United Front Games was a Canadian video game developer based in Vancouver. They created titles for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. They are the developers of ModNation Racers and the critical and commercial success Sleeping Dogs in addition to collaborating with other studios on projects like Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (Crystal Dynamics) and Halo: The Master Chief Collection (343 Industries).
Created in 2007, the studio consisted of former members of EA Black Box, EA Games, Rockstar Vancouver, Radical Entertainment and Volition Inc, all of which made video games with an open world setting. The company officially closed down in 2016.
History[]
United Front Games was founded in 2007. Its first official title ModNation Racers, began production in 2008 and was released on May 21, 2010 in some countries and on May 25, 2010 in the US. A free demo was released on the PS3 of ModNation Racers on May 18, 2010. It is also developing True Crime, the sequel to True Crime: New York City.
Current games in development[]
ModNation Racers pre-release track editor screen shot.
| Game Title | Release Date | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| ModNation Racers | May 21, 2010 (Europe) May 25, 2010 (USA) | PlayStation 3, PSP |
| True Crime | 2011 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows |
United Front Games has partnered with Activision for the development of True Crime, sequel to the open world action game True Crime: New York City. United Front Games also partnered with Sony Computer Entertainment for the development of ModNation Racers, a "User-Generated Content" kart racing game released in May 2010.