Demiurge Studios has been enlisted by Kaos Studios to optimize the gameplay experience in Frontlines: Fuel of War, its upcoming Unreal Engine 3-powered action shooter. The aforementioned studio has extensive experience with the engine, making them a natural fit to polish up the game, according to Kaos Studios.

“Kaos has put together an incredible game in Frontlines: Fuel of War,” said Al Reed, Studio Director at Demiurge. “We’re excited to use our know-how to help them smooth out such an enormous gamespace.”

Frontlines: Fuel of War is slated for release this Fall.

Here’s some details on Frontlines - Fuel of War, the upcoming sci-fi-action FPS from Kaos Studios and THQ.

Not too far in the future… The global natural resources are on the brink of depletion. As our economies and our way of life tumble into chaos, the superpowers clash to gain control…

Set in a fictional future based upon the headlines of today, F.O.W. brings players into the world’s next great war. As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop, two superpower alliances emerge. Join the battle on the frontlines of tomorrow as the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance.

Features:

• Tomorrow’s weapons, today:
  
• As depicted in F.O.W., the U.S./E.U. and Russia/China have combined their military research and budgets, and the result is over 60 next-gen vehicles and weapons inspired by military designs for the near future. This includes remote controlled drones, gun cams, and next-generation counter-measures systems, all of which are player-controllable.
  
• Advanced information sharing:
  
• Use high-tech combat systems to collect and relay recon, targeting, and threat information between team mates. Target acquisition and sharing between vehicle occupants is just one example of F.O.W.’s focus on an advanced team play experience.

THQ has announced Frontlines: Fuel of War, the first product from its internal developer, Kaos Studios. Being developed for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, the game is set to “deliver an evolution in riveting, open-world first-person shooter gameplay.”

Frontlines, as the above quote suggests, is an open-world, infantry and vehicle-based FPS set in a near-future setting where there is a global war for oil being waged between two superpowers - the Western Coalition (US/EU) and the Red Star Alliance (Russia/China). The single-player campaign will focus on non-linear gameplay, having the player moving their frontline through enemy territory.