| THQ and Crytek Collaborate to Develop Next Homefront Title |
Legendary FPS Developer Set To Take THQ's Successful Original IP To New Heights
AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Sep 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- THQ Inc., (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that the next title in itsHomefront(R) 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 Homefrontwill 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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Not many of my friends are homefront fans but I enjoyed it a great deal and look forward to more. I sincerely hope they do more with the current title though. More story, bigger multiplayer. Guess it's coming to the next Homefront title, and I'll be there.
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