Still a full 18 months away from release is Kaos Studios' Frontlines: Fuel of War, the creators of the wildly popular Battlefield 1942 mod, Desert Combat and parts of Battlefield 2 itself will be bringing their own title the market through THQ.

Frontlines: Fuel of War is a first person shooter set in the near future where a fictional war of fossil fuel reserves betwen the US/EU and Russia/China has erupted. We can expect it on PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in the autumn of next year.

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., April 20: THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) announced today FrontlinesTM: Fuel of WarTM, the first product from its internal developer, Kaos StudiosTM. Founded by veterans of Trauma Studios, creators of Desert Combat and designer of key technologies for Battlefield 2, Kaos Studios is set to deliver an evolution in riveting, open-world first-person shooter gameplay. Frontlines: Fuel of War is being developed for PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360TM video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC, and is expected to be released in fall 2007.

"Frontlines: Fuel of War will take players to the next generation of combat. The game focuses on the cutting edge in military technology that will allow players to experience the highly-charged frontlines of tomorrow, today," said Frank DeLise, general manager, Kaos Studios. "Through intense, nail biting, non-linear single- or multi-player campaigns, players will be able to use more than 60 vehicles and advanced weaponry, from next-generation assault tanks to experimental RC drones."

"Kaos Studios represents THQ's increased focus on fostering the industry's most talented individuals to deliver innovative and original titles for the next-gen cycle," said Kelly Flock, executive vice president, worldwide publishing, THQ. "Frontlines: Fuel of War bridges two of the most popular genres in gaming, and it's all from the very creative minds of an elite team with a proven track record of success."

About Frontlines: Fuel of War

Frontlines: Fuel of War is an open world, infantry- and vehicle-based FPS (First Person Shooter) featuring advanced next-gen weaponry in a desperate, near future setting where controlling the planet's depleting fossil resources determines the ultimate fate of civilization. A global war for oil is being waged between two superpowers, the Western Coalition (US/EU) and the Red Star Alliance (Russia/China), and players will be instrumental in determining how the war is waged - and won. The single player campaign will focus on this powerful storyline as players' execute missions focused on non-linear gameplay, moving their frontline through enemy held territory.