it's be the only game in my tray for years


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Comment #8 by Phenoviral
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:16:24 AM
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To be honest, I loved every single one of the Timesplitters games, though I personally think that the first one flowed the best.

I just really hope that they don't forget what made the series great. Given the different people behind the game, I fear it could definitely take more of a turn for the mainstream, such as Halo, or Call of Duty.
I'm not even saying that those games are bad by any means, but that's not what Timesplitters is all about.

Also, what's the betting they call it 'Tymesplitters'? '>_>


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Comment #9 by UberPirateNinja
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:19:50 AM
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or even better, thymesplitters.

also, what has it got to do with crytek? where did free radical design go?


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Comment #10 by Marvel Avenger
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:26:15 AM
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Hopefully this will be a good laugh like TimeSplitters 2.


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Comment #11 by SaintKnight
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:31:45 AM
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Please...oh please announce this game!!


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Comment #12 by PhoenixTemplar
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:33:49 AM
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@10 Free Radical made the horrible Haze for PS3, went bankrupt, and became Crytek UK, if I remember correctly.

I really hope this happens. I still remember playing my squad mates Future Perfect in Afghanistan, and fragging each other till the sun came up.


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Comment #13 by konvict1
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:35:37 AM
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awesome news, i would also accept a HD Trilogy collection


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Comment #14 by Caramel Cardinal
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:42:25 AM
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thought there was also a rumour about it being a title on xbox 720 though


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Comment #15 by Jleek1992
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:43:49 AM
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I heard about this and it coming to the Xbox 720 so maybe not i might be 360 and PS3 never the less i will buy it becusae TS is a good gaming series.


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Comment #16 by Phenoviral
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:46:14 AM
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@#15:

Well, that comment almost made sense. They mentioned on this site that it might be coming for next-gen consoles (though I doubt they're actually going to go ahead and call it the 720). Though that, like this, is not an official statement. Both could be completely untrue rumours.


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Comment #17 by Krovash
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:48:57 AM
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Hmm i wonder if they'll show some gameplay when they announce it. As i've read before TS4 is being developed for next generation, so that way we're gonna see how games of next gen might look like. I hope the MP will be as good as in previous games.


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Comment #18 by GDMFS0AB
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:59:39 AM
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@16 - I think the devs actually confirmed they were making it for next-gen consoles.

That being the news that was, as you say reported on this site. I'm pretty sure it stated they confirmed it for next gen.

Big fan of the series, so lets hope its 360 and it's soon.


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Comment #19 by daviduk2000
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 07:05:29 AM
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im just worried it wont hold up like it used to. it Was and AMAZING series. but its old. i dont know how it will fare now. Look at perfect dark / goldeneye. They were amazing in their day. but now its only nostalgic reasons they are any good.


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Comment #20 by tankoman
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 07:21:08 AM
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Finally!!! Always Outnumbered but never Outgunned.


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Comment #21 by halorvb13
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 07:27:04 AM
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Timesplitters was the first fps I ever played. Boy that brings back memories.


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Comment #22 by WonderCaliban
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 07:31:37 AM
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I remember telling my friends Timesplitters was better than Halo (The 1st one where MP was local only). They all said I was mad.

But for me Timesplitters 2 and 3 were the best MP games I ever played.

Chimpocide!


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Comment #23 by BKNaB
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 08:00:23 AM
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I played Future Perfect for hours! I got somewhere like 146/150 characters then my memory card got erased somehow...


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Comment #24 by Nuke2099
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 08:13:19 AM
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I hope people know that the 720 was a aprils fool joke a few years ago :D


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Comment #25 by WMDalpha
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 09:29:32 AM
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Timesplitters is one of the best fast paced arcade shooters ever made!


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Comment #26 by zombie rage94
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 09:50:14 AM
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My hopes are up for this game. i really enjoyed playing future perfect with my friends and i still do to this day u know how fun it will be to play virus online with about 16 other players.


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Comment #27 by Andreas_loel
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 10:13:57 AM
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1 and 2 was awesome, after that i lost interest


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Comment #28 by threefiftyzzz
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 10:17:18 AM
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Timesplitters 2 is one of my all time fav games...I turned all my friends onto it..future perfect was good too but I felt it wasn't as great as ts2...I can't wait for this game...


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Comment #29 by FR0ST3D AX3
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 10:59:54 AM
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I love this game, Bring on the Monkeys! ^_^


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Comment #30 by Betruger
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 11:07:23 AM
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It would be a day one buy for me even if it sucked


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Comment #31 by FR0ST3D AX3
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 11:15:38 AM
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@30 It wont thought, Trust me (If it does come out)
@13 That would be incredible ^_^ Definately buying that if so :)


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Comment #32 by JDAckers
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 11:15:53 AM
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TS 2, what a game :D


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Comment #33 by Coruba
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 11:16:06 AM
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Kudos for all the thumbs downs :), I loved future perfect i'm just having a hard time seeing the cutesy presentation and humour stacking up against more advanced shooters this generation.


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Comment #35 by wenerdog
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 11:28:36 AM
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Hands down some of the most amusing and enjoyable game play. With plenty of challenge unlocking things. I'm Melting!!!


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Comment #36 by BADFELLA
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 11:35:12 AM
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i agree with @1 had there day


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Comment #37 by Rodeo Legend
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 12:00:38 PM
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Next months game informer cover story? Figures crossed


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Comment #38 by master_shake_350
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 12:33:02 PM
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#1 Play your CoD, this series is awesome and always will be.


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Comment #39 by GR4V1G0R3
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 12:40:53 PM
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@34, no, it's still in there, it's the invisible man / timesplitters crossover porno, haven't you heard about it ?


a few things i'm hoping for from TS4

1. an unlockable monkey outfit for my avatar, or at least a head / mask

2. it to be like any of the previous games (preferably the original, but the others were good too)

3. a return of the challenges, they added so much to the first game (without them it could be seen as shallow, and short. as long as it doesnt have the docks level where you had to shoot the ducks, i'll pwn it)

personally, i doubt this will be a straight to next gen game (meaning ps4 / x720) it would be able to use the cryengine 3, and work perfectly fine on current consoles. if not, it involves creating a whole new engine, and therefore spending at least 2 more years on the game. now personally i would have thought they are a little further down the production than that.

i can't remember the full story of when FR went under, so i have no idea how much work they had done on the game at that point, or if it was just a table (desktop) full of ideas


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Comment #40 by Dlark17
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 12:52:45 PM
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It had better be soon! And fingers crossed the "not til the next console generation" myth is a lie! It's been far too long since we heard the rallying cry, "IT'S TIME TO SPLIT!"

Oh, and @39, Free Radical only went under a few years back. They had enough work done on TS4 that there were full-page spreads about it before they got taken in to Crytek. If you google TimeSplitters 4, you should be able to find the pictures of Jo-Beth Casey as a chainsaw-wielding nun along with all the other parody promotionals they made.


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Comment #41 by Ephidel
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 01:03:32 PM
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You know, as great as the the other games were, I'm just bored with all this hype surrounding TS4. Either announce it or don't, but just friggin' do it either way. If this fanboyish hype rolls on for much longer TS4 will be another Duke Nukem Forever, and no-one wants that.


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Comment #42 by Barra
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 01:03:40 PM
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Me and my girlfriend used to play this when we first got together 5 YEARS AGO!!!

Hoping for a 2012 release. Please.............


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Comment #43 by Tim 13
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 01:18:30 PM
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@1: Modern Warfare topped the hell out of Timesplitters, you're right, but Timesplitters was amazing for its time, so I think they may have something up their sleeve to make it compete with the others; if the rumor turns out to be true at all.

I'm looking forward to it mainly because I went on eBay and got a copy of Future Perfect about a month before they shut down classic Xbox servers, only to discover that Future Perfect was one of the maybe 16 games that didn't have forward compatibility with the 360, lol.

Make bots less retarded; thanks!


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Comment #44 by Seamus McLimey
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 01:23:36 PM
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8hr long marathons on the Siberian map with rockets, no kill limits, and a truck of doom. Nothing better.


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Comment #45 by kitch
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 01:57:57 PM
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This series of games was brilliant till 3rd one!!! On the level where I went inside UFO it gave me motion sickness!!!!! 1st game to do this to me. Never had it b4 but get it every now and again, I can't play deadly premonition or shadow of the damned now! Grrrrr


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Comment #46 by JackPackage96_30
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 02:28:14 PM
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Ive played all three of the TimeSplitter games and they have all been great so I have high hopes for this game and i really want this to be real and not a rumour.


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Comment #47 by Dr Popodopolus
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 02:54:24 PM
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#1 I could only name Call of Duty 4 on par with Timesplitters: Future Perfect with FPS' titles that have released since 2005.

TIMESPLITTERS FOREVER


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Comment #48 by Smolesie
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 03:34:05 PM
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It's time to unleash the ass-kickulator! WOOPWOOPWOOPWOOP


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Comment #49 by cheevo360
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 03:50:59 PM
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Almost love 1st TimeSplitters on PS2, 2nd and 3rd series of TimeSplitters on GameCube. Cannot wait for 4th!!! 8D


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Comment #50 by mrvtec10
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 03:55:50 PM
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Venice infection hiding in the little room only obtainable by boat and watching every infected person go crazy good times


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Comment #51 by Akatsuki Sw1tch
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 03:56:46 PM
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I really hope it does finally arrive as I need a game to truly put the fun back into MP.


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Comment #52 by cfutecbolg
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 06:05:16 PM
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They better announce this soon I've been waiting for years already!


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Comment #53 by Charcoal1990
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 07:29:30 PM
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When they do announce it, release some screenshots and a trailer it'll be the most talked about game. Guaranteed.


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Comment #54 by Akki Kitsune
Tuesday, August 02, 2011 @ 03:13:54 AM
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Nice I've been looking forward/hoping they would continue making it. I remember coming across an online petition for it to stay in development propbly about a year or two ago.
Good to see it might actually be happening.


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Comment #55 by Maka
Wednesday, August 03, 2011 @ 09:51:08 AM
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some of the most local multiplayer fun Ive ever had with the older titles.


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Comment #56 by Subclique
Wednesday, August 03, 2011 @ 06:10:53 PM
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I hope this is true and will be one of best games in the end of Xbox 360 cycle or one of best launch games for next-gen console. TS2 was my first ever FPS which I got into properly.


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Comment #57 by xSWx Dark Jedi
Thursday, August 04, 2011 @ 12:07:48 AM
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Time to split!


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Comment #58 by ViNyLek
Thursday, August 04, 2011 @ 01:07:28 PM
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If made right it could pwn. And I would not expect anything less from Crytek anyway:-P


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