To channel Troy McClure, you may remember Crytek from such franchises as Far Cry and Crysis, as well as the upcoming Kinect game Ryse. Then again, if you aren't familiar with the studio, perhaps you're on the wrong site.
"Selecting Crytek to take Homefront forward underscores our strategy of working with the industry's best talent," said Danny Bilson, executive vice president of THQ's Core Games division. "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."
Even though it was far from perfect, the first Homefront title showed a lot of potential. Here's hoping Crytek can wield its experience in creating atmospheric FPS games to whip this sucker into shape.
When original Homefront studio Kaos shut down, the THQ brass said that members from Kaos would be relocating to the company's THQ Montreal studio to help that developer carry on the Homefront legacy. How THQ Montreal will or won't work with the franchise's new caretaker is unknown at this time.
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