Wow... This game is turning into another DNF.
Homefront: The Revolution
Game » consists of 3 releases. Released May 17, 2016
The sequel to Kaos Studios' 2011 shooter debuts an open-world and a Korean-occupied Philadelphia amid resistance.
Crytek Sells Homefront to Deep Silver
Wow... This game is turning into another DNF.
Not really, this game has only switched developers (and even then it was a different team within the company) not delayed endlessly or media silent.
A new Half-Life is the next DNF
You sometimes have to wonder if the Homefront IP is actually cursed.
I don't wonder if it's cursed but I do wonder if the IP is worth it.
@somedelicook: A new Half-Life being the next DNF would require it to exist in the first place.
Maybe Crytek got butt-raped by external politics. Countries are now placing trade sanctions on Russia, and I think Crytek's F2P title Warface was popular in that market.
You sometimes have to wonder if the Homefront IP is actually cursed.
I know it is beaten to death by now, but Homefront seems to be surviving better than it's performance warrants so far, and Crytek is the one sinking. Why, hello there THQ, I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you...something like that.
Sure agree with that poster about Space Marine, I would have loved a sequel to that one. The glow from that one reminded me of the fate of Freedom Fighters.
Homefront was short, story had flaws and werent really any good. And for that, they took full price.
Nothing new for Crytek, unfortunately. They did this with FarCry, as well.
From their point of view, they can always develop a new IP, and maybe sell it down the line. Not that I have confidence in this happening --- it's definitely a long shot from my perspective --- but I can understand why they chose this move.
Did anyone hear about nordic games wanting to purchase the THQ name because "nordic games" wasn't widely known? Wouldn't it be hilarious if in 6 months we read the headline "Deep Silver sells Homefront to... THQ"
But the name THQ was synonymous with Garbage Products for so long that I think Nordic would be better served to just build their own reputation. Putting out Darksiders 3 would be a nice start for that.
@gaff: Or just if it even needs to exist. The market is still flooded with shooters from sci-fi to brodude, 1st to 3rd person. A desperate sequel to a half-assed game isn't going to change the world.
I hope Crytek can recover. Even their bad games are pretty good. I like pretty much everything they've put out.
Seems like a crazy idea, but how about just nobody makes a new Homefront? Where is that Bombcast clip where Jeff is a video game CEO just asking "why" about Prey 2?
Prey 2 was an incredibly promising game from what little we knew of it... I never understand why people bring that reference up. People were stoked for that game. If someone can take the concepts that worked in Homefront and fix the rest it could be a cool game.
In this particular case, the reference is being made since Homefront was not very good and there is little to find incredibly promising in a sequel. So, why is a natural question at that point.
Whether or not the reference itself is problematic is a different matter.
I can't wait for Homefront to come out, just so I can buy it and play it and marvel at the hilarious failure it is sure to be. Coming from a fairly shitty game that felt old when it launched and then booted around three or more different publishers/developers -- it has "really pretty Duke Nukem Forever" written all over it.
I would be glad to be wrong. I like the very raw concept of the original Homefront game. I would like nothing more than for it to be a tremendous game and a real joy to play.
I've never heard of this show, but as an America, let me guess what I just saw in German: Was it a nagging exhausted wife with her big, dumb, dopey, baffoon of a husband? (Of course it was, because that's every sit-com of the last thirty years).
deep silver has deep pockets...
I'm guessing that they didn't have to buy the IP for very much. Crytek bought the Homefront IP for a relatively small sum during the liquidation of THQ's assets. Deep Silver probably didn't pay Crytek that much more to acquire it for themselves.
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