United Front Games

United Front Games, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
DefunctOctober 17, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-10-17)
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia
,
Canada
Key people
Stephen van der Mescht[1]
ProductsModNation Racers
Sleeping Dogs
LittleBigPlanet Karting
Websitewww.unitedfrontgames.com

United Front Games, Inc. was a Canadian video game development studio 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).[2][3]

Created in 2007, the studio consisted of former members of EA Black Box, Rockstar Vancouver, Radical Entertainment and Volition, all of which made video games with an open world setting. In 2016, United Front Games officially closed down.[4]

  1. ^ Usher, William (2009-12-14). "True Crime Prepping To Redefine Open-World Action In Fall 2010". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
  2. ^ "United Front Games Official Website". Archived from the original on 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
  3. ^ "UFG/Microsoft: Halo: The Master Chief Collection". Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. ^ Gwaltney, Javy. "United Front Games Closes Its Doors". GameInformer.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.