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OXM UK: Frontlines: Fuel of War - Full Score (News)

Sep 15, 2009

OXM UK writes: "Future wars will not be won by soldiers on the ground, but by radio-controlled cars and helicopters packed with C4 explosives. That's one of many valuable lessons to be learned from Frontlines: Fuel of War, a game where the big guns play second fiddle to the fun techno-toys.

This squad-based shooter boasts 50-player battles, the biggest of its type on Xbox 360. While other games have crumbled under the weight of an ambitious player-count, Frontlines is all the stronger for it.

Kaos Studios had the good sense to run dedicated servers, ensuring a lag-free experience and a steadfast community to do battle with..."

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's Kaos Studios is Expanding (News)

Mar 30, 2009

Kaos Studios, makers of Frontlines: Fuel of War, and part of the THQ family is looking to grow. Boasting sales of over one million units in their debut game and the record for most players on an Xbox 360 FPS game, Kaos looks to capitalize on the success.

Xbox Live Marketplace Update: Friday 24th November 2008 (News)

Nov 24, 2008

Console Monster writes: "A new week has begun and so has the new Xbox Live Marketplace content. Today's Xbox Live Marketplace Update is all fully-linked to the PC Xbox Live Marketplace so you can download this content to your Xbox 360 console wherever you are; whether it be at work, school or even at home. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace Update for Monday 24th November 2008:

Name: Frontlines: Fuel of War: Hindsight Map Video Game Trailer
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions

Name: Frontlines: Fuel of War: Sunder Map Video Game Trailer
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions

Name: Vidzone Stereo MCs Black Gold
Price: 200 Microsoft Points
Availability: United Kingdom..."

Slipknot Take On Frontlines: Fuel Of War (News)

Oct 14, 2008

Want to take on heavy metal rockers Slipknot in a little friendly bout of Frontlines: Fuel of War?

Well, you just might be able to if you're game (and an Xbox Live Gold Member, to boot).

All you have to do is send a friend request to the gamertag Slipknot GWF and be online half an hour before their Game with Fame session starts.

Here's all the details:

Xbox Live Game With Fame with Chris Fehn from Slipknot

Date: October 14th

Time: 6PM - 10PM (PST)

Game: Frontlines: Fuel of War

Gamertags: Slipknot GWF
(please note space between Slipknot and GWF)

Frontlines: Fuel of War Gets DLC w/New Maps and Vehicles (News)

Sep 19, 2008

KAOS released the latest DLC for Frontlines: Fuel of War today and it's up on XBLIVE right now. You get 4 new maps, a couple of guns and new vehicles. It'll cost you though...800 points.

Xbox Live Marketplace Update: Friday 19th September 2008 (News)

Sep 19, 2008

Console Monster writes: "It's a short Xbox Live Marketplace update today but its pretty sweet for Frontlines: Fuel of War fans as the fourth map pack for the game has been released. Here is the full update for Friday 19th September 2008:

Name: Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Allied Trailer Game Trailer
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions

Name: Mass Effect: Places of Mass Effect
Price: 150 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions

Name: Frontlines: Fuel of War - 4 Map Pack
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions..."

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."

20 Most Rabidly Patriotic Games (Feature)

Jul 4, 2008

To celebrate Independence Day (the holiday, not the movie), we’ve scoured our encyclopedic minds for the most patriotic games to be developed. But that wasn’t funny enough. So, we dug deeper to find the most rabidly patriotic games every developed. Ya know - the ones with so much love for Old Glory that it starts to get a little ridiculous. Behold - our results!

America's ArmyUS Army | 2002Any game can add the word ...

Frontlines Update Enables 50-Player Online Gameplay (News)

Jun 24, 2008

THQ today announced Frontlines: Fuel of War has released a title update enabling all multiplayer maps to support up to 50-player online battles on Xbox Live.

Content: Frontlines: Fuel of War (News)

Jun 23, 2008

New content for Frontlines: Fuel of War is now available to download from the XBOX Live Marketplace. The content comes in the form of the Frontlines: Boneyard Map Pack containing five new downloadable maps. The free content is available in all XBOX Live regions and weighs in at 162MB. The dashboard description can be viewed below:

Join up to 50 players in the first of five all new downloadable maps for Frontlines: Fuel of War, featuring the never before seen Automatic Shotgun, Rocket Jeep and Red Star Transport Helicopter. As Western Coalition armor closes in on the last functional Red Star nuclear missile facility, Alliance tanks rally to defend their last hopes for victory in Europe. The frontlines have been drawn across the Shilnaya Balka missile silos. Coalition and Alliance troops stare each other down across the complex, each waiting for the other to blink. Better watch where you shoot.

A patch for the game is also available to download, next time you put the disc in and are connected to XBOX Live.

Frontlines Fuel of War Downloadable Content and Large Patch on the Way (News)

Jun 1, 2008

We understand how patient you have all been so below is some official news about our downloadable weaponry and maps. As promised here are some screenshots and we hope you enjoy them!

One of these maps has already been submitted to Microsoft for review!

European XBL Marketplace Roundup - Week 15 (News)

Apr 12, 2008

It's Saturday and that means gamesite XGN posts her weekly European Xbox Live Marketplace Roundup. Unfortunately it's not a big list like last week!

XBOX Live Marketplace Update (Tuesday 10th April 2008) (News)

Apr 11, 2008

Here is the XBOX Live Marketplace Update for Thursday 10th April 2008:

Name: Call of Duty 4: Xbox LIVE Fire Weekend 2008 Gamer Picture
Price: Free
Availability: Canada, United States
Description: Downloading this gamer picture enters US and Canadian residents in the Xbox LIVE Fire Weekend 2008 promotion. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and Canada 14+. Contest closes April 20, 2008. Skill testing question required for Canadian winners. By downloading this item you are allowing Microsoft to contact you from time to time about this promotion. For full contest rules and details visit www.xbox.com/livefire.

Name: McDonalds Dollar Menu Picture Pack
Price: Free
Availability: United States
Description: Download this free McDonalds Dollar Menu picture pack.

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Frontlines To Receive Patch (News)

Apr 5, 2008

Live 360 Writes:
"Frontlines: Fuel Of War has some problems with the multiplayer aspect of the game such as having a horrible chat system, and getting spawned camped constantly.

Thankfully, Kaos is releasing a patch to fix most of the problems with the game."

TVGB's 3 Game Giveaway (News)

Mar 22, 2008

TVGB: "Welcome to another giveaway here at That VideoGame Blog. Since this is our third one, it's only appropriate that we're looking to get rid of three games this time around as well."

XBOX Live Marketplace Update (Thursday 13th March 2008) (News)

Mar 14, 2008

Here is a brief but rather interesting XBOX Live Marketplace update for Thursday 13th March 2008:

Name: Guitar Hero III: Dropkick Murphy's Track Pack
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Description: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] "Famous for Nothing", "Flannigan's Ball", " Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya" as performed by Drop Kick Murphy's. For all song credits please visit www.redoctane.com

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Frontlines To Recieve Fixes (News)

Mar 13, 2008

If you have played Frontlines: Fuel Of War, you would know that even though the multiplayer is really fun, there are some problems.

Thankfully, Kaos Studios is on top it and has some fixes in the work.

$15K Frontlines: Fuel of War tournament (News)

Mar 4, 2008

The GGL Global Gaming have today announced a Frontlines: Fuel of War 4v4 tournament for Xbox 360 players...

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Xbox 360 (News)

Mar 4, 2008

There's a new number one in the Xbox 360 charts, knocking Devil May Cry 4 down the list...

Full Xbox Live Marketplace Update - 3/1/2008 (News)

Mar 2, 2008

More Halo 3 stuffÂ¿ yay. In addition to the new gamer pics and theme, check out what else is new on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Full details after these commercial messages.

Gamefly Charts: Fronlines Fuel of War on Top (News)

Feb 28, 2008

Frontlines: Fuel of War takes the top spot of the Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Super Smash Bros. Brawl continues it's reign at the top of the Nintendo Wii list, while PlayStation 3 gamers have Army of Two queued up at the top.

Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested list:

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 Player Cap Now 50 on Xbox360 (News)

Feb 17, 2008

A member of the development team just confirmed the news from the Gamespot preview that the player cap on the xbox360 is now set to 50 p. There will be some servers dedicated too supporting up to 50 players. The previous limited was set at 32 players on the 360 while the PC had been and is still set at 64 players

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 Achievements Revealed by x360a (News)

Feb 14, 2008

The achievements for THQ's upcoming shooter, Frontlines: Fuel of War have just been revealed and well... They're nothing special or out right original about them and seem very plain.

There are 30 achievement points, totaling 1000 points. Basically, the majority of the list is... Complete this mission, complete this mission in this amount of time, complete this mission without dying *yawn*

Oh well, there is that secret 100 point achievement that does spark interest... But going by the rest of the list, completing the game is a good shout.

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."

Xbox Live Marketplace update 11/2/08 (europe) (News)

Feb 11, 2008

Today brings us lots of new videos and even a demo. including

Title: Frontlines: Fuel of War Future Weapons Video: Free and available in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal.

Title: Frontlines: Fuel of War Air Support Training Video: Free and available in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal.

Title: Frontlines: Fuel of War Vehicle Combat Tutorial Video: Free and available in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal.

Frontlines: Fuel of War multiplayer demo released on to Xbox Live (News)

Feb 11, 2008

Major Nelson announced this morning that a another demo for Frontlines: Fuel of War has been released on to the Xbox Live Marketplace. This demo will be multiplayer only and features up to 32 players which have over 60 weapons and vehicles at their disposal.

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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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 2008: Day One Impressions (News)

Jan 9, 2008

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in full swing and The Game Reviews is here in Las Vegas to bring you our initial impressions of the games and gaming hardware featured at the show. TGR was lucky enough to spend an hour in Microsoft's limousine rubbing elbows with none other than Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing Jeff Bell, Xbox Live's Director of Programming Major Nelson, GamerscoreBlog.com's Online Community Manager Chris Paladino, and several others.

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 360 multiplayer demo soon (News)

Dec 21, 2007

A multiplayer demo of Kaos Studios' FPS Frontlines: Fuel of War will be arriving on Xbox Live Marketplace soon, the developer has told CVG.

The multiplayer tryout follows the single-player demo which arrived on Marketplace last week.

As it turns out, Kaos has been listening to fan feedback on the demo and has modified the final game.

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: 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 ...

Destroy All Humans, Frontlines delayed until 2008 (News)

Oct 23, 2007

THQ has regretfully announced today that three of their major titles will be pushed back in to 2008. Destroy all Humans: Path of the Furon for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Frontlines: Fuel of War for PS3, and de Blob for the Wii and DS were among the titles being delayed.

The low sales of Stuntman: Ignition and Juices 2: Hot Import Nights may have something to do with the new release dates.

Frontlines Demo in December On XBLM (News)

Oct 20, 2007

At a recent press gathering to get some hands-on time with the forthcoming Frontlines: Fuel of War, Frank DeLise (general manager at Kaos Studios, the game's developer) began the event by offering up a sampling of the single-player portion of the game.

Following the presentation, TeamXbox noted to him that the presentation appeared to be played on a completed demo. When asked if a Frontlines demo would be released in the near future, DeLise stated that one is planned to launch on Xbox Live Marketplace in December

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 ...

This Is Your Brain On Video Games, Ads (News)

Aug 21, 2007

Developing a first-person shooter video game that can rival the genre's top-selling hits like Call of Duty is always a long shot.

So game maker THQ tried an unusual research method last year to evaluate people's early emotional response to its in-development shooter game Frontlines. Instead of asking a test group how it liked the game, as with most market research, the company hired technology specialist EmSense to measure people's brain waves, heart rate and sweat responses while they played the military-theme game. Armed with that data, THQ took Frontlines in a whole new direction developmentally, said Bob Aniello, chief marketing officer at THQ.

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.

360Zine Issue 4: Bioshock preview & interview (News)

Mar 14, 2007

The new issue includes an exclusive interview with Ken Levine, Creative Director of Bioshock, where he talks about the emotions and responses he hopes to evoke in gamers. Alongside the interview is a preview with video and the rest of the issue packs in previews of Frontlines: Fuel of War, reviews of GRAW 2, Bullet Witch, and NBA Street Homecourt, plus a new Community section.

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 ...

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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Tips for Destorying Helicopters (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 2 (FAQ)

Apr 1, 2008

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Secret Achievment 2 (Unlockable)

Mar 14, 2008