Yeah, I was really impressed by that gameplay footage they showed. Looked much slower paced than the first game; kind of like the Metro games but with co-op. Hoping the project stays on track; the game looks really promising.
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Deep Silver Acquires Homefront IP; Crytek UK closed, Deep Silver hires as new studio
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Yeah, I was really impressed by that gameplay footage they showed. Looked much slower paced than the first game; kind of like the Metro games but with co-op. Hoping the project stays on track; the game looks really promising.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
The MP was fantastic, and did a lot of things better than both CoD and BF. Game had issues, but it also had promise.
Actually, people did.
It is amazing how many times it has changed hands considering nobody seems to care if it comes out or not.
Most likely poaching. Crytek is broke.
As far as I can tell they're a brand new studio that consists of Crytek UK staff.
Wasn't one of the reason they got into financial trouble was because they didn't want MS to have the Ryse IP?
Microsoft was one of the last publishers willing to work with them, and yes, they refused to give them the IP which Microsoft wanted as a security net after the first game, so it was the straw that broke the camel's back.
superNESjoe
Member
This is not going to end well.
Banderdash
Member
I think the reasons were overly rapid expansion, an unpopular engine licensing scheme, the failure of Warface outside of a few areas, & possibly the loss of some contracts... there are others here whom would know better.
I suspect they were fighting over Ryse because they saw the sequel as a possible means of generating income... where as, given the dev time, MS may have wanted to move it elsewhere/in house.
SneakyStephan
Banned
hilarious, the way he puts it
Nirolak, you're probably right:
I don't know how to screen cap lol.
https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/494516751699546112
I don't know how to screen cap lol.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Homefront will kill every publisher it can, it is the disease.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
So this leaves Crytek as a fully F2P company, correct?
Stone Ocean
Member
The game might still have a chance if the guys developing it are the Crytek UK people.
Crytek is probably in deep shit (heheheheeheheh)
Mass Effect
Member
Well then. I guess I grossly misremembered that.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Homefront didn't kill THQ, it did it's best at saving it.
Steverulez
Member
Unless they do a 180 on their deal with MS on Ryse then at the moment they are
Banderdash
Member
Or, for the love of all that's holy... build a new first party studio to do it.
Homefront didn't kill THQ.
puffyshirt
Banned
Deep Silver, man. Can they snatch up Freedom Fighters for me too?
KillerMan91
Member
Fixed.
It sure as hell didn't help them out!
Stone Ocean
Member
I wonder if they can even keep that up. How successful is Warface?
Fantastic news. Game might still turn out good.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
So the recent influx of money is because they sold out their "hot new IP" to other publisher while use their money to pay for the studio developing the game?
Crytek is fucked.
Crytek is fucked.
Not that successful.
If I'm reading this right, Crytek UK are basically in Deep Silver now soooo....
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
Yeah, I doubt Crytek is gonna make it.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Good. Thank you for picking it up Deep Silver.
Pattycakes
Banned
See above. Crytek UK is Deep Silver now.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Actually it kind of did, it sold well.
Aquamarine
Member
This doesn't give me hope that Crytek UK will still exist...
Gamesadict
Member
So this is where their recent funding came from? No matter what, things are not good for Crytek.
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
Banned
I'm pretty sure a good chunk of that cash influx went straight to paying owed wages. It's dead-man-walking over at Crytek methinks.
djplaeskool
Member
Whoa, not even just poaching some staff, they sniped the whole studio?
This was their last known retail game.
Banderdash
Member
Or, for the love of all that's holy... build a new first party studio to do it.
No, because there is no longer a Crytek UK per se.
What is it they see in the Homefront IP? I was confused they were making a sequel, I'm even more confused that another publisher would acquire the rights to the sequel and setup another studio to continue development on it.
Although maybe Crytek UK have made something good out of what has already been done and Deep Silver saw some potential.
Although maybe Crytek UK have made something good out of what has already been done and Deep Silver saw some potential.