After Kaos Studios was shuttered last year, THQ handed over development duties of Homefront 2 to Crytek, best known for the Crysis series. Crytek’s game has always had an air of quality and visual flair to them, making many hope that the Homefront sequel would be quite stronger than its predecessor.
Homefront didn’t do too well critically, but commercially it was a success. Crytek ’s co-founder Anvi Yerli believes they will be able to make a stronger impact this time around, perhaps meeting THQ’s lofty aspirations of competing with Call of Duty?
Homefront may not have been one of this console generation’s most beloved IPs, but some gamers probably fear that the switch in development teams could mean the original vision would be lost. However, coming from Crytek’s Nick Button-Brown, it sounds like the team at Crytek have access to what Kaos planned for the sequel, meaning not everything will be lost in the transition.
Details on Homefront 2 are scarce at this point. The game is still a good year or two off, so chances are it’s still going to be a while until we see it action. That being said, with Crytek at the helm, it’s safe to say the game will look beautiful. Let’s just hope they learn from Kaos’ mistakes and craft a better (and more fleshed out) story for the sequel.
Homefront 2 is currently in development, presumambly for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
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Source: GameIndustry International
