Its first planned for THQ's Montreal studio to take over product development and overall creative management for the Homefront franchise. In September 2011 THQ confirmed that a sequel to Homefront was in development, but later was announced that the game would be developed by Crytek UK instead.
The development of a sequel to Homefront was initially assigned to THQ's Montreal studio for comprehensive management of the franchise. However, in September 2011, it was announced that the project would be taken over by Crytek UK.