Kaos Studios Closing Down (Homefront, Frontlines)

By Nick Baumfeld
Posted on June 13, 2011 AT 11:05am

THQ’s Kaos Studios, creators of Homefront and Frontlines: Fuel of War is closing down.

The company confirmed that it has made a strategic realignment within its internal studio structure” and will be closing their UK studio and Kaos Studios in New York.

THQ Montreal will be taking over the Homefront franchise and will continue to develop for the current game and work on any future titles in the series.

Most employees from both studios have already been reassigned to other studios in THQ.

Bio: Nick Baumfeld has been involved in the video game industry for a good 12 years. He has seen the industry from all view points and has a background in websites, website integration and social media. Nick pioneered the online video game rental business back in the day, moved forward into online video game trading and then moved viral with the well received Video Games Application on Facebook. Today, he has joined up with EGM founder Steve Harris to create something truly unique and special; EGMNOW, a community dedicated to all manner of gamers.

Gaming MO: Nick is a first person shooter type of gamer and enjoys heated bouts of Halo with friends and family (even while being schooled by his children).

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