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Crytek UK developing Homefront 2 (2014 release projected).
FezzyBear:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-20-crytek-developing-homefront-2
Thanks to timesplittersfan for the link.
--- Quote from: Eurogamer ---The next Homefront game will be made by Nottingham-based developer Crytek UK and will "benefit from the latest CryEngine technology", Crytek has told Eurogamer.
Crytek UK, formerly known as Free Radical Design, created the multiplayer portion of Crysis 2. FRD was the developer of the TimeSplitters series, Second Sight, and Haze.
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--- Quote from: Eurogamer ---"We see Homefront as a really strong universe that has a lot of potential and that has been expertly created and marketed by THQ," said Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli. "We believe that bringing our level of quality, creativity and production values to the next Homefront title, creates an opportunity for both THQ and Crytek to deliver a truly blockbuster game.
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Link from Develop:
http://www.develop-online.net/news/38683/Crytek-hired-for-Homefront-2-project
--- Quote from: Develop ---THQ's military shooter scheduled for 2014 release
Indie giant Crytek has signed a deal with THQ to develop the sequel to Homefront 2, the studio has announced.
The original project was developed at THQ’s New York studio Kaos, before the publisher axed the outfit.
The deal leads the assumption that Homefront 2 will be built using CryEngine, though this hasn’t been confirmed.
“With Crytek's industry leading technology and legendary experience in the FPS genre, we're supremely confident that the next Homefront will deliver that AAA-quality experience that players demand,” said THQ games boss Danny Bilson.
Crytek co-founder Cevat Yerli said the Homefront series “has a lot of potential”.
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He said it was important that THQ “has the faith in giving us a lot of creative freedom over one of its most important properties”.
Crytek is currently developing a military shooter of its own, called Warface.
It was originally announced that future development on the Homefront series would be handled at its new Montreal studio.
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Official Crytek/THQ Press Release:
http://www.crytek.com/news/thq-and-crytek-collaborate-to-develop-next-homefront-title
--- Quote from: Crytek ---THQ Inc., (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that the next title in its Homefront® franchise will be developed by multi-award winning FPS veterans Crytek.
“Selecting Crytek to take Homefront forward underscores our strategy of working with the industry’s best talent,” said Danny Bilson, EVP Core Games, THQ.
“Homefront’s unique setting and storyline captivated gamers the world over. With Crytek’s industry leading technology and legendary experience in the FPS genre, we’re supremely confident that the next Homefront will deliver that AAA-quality experience that players demand.”
“We see Homefront as a really strong universe that has a lot of potential and that has been expertly created and marketed by THQ,” said Cevat Yerli, Founder, CEO and President of Crytek. “We believe that bringing our level of quality, creativity and production values to the next Homefront title, creates an opportunity for both THQ and Crytek to deliver a truly blockbuster game. It’s really important to us that THQ has the faith in giving us a lot of creative freedom over one of its most important properties to allow us to bring the Homefront world to life in a new and innovative way.”
The first Homefront title was released in March 2011, and proved to be a commercial success for THQ. The yet to be named sequel is scheduled for release in THQ’s fiscal year 2014 on console and PC platforms.
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--- Quote from: Crytek ---Creative Artists Agency, which represents Crytek, brokered the deal.
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The underlined point is important. It was not Crytek UK themselves that sorted this deal out, but a representative for the Crytek industry as a whole.
Joshed7:
Homefront isn't even that good.
Cairn Trenor:
So this was the unannounced game?
Edit: Fuck you Crytek. Fuck you generic military shooters. Oh how the gaming industry has fell
timesplittersfan:
That is the sad business reality.
Call of Duty, Battlefield, Medal of Honor(reboot), Homefront 1 are dominating the sales. All military shooters.
Even Crysis 2 didn't reach the Homefront 1 sales.
FezzyBear:
This is the game that Crytek UK will be fully working on. I presume that means either Crysis or Homefront 2 was the unannounced title.
Apparently Homefront is an 'established AAA first-person shooter'. As far as I'm concerned, Crytek can shove this game and future titles up their collective arse.
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