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February 24, 2004 - Back in the fall of 2003, it was disclosed that Free Radical Design, the developer behind the TimeSplitters series, would no longer be working with UK publisher Eidos on any future products. Since then, the team has made an announcement of the expected third edition of the TimeSplitters series, but it wasn't until today that the developer has been able to shed light an entirely separate round of speculation regarding a different, oft-rumored second Free Radical title. Things have finally come clear with the announcement that the studio has formed two unique teams within its developent operation and, in addition to TimeSplitters 3 for EA, is hard at work on an original title named Second Sight. An anticipated 2004 release, Second Sight was announced without a publisher being identified.

David Doak, director of Free Radical, says "Second Sight realizes our ambitions to create exciting fresh IP and innovate in a new genre. It brings together great gameplay and a compelling story - everyone at Free Radical is really excited about this one."

Steve Ellis, Director of Free Radical, says "Second Sight marks an important step in the expansion of Free Radical. The company had grown to two talented teams, developing two great original products. We've come a long way in 5 years."

Second Sight casts players in the role of John Vattic, an amnesiac who's nonetheless endowed with awesome mental abilities. How he's acquired those abilities and what Vattic has to do with a brutal military mission in Siberia is the onus of the story that drives Second Sight.

Free Radical is made up of former members of Rare who worked on the seminal console first person shooter GoldenEye for the N64. The team's FPS talents translated well to the next generation consoles in the form of the critically acclaimed TimeSplitters on PS2 and TimeSplitters 2 on Xbox, GameCube and PlayStation 2.

IGN will have more on Second Sight including news on the game's publisher in the coming weeks. For now be sure to take a peek at the first shots of Second Sight.