Timesplitters mod given go-ahead by Crytek; “If I manage to get a group together, then they may let us use assets from the original TimeSplitters game!”

This man was in the business of splitting time. Or so I'm told. It was a console game.

“I have just had word from Crytek that they are going to permit and support a TimeSplitters CryEngine mod,” says Daniel Wesoly of the 100,000 Strong for Timesplitters 4 Facebook page.

“I am now looking for modders that can handle the CryEngine. If I manage to get a group together, then they may let us use assets from the original TimeSplitters game!"

Wesoly’s plan is to “build a TimeSplitters all-in-one. All the levels, all the characters and all the weapons”. He wants modders to contact him via Killerwesik@gmail.com or Cairn_Trenor on Skype.

I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that it’s incredibly rare for a major developer to proffer such active support for a mod remake of one of their properties. The situation Wesoly’s found himself in is very special indeed.

There’s another way to look at this, though: does Crytek’s willingness to support this mod put paid to any theories of a Crytek UK-developed Timesplitters for the foreseeable future?