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Frontlines: Fuel of War 75% Off on Steam (News)

Nov 20, 2009

Steam is offering up THQ's open-world shooter Frontlines: Fuel of War for 75% off standard price for this week's Weekend Deal.

GamersGate 50% Off Sale on Red Faction, Company of Heroes, Dawn of War Games (News)

Oct 19, 2009

GamersGate is holding their own THQ catalog sale this week, offering 50% off several of the publisher's games including discounts to the Red Faction, Dawn of War and Company of Heroes series.

Job Openings Hint At Kaos Studio's Next Project (News)

Apr 19, 2009

Frontlines: Fuel of War developer Kaos Studios has several job listings on their website that shed light on a new project, including a position that calls for "experience with creating content for XBOX Live and/or PSN."

THQ Licenses NaturalMotion's Morpheme Animation Middleware (News)

Apr 16, 2009

NaturalMotion, the animation technology company behind the Euphoria Engine, today announced that publisher THQ Inc. has licensed its Morpheme animation middleware for use on future projects, including an unannounced title by Kaos Studios. The publisher recently announced that it has also licensed NVIDIA PhysX technology, which is tightly integrated with Morpheme's character animation to produce dramatic results.

THQ Collector Pack on Sale via Steam (News)

Nov 27, 2008

GamingShogun writes, "If you are a fan of the THQ titles curently on Valve Software's Steam service, you may want to take a closer look at this recently-announced deal. Valve is putting the entire THQ Collection Pack up for $99.99 dollars. May seem like a lot at first, but when you realize you will be downloading 12 games including Company of Heroes, Warhammer 40k Dawn of War Gold..."

Frontlines: Fuel of War Releases Major Patch and Downloadable Content for PC (News)

Sep 30, 2008

Frontlines: Fuel at War just recently gave their gamers a royal upgrade with new maps and fixes, then today the PC contingent gets a bunch more news in the form of a patch with new game modes, a free demo, a chance to win $10,000, and word of a new map pack.

DLC Alert: Frontlines: Fuel of War (X360, PC) (News)

Sep 9, 2008

Jolt reports: "Well, well, well. EA and DICE wasted no time in bringing out a much demanded conquest mode for the excellent Battlefield: Bad Company, which had previously only offered a Frontlines-style shifting objective game for the multiplayer. Now THQ and Kaos have responded in kind, offering a 'Conquer' mode for their own multiplayer battlefield game, Frontlines: Fuel of War.

The new mode opens up the multiplayer maps considerably, offering up objective capture in any order on existing maps, which includes the downloadable ones, too. You can't capture main bases, though, and the vehicles have also been adjusted in an attempt to make the new mode more fun.

The downloadable content has so far gone live on Xbox 360, and will be shortly integrated into patch 1.2.0 for PC."

Frontlines: Fuel of War - v1.2.0 Patch Details (News)

Aug 26, 2008

Frontlines: Fuel of War - v1.2.0 Patch Coming Soon, Details (News)

Aug 15, 2008

WorthPlaying writes: As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop two superpower alliances emerge, join the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance. Kaos Studios is currently in the final stages of development of PC patch 1.2.0 and will start testing it shortly. Scheduled for Sept. it will include 2 new maps (Boneyard Map, Conquer Mode), server browser phase 2, Joystick support, PC leaderboards (Ranked & Unranked) and dedicated Server Tools.

Frontlines: Fuel of War Graphics Card Bundle Available Now from PNY (News)

May 2, 2008

Just in time for graduation, PNY Technologies, Inc. today announced that it is offering a full retail version of Frontlines: Fuel of War bonus game when customers purchase a qualifying GeForce graphics card from PNY.com, Newegg.com and TigerDirect.com.

THQ and Kaos Studios Announce Punkbuster (News)

Mar 18, 2008

THQ and Kaos Studios have contracted with Even Balance, Inc. to integrate their PunkBuster anti-cheat software into Frontlines: Fuel of War. This will be added in an upcoming patch and more details will be released soon.

Frontlines: Fuel of War PC Demo Postponed (News)

Mar 12, 2008

Today, both Kaos Studios and THQ have agreed to postpone the multiplayer PC Demo. Studio development efforts are being applied to feature fixes and enhancements to support the existing community. Kaos Studios recognizes the overwhelming support the community has given since release and is doing everything they can to deliver the best gaming experience possible.

Frontlines: Fuel of War appears on GamersGate (News)

Mar 10, 2008

GamersGate announced this morning that Frontlines: Fuel of War has been launched and is now available for direct digital download on GamersGate. The launch is part of the extensive PC digital distribution partnership GamersGate has signed with THQ.

Frontlines: Fuel Of War, Completely Broken On Steam (News)

Mar 3, 2008

Frontlines: Fuel Of War is currently completely broken on Steam. While Steam still allows you to purchase the game for $49.95US, the download does not include critical files required to launch the game. Valve has had the game on the store for the past few days, and is yet to fix the problem. A quick look at the Steam forum for the game shows how widespread it is. A user at the forums has come up with a manual fix to download the missing files and copy them in, however this still will not fix the single player. It is recommend to avoid purchasing the game from Steam until this issue is resolved.

50 players online confirmed for Frontlines 360 - Only 1 map will support this number at launch (News)

Feb 27, 2008

Videogamer reports THQ has confirmed that Frontlines: Fuel of War, which is released across Europe on Friday, will support multiplayer games of up to 50 players on Xbox 360 - 64 for PC gamers. This makes it the first next-generation console title to offer such a large player count in online games.

The Xbox 360 version will launch with 90 dedicated multiplayer servers across Europe and North America, with one map, Village, offering support for the full 50 players. As more dedicated servers are brought online, additional maps will be opened up for 50-player games.

Frontlines: Fuel of War (Review)

Feb 27, 2008

When you say a videogame has a “good story”, it’s always within the confines of a very slim context - sure, Halo has a good story for a videogame, but it’s no 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Condemned may tell a fine tale, but it’s hardly a Poe-esque piece of horror fiction. Frontlines is on the very highest end of the ‘good for a videogame’ scale. It spins an intriguing fictional history, drawing on real ...

THQ Ships Frontlines: Fuel of War (News)

Feb 25, 2008

THQ Inc. today announced Frontlines: Fuel of War has shipped to retail outlets worldwide for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows-based PC.

Set against a desperate, near-future energy crisis, the game lets players experience the intense battlefields of tomorrow through a cinematic, single-player campaign and epic, 50-plus-player multiplayer games. Developed by THQ's Kaos Studios, Frontlines: Fuel of War is available for the suggested retail price of $59.99 on Xbox 360 and $49.99 on Windows PC.

The Video Game Release List of 2/24 - 3/1 (News)

Feb 23, 2008

Shacknews writes: If you've got a thing for lost planets, lost crash survivors, probing aliens, or Nazis invading America, this is your week for new games on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, and PSP.

Barring any unforeseen delays, most North American retailers should have this week's games by Wednesday, February 27:

PS3:

Lost: Via Domus
Lost Planet Extreme Condition
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

360:

Frontlines: Fuel of War
Lost: Via Domus
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

Wii:

Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed
Sega Bass Fishing

PSP:

Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship
Patapon

Frontlines: Fuel of War - Trailer (Video)

Feb 19, 2008

Fighting for fossil fuel is a satisfactory sinlge player experience, but the multi-player really shines in this a-little-too-close-to-reality first-person shooter.

Frontlines: Fuel of War Offical Release Date (News)

Feb 15, 2008

Kaos Studios has officially confirmed that the ship date for Frontlines: Fuel of War will be February 25th, 2008 with digital distributions also being available on this date. The game is expected to hit retail shelves by February 26-29th for North America and Worldwide locations.

Frontlines: Fuel Of War PC Multiplayer Demo Coming March 11 (News)

Feb 14, 2008

THQ sent over a note announcing that an official PC multiplayer demo for their upcoming first person shooter Frontlines: Fuel of War will be released on March 11. The demo will contain an all new map, "Invasion" in addition to the final version of the "Oilfield" map. The current multiplayer beta test for the game will end on Monday at 11 pm EST. The final version of the game will be released for the PC and Xbox 360 on Feb. 25.

Metaboli Signs Big Deal With THQ (News)

Feb 13, 2008

From the article: "European online distributor Metaboli just garnered some serious gaming street cred by signing a huge deal with THQ to distribute some of their top upcoming games. Titles such as Warhammer 40k: Soulstorm as well as Frontlines: Fuel of War will be available on their release date, making it easy for Europeans not wanting to drive somewhere to get the titles."

TVGB's "Frontlines" giveaway (worldwide) (News)

Feb 12, 2008

TVGB writes: "Welcome to our second giveaway here at That VideoGame Blog. This time around we're looking to get rid of two copies of Frontlines: Fuel of War, the peak oil shooter from Kaos Studios. All the details on how to enter etc are below in Q&A form."

Frontlines: Fuel of War - Pendulum (Video)

Feb 4, 2008

Fighting for fossil fuel is a satisfactory sinlge player experience, but the multi-player really shines in this a-little-too-close-to-reality first-person shooter.

Frontlines becomes Xbox 360 console exclusive due to Unreal Engine? (News)

Jan 24, 2008

"THQ had the following to say about the issue, "In October, we announced certain product quality initiatives, including personnel and structural changes in product development and a more rigorous internal and external product evaluation and feedback process," said Brian Farrell, president and CEO of THQ. "Consistent with these initiatives, we have taken actions to strengthen our pipeline and position ourselves to compete aggressively with compelling, high quality games.""

"Mostly the engine we're using--Unreal Engine 3. One of the main things about it is that the PS3 came a year later than the Xbox 360, so that actually delayed us making a budget in a sense for what's possible on the PS3 versus the Xbox and PC. Also, the engine wasn't ready for a year later because the PS3 came out a year later. So [with] the Xbox and the PC platform we've found more solid a platform to develop on, but the engine is literally just finished for that platform and that's actually a long time. All the first games for the PS3 are coming out now for the PS3 on that engine."

THQ stays quiet on Frontlines PS3 canned rumour (News)

Jan 21, 2008

Via Videogamer:

"THQ has refused to comment on Internet rumours suggesting the PS3 version of upcoming near-future FPS Frontlines: Fuel of War has been cancelled.

Over the weekend rumours that the PS3 version of the game had been canned emerged after forum posters at developer Kaos Studios revealed that some US retailers had removed the PS3 from its online listings.

In response Kaos Studio employees have posted in the forum, calling for patience and promising more info soon, saying: "Again, please do not overreact to rumours or, like with release dates, take what retailers say as truth. The timing of this was unfortunate as it was the weekend but there will be actual info shortly."

When contacted by VideoGamer.com today for clarification, publisher THQ served us with the standard "THQ does not comment on rumour or speculation".

While a lack of a firm and swift denial will do nothing to allay PS3-owners fears that the game, which is still on for a February 29 release on Xbox 360 and PC, has been canned on their system, it may simply be the case that the PS3 version of the game, which has never been given an official release date, needs some added polish to bring it up to scratch."

Frontlines Devs: Not Denying Fuels Of War Is Cancelled For PS3? (News)

Jan 20, 2008

Reports have come in that Gamestop & EBGames have been notified the PS3 version is canceled, listings seem to have been removed from their respective web sites, and admins on the Kaos Studios forums are not denying it.

Kaos DanMatlack said....

"Don't fret. The xbox 360 version is great!"
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THQ chooses GamersGate for PC digital distribution (News)

Jan 16, 2008

GamersGate press release:
"New York, USA (January 16, 2007) Â¿ Leading global download portal GamersGate announced today that it has entered an extensive PC digital distribution partnership with publisher giant THQ Inc.

The initial agreement includes worldwide access, excluding Australia and New Zealand, to Company of Heroes®: Opposing Fronts and Supreme Commander®: Forged Alliance as well as the original titles Company of Heroes® and Supreme Commander.

In addition, several catalog titles like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and Full Spectrum Warrior® will be made available on the platform as well as recently released Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights and upcoming Frontlines: Fuels of War."

Analyst's 2008 Best Seller List (News)

Jan 12, 2008

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey picks what he believes will be the biggest sellers of 2008.

CES Wrap Up and Notes from Day One (News)

Jan 8, 2008

Aeropause writer Joe Haygood gives a summary rundown of some of the vendors and booths that were visited on the first day of CES 2008. Some of the highlights include visiting the Microsoft booth, the lack of 360 games on the main show floor and no Live for Windows games.

Frontlines: Fuel of War - Light amour 01-08-08 (Video)

Jan 8, 2008

Fighting for fossil fuel is a satisfactory sinlge player experience, but the multi-player really shines in this a-little-too-close-to-reality first-person shooter.

Frontlines: Fuel of War - three new movies (News)

Jan 2, 2008

Jan 2, 2008 Three new in-game movies from Frontlines: Fuel of War show airstrikes, infantry and drones in operation in the first-person shooter. And they all look pretty ...

Frontlines: the great beta give away (News)

Dec 19, 2007

We've just received a message from the guys over on our sister site CVG that they're giving out Beta keys for THQ's new FPS Frontlines Fuel Of War tonight from 8pm GMT (12pm PST). Over to them... "We're delighted to announce that we've teamed up with publisher THQ to offer you and GamesRadar readers a chance to sample the Frontlines Fuel Of War PC multiplayer beta free, gratis and for nowt! Click here to get it from 8pm GMT. "Powered by the admirable Unreal Engine 3, packed with vehicles and ...

Frontlines dev denies FPS fatigue (News)

Dec 11, 2007

Videogamer writes:

"The art director on upcoming shooter Frontlines: Fuel of War has denied that gamers are currently suffering from FPS fatigue.

Luis Cataldi, art director at Frontlines developer Kaos Studios, believes the high number of critically acclaimed first-person shooter games that have come out in 2007, like Halo 3, Call of Duty 4 and BioShock, has instead "created more of an appetite".

Speaking at a hands-on even for Frontlines, which depicts a near future world where the West is fighting the East over the Earth's last reserves of oil, Cataldi told VideoGamer.com that while there is the "opportunity" for FPS fatigue to be true, the opposite is in fact happening."

Frontlines: Fuel of War - hands-on (Preview)

Dec 10, 2007

Dec 10, 2007 20 years in the future there will be a global energy crisis that will result in hundreds of thousands of deaths, a possible WWIII and some sweet multiplayer matches with dedicated servers available for games with more than 16 players (up to a max of 32). At least, that's how it will be if Frontlines: Fuel of War is in any way an accurate prediction of the future. It's just a videogame, of course, but what's scary is that under the flashy respawning facade of the game is a well ...

Frontlines: Fuel of War (Screenshots)

Dec 10, 2007

Frontlines: the great beta give away (News)

Dec 7, 2007

Frontlines Fuel of War is Kaos Studios' intriguing new FPS set in a frighteningly real near-future scenario where the battle for ever dwindling energy resources has seen the world erupt into a second dark age of conflict.

Frontlines: Fuel of War (Preview)

Nov 20, 2007

Nov 20, 2007 Frontlines: Fuel of War takes place in the near future, extrapolating global climate change to a point that would make Al Gore ask for a disclaimer; envisaging a time not far off when chronic fossil fuel shortage has led to societal breakdown, food and fuel riots, transport disarray and an uneasy circling of the wagons as East hoards its natural supplies and West looks on with a growing hunger. The USA and the European Union join forces, as do Russia and China and before too long ...

Frontlines: Fuel of War (Preview)

Oct 18, 2007

Oct 18, 2007 Frontlines: Fuel of War is actually a pun. You see, the fuel of war isn't the standard issue Marine Rations; it's actual fuel - gas, like the kind you put in your car. That's what you fight for in this game. You play nameless soldiers following a reporter for the Western Coalition as he liberally covers the war against the Red Star Alliance. That way, if you get killed you just take over another of your fellow Westerners and continue the campaign. The story involves more than ...

Frontlines: Fuel of War Delayed Till 2008 (News)

May 11, 2007

Today, retired US military commanders told Congress that the Defense Department should prepare for a near-future conflict sparked by global-warming-reduced natural resources. Such a scenario also happens to be the storyline of Frontlines: Fuel of War, a forthcoming multiplatform shooter from THQ, which was delayed today. Coincidence?

Frontlines: Fuel Of War Hands-On Preview (News)

Mar 26, 2007

The guys at xequted.com gets a hands on preview of the Xbox 360 version of Frontlines: Fuel of War, which is looking great and playing as smooth as a baby's bottom despite it only being in the pre-Alpha stage of development the site reports.

Frontlines: Fuel of War (Preview)

Mar 2, 2007

When Battlefield 1942 first rolled off the production lines in 2002, it came as something of a revelation. Sure, we'd played shooters with vehicles before, and yeah, we'd seen games with huge, open levels; but in BF1942 it just seemed a lot more liberating, uncomplicated and, well, fun. It was, without us really knowing it, the combined-arms action-shooter we'd been waiting for. However, as you'll know if you played the game, the popularity of the core game was soon matched and even eclipsed ...

Control the Frontline, win the war (Feature)

Feb 22, 2007

When we played Frontlines only two maps were available, but they couldn't be more different in terms of content. One was a huge, open environment, packed with tanks and some of the fastest jeeps we've ever seen, favoring snipers, air support options and heavy weapons men. The other was a dense urban affair, full of skyscrapers, but also sporting a few jeeps for fast movement. Certain bits of each environment are destructible - and chucking a cluster bomb throws up cumulonimbus-sized clouds of ...

Q&A with Frontlines' Senior Producer (Feature)

Feb 21, 2007

So somebody was telling us you were in the military… Halper: I did military training. I used to work with Lockheed Martin, making training programs for the military. I also worked on a coastguard training project and the military saw the benefits of that. But you start to think about how to make these things interesting for soldiers who like to play videogames, so Im used to thinking about it in that way. Then I got into games as a hobby, and then I got kind of addicted. Starting with ...

Frontlines: Fuel of War (Preview)

Feb 21, 2007

Listen: Frontlines is not a political statement. Yes, it takes place in a not-too-distant future. Yes, the scenario of the Caspian Seas oil reserves being plundered by rival coalitions from the West and East is actually fairly believable. And yes, its jammed with futuristic tech - including remote controlled airborne drones - thats close to actually being on the market. But this isnt some plea to save oil and recycle: its difficult to take environmental concerns seriously when youre razzing ...

Frontlines: Fuel of War (Preview)

Feb 14, 2007

Generic but fun. It sounds a bit like an insult, but it very definitely isnt. Especially when applied to this first-person shooter, because all of the generic bits come from the periphery: the futuristic setting, superpower-vs-superpower plot and parts of the basic multiplayer mechanics. The bits that mark it out as fun are far closer to the core: 60 different drivable vehicles, 32 (unconfirmed) players online and the chance to push your soldier up the rankings as the war progresses both on and ...

Co-creator of Frontlines: Fuel of War speaks (Feature)

Feb 9, 2007

Give us a bit of background on Kaos Studios… Halper: Kaos Studios was started in late 2005 by the core members of Trauma Studios. Were most known for our work on Desert Combat, as well as Battlefield 2. We were DICE New York, and then we became Kaos. What was your actual involvement on BF2, as Trauma Studios? Halper: Mostly we did the R&D. Desert Combat was pretty successful and DICE wanted us to develop some of the features on BF2 and prototype them. They had a new engine which ...

Frontlines: Fuel of War (News)

May 30, 2006

We scored a few more enticing shots of the upcoming Frontlines: Fuel of War, currently being developed for all things next-gen - that is, the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. This shooter is a vehicle-based battle of the future that will decide who stands over the last petroleum reserves left in the world. Although this is Kaos Studios' first release, Kaos is headed by Frank DeLise and several members of his old team at Trauma Studios. Trauma made the immensely popular Desert Combat mod for Battlefield ...

THQ's assault on Frontlines (News)

May 13, 2006

Saturday 13 May 2006 THQ has released a handful of new shots of its forthcoming next-gen combat sim Frontlines: Fuel of War, which will be released for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 next year. Frontlines is set in the near future during a conflict between the Western Coalition and the Red Star Alliance for control of the world's depleting fossil fuel reserves. And what better way to fight over limited fuel than with vehicle based combat... The action is described as a vehicle based FPS that allows ...

THQ's new super-shooter (News)

Apr 21, 2006

Friday 21 April 2006 THQ has announced first-person shooter Frontline: Fuel of War for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, which offers up cutting-edge military tech in order to let you experience the "frontlines of tomorrow". And they're not talking about Saturday's shopping crush. The team behind the game, Kaos Studios, had some fundamental input into Battlefield 2, so it's little surprise to see that Fuel of War offers some 60 vehicles and weapons, including next-gen assault tanks and remote control ...

Fuel of War in 2007 (News)

Apr 20, 2006

Frontlines: Fuel of War has been announced today for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. This first-person shooter focuses on a near-future, near-already-happening scenario in which the world has been divided into two warring factions that compete for precious fossil fuels. Developed by some of the dudes responsible for bringing us the immensely popular Battlefield 2, Frontlines: Fuel of War promises the kind of multi-player, non-linear experience we've come to expect from our new gaming hardware. "The ...

Weapon Guide (Hint)

Oct 6, 2008

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Frontlines: Fuel of War FAQ (FAQ)

Jun 25, 2008

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Secret Levels (Cheat)

Jun 18, 2008

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Frontlines: Fuel of War FAQ (FAQ)

Mar 31, 2008

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God Mode (Cheat)

Mar 11, 2008

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Village assault (Unlockable)

Feb 29, 2008

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Urban Bonus Map (Unlockable)

Feb 29, 2008

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