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THQ Signs Crytek as New Homefront Dev

Posted on Tuesday, September 20 @ 07:51:38 Eastern by



THQ has made it clear that they've got big plans for Homefront. But when the publisher closed down Kaos Studios—the developers of the first Homefront—those plans became less... apparent. Taking the reigns of the Homefront franchise, at least for the time being, will be Crytek, who have been hired by THQ to develop a Homefront sequel.

Crytek is most widely known for the Crysis franchise, but it's their UK studio, formerly known as Free Radical, that will be taking on the development of this Homefront sequel. Free Radical was responsible for TimeSplitters, and the abysmal but overly-hyped PS3 exclusive Haze. Most recently, Crytek UK developed Crysis 2's multiplayer modes.

The Homefront sequel, which we take won't be called Homefront 2 considering they keep referring to it as a sequel only, is currently planned for a release in 2014 fiscal year. 
Related Games:   Crysis, Crysis 2, Haze, Homefront, TimeSplitters
Tags:   THQ, Homefront, crytek


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  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff - Joined: Nov 13, 2009
    Homefront's multiplayer developed by the Timesplitters gang? I'd say I'm ecstatic but I know it means that that team is being distracted from their true purpose: Timesplitters 4
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    Posted: Sep 20th, 2011 at 11:04 am
  • sandineyes
    sandineyes - Joined: May 14, 2008
    Are these the guys who made Future Perfect? Cause the campaign in that game was several orders of magnitude better than Timesplitters 2.
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    Posted: Sep 20th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4 - Joined: Jun 20, 2011
    Yes, but they also made Crysis 2's MP which waspassable.

    I guess they can be original here though.

    WHOA. Holy **** wait. I wonder how well CryEngine3 can handle destruction. Homefront was basically Call of Battlefield 5, so what does this mean...
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    Posted: Sep 20th, 2011 at 6:21 pm

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