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Deep Silver has purchased the Homefront intellectual property from Crytek, taking Homefront: The Revolution out of Crytek’s hands and placing Deep Silver Dambuster Studios in charge of development. "We are thrilled to see another great IP joining the Deep Silver universe," CEO of Deep Silver’s parent company Koch Media Dr. …
Read More »Report: Homefront director heads Crytek UK departures
Employees said to be openly looking to leave amidst pay dispute
Read More »Homefront: The Revolution director quits Crytek, report claims
The situation at Crytek’s UK studio appears to be worsening. Following reports of unpaid wages and staff walkouts over the last month, Kotaku now reports that the director of the recently announced Homefront: The Revolution Hasit Zala has resigned. Zala is also franchise director for free-to-play title Warface. "It creates …
Read More »Crytek UK unveils Homefront: The Revolution as first game since acquisition
Sequel set to be released in 2015 on Xbox One, PS4, PC, Mac and Linux
Read More »The collapse of THQ: The full story
Was THQ’s demise the result of bad management, bad circumstances or just plain bad luck? The company that had generated millions from games based on Finding Nemo and WWE, had struggled to transition into a world where kids games and licenced titles were no-longer safe bets. Certain analysts and industry …
Read More »Opinion: Don’t let THQ’s failure stop you taking risks
South Park’s reveal was the stand out moment at last year’s Xbox E3 press conference. In the midst of endless gore and gun games came this funny, ridiculous RPG that evoked laughter from an audience otherwise jaded by corporate double-speak. South Park: The Stick of Truth epitomised THQ over the …
Read More »THQ to be sold off ‘title by title’
EA a 'potential buyer' of certain games having completed site visits
Read More »Upbeat THQ president letter says "this is a new start for our company"
A confident letter from THQ president Jason Rubin to company ‘fans’ says its bankruptcy filing "does not mean the end of the THQ story". Far from it – he describes last night’s Chapter 11 filing in the USA as "a new start for our company". Yesterday the publisher filed for …
Read More »Rory Donnelly departs THQ
Rory Donnelly is the latest high-profile departure from THQ. He was a THQ veteran, having joined the firm in 1999 as MD for France. His most recent role was SVP of European publishing. He has been instrumental in growing THQ’s Southern European business. A company statement read: THQ confirms that …
Read More »Homefront: Ultimate Edition due by April
THQ will release a new SKU for its newest FPS series Homefront in the next few months. The publisher’s latest release schedule lists Homefront: Ultimate Edition as a new title for current quarter, ending March 31st. It will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. No other information is …
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