At E3 2011, Crytek exhibited several new projects, including the action game "". In September 2011, THQ and Crytek announced a partnership to develop "Homefront 2". After THQ filed for bankruptcy, Crytek acquired the "Homefront" franchise from THQ entirely in January 2013. In February 2012, Crytek announced a new cloud based social gaming network called Gface. The service is designed to help users meet people and play multiplayer video games with friends. Crytek began researching a cloud gaming system in 2005 for "Crysis", but paused development in 2007.