THQ Closes Kaos Studios

It's a hard world for developers out there. THQ announced today that Frontlines: Fuel of War and Homefront developers Kaos Studios has been closed-and UK based company THQ Digital Warrington-has been closed.

Homefront had reviews that ran the spectrum with most being middle of the road. The game did however sell well over a million copies and THQ shipped more than 2.6 million out to retailers. Lackluster word-of-mouth did little to help the games sales past its initial release, and development of the Homefront sequel has been given to THQ's Montreal Studio.

The only statement THQ gave on the matter was from the press release they sent out, branding the move "a strategic realignment." THQ also issued in this statement that they were hiring at their Austin, Vancouver, and Montreal studios, and anyone who was affected by the layoffs would be able to reaply elsewhere within THQ.

The last development efforts Kaos put into the Homefront series was the "Fire Sale" map pack, which will release tomorrow.