Despite the fact that THQ has announced the closure of two development studios, including the first Homefront developer – Kaos Studios, they have chatted with Eurogamer and confirmed their Homefront 2 plans.
The first game sold over one million units, so a sequel was always likely, but this time around THQ Montreal is assuming “product development and overall creative management for the Homefront franchise,” so presumably they will be developing the sequel. THQ’s Danny Bilson: “Everything we learned from [the original] you’ll see executed in other games going forward, and including that franchise going forward. We’ll have some really interesting announcements in the future about the future of that brand.”
One of the key focuses will be on the online experience, following the server issues on release.
“We also learned a lot about the service side of an online game needing dedicated servers. And learned a tremendous amount, which is all rolled out now in the demo. I hear it’s going beautifully, with great connectivity. Everything’s smooth.
“The issues we had on Homefront we’ll never have again. And yet, I absolutely love that brand and want to continue to make it great.”
