{"title":"United Front Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnited Front Games was a Canadian video game development studio based in Vancouver, founded in 2007 by a team drawn from some of the most accomplished open-world studios in the business: EA Black Box, Rockstar Vancouver, Radical Entertainment and Volition. That pedigree shaped everything the studio went on to make. Its first official title was ModNation Racers, a kart racer built around user-generated content that entered production in 2008 and launched in May 2010, giving players the tools to design their own drivers, karts and tracks and share them with a wider community. The game that would define its legacy followed in August 2012. Sleeping Dogs became a critical and commercial success, dropping players into a dense, neon-lit Hong Kong as an undercover officer working his way inside the triads, with hard-hitting martial arts combat, high-speed driving and a crime story that drew on everything its open-world veterans had learned. That November the studio returned to the track with LittleBigPlanet Karting for PlayStation 3, made with help from series creators Media Molecule. Across its lifetime the studio shipped work for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows PC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccess brought ambition and turbulence in equal measure. Work on a Sleeping Dogs sequel began in early 2013, but plans were scrapped late that year before the project went into full production. The studio's technical expertise was in demand elsewhere, and United Front worked on the Xbox One version of Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition before collaborating with 343 Industries on Halo: The Master Chief Collection, published in November 2014. In September 2014 the studio announced Triad Wars, an online open-world action-adventure game set in the Sleeping Dogs Hong Kong universe and originally targeted for an early 2015 release on PC. That October it brought its signature game to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, published by Square Enix, with the Mac version ported by Feral Interactive. Triad Wars never reached a full launch, and its open beta closed in January 2016. On October 17, 2016, United Front Games announced its closure, less than a month after its online multiplayer brawler Smash+Grab had entered Steam Early Access, and the studio gave no further details. Its legacy lives on through Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, still the fullest expression of what this team of open-world veterans set out to build, and still playable today on Windows and Mac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition-pc-download","title":"Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition","description":"\u003cp class=\"lead\"\u003eSleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition takes you back to the neon-lit streets of Hong Kong as Wei Shen, an undercover cop working his way into the Sun On Yee Triads. This remastered version of United Front Games' acclaimed open-world crime drama keeps the hard-hitting martial arts combat that made the original stand out, adds a wealth of technical, audio and visual improvements, and integrates all 24 previously released DLC extensions directly into the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eUndercover, the Rules Are Different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWei grew up in Hong Kong, left for San Francisco and came back carrying a badge. The police want him inside the Sun On Yee, and the Triads want proof that he belongs. Every job pulls him deeper into a world of extortion, turf wars and old friendships, and it gets harder to tell where the cover ends and Wei begins. It is a mature, gritty undercover cop drama where one wrong decision can expose him at any time, and the pull between duty and loyalty carries the story all the way to its final act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMartial Arts at the Heart of Every Fight\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombat is where Sleeping Dogs sets itself apart from other open-world crime games. Instead of leaning on guns, most confrontations are settled up close, with a fighting system that rewards timing, awareness and a willingness to use whatever the street puts within reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCounters and Grapples\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eEnemies telegraph their attacks, and a well-timed counter turns their momentum against them. Grapples open up throws, holds and punishing finishers, so a brawl against a crowd of thugs becomes a test of rhythm and reading your opponents rather than a button-mashing contest.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eEnvironmental Takedowns\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePhone booths, dumpsters, meat hooks and industrial machinery all become part of the fight. Drag an opponent to a highlighted hazard and the environment finishes the job, giving every alley, market and restaurant kitchen its own brutal possibilities.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eJade Statues and New Techniques\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eStolen jade statues are hidden throughout the city. Returning them to the martial arts club unlocks new moves and combos, turning exploration into a steady expansion of Wei's fighting style as the story raises the stakes.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eGunfights With Style\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eWhen the fists give way to firearms, vaulting over cover triggers a slow-motion window for precise shots. The result keeps shootouts as cinematic and satisfying as the hand-to-hand brawls that define the rest of the game.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHong Kong Is Your Playground\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHong Kong is dense, loud and full of life, spread across districts such as North Point, Central, Aberdeen and Kennedy Town. You can burn up the streets or tear across the harbor in a wide range of cars, superbikes and speedboats, and action hijacks let Wei leap from one speeding vehicle straight onto another. Between missions, the city offers plenty of ways to lose an evening:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllegal street races that push your driving through tight city corners, crowded highways and waterfront roads, with rivals who are not above ramming you into traffic to take the win.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolice cases and drug busts, where Wei hacks security cameras to track dealers, clears out the muscle guarding them and calls in the raid without ever breaking cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSide distractions that give the city its personality, from gambling on cockfights to kicking back with some karaoke, along with favors for locals across Hong Kong's diverse neighborhoods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Loyalties, Three Ways to Grow\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProgression mirrors Wei's divided life. Triad experience rewards the brutal, creative fighting that earns respect in the Sun On Yee, while Police experience rewards completing missions without wrecking property or harming civilians. Face reflects Wei's standing on the street, built through favors and side work, and it unlocks perks that make life in the city easier. Balancing all three shapes how Wei fights, drives and carries himself, and it keeps both sides of his double life present in every mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Definitive Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSleeping Dogs began life as True Crime: Hong Kong before Square Enix picked it up and United Front Games delivered one of the most underrated open-world games of its generation. The Definitive Edition reworks and rebuilds that 2012 original with improved visuals and audio, and all 24 DLC extensions are integrated into the game, including the story-extending episode Year of the Snake and the horror-themed Nightmare in North Point. If you have been looking for a crime story where the fighting matters as much as the drama, Wei's Hong Kong is waiting. Step into the night market, keep your cover intact and find out how deep you are willing to go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Enix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38543731660,"sku":"PC_10490223308_DL_L_DE_SS_XK","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0875\/3268\/files\/card-sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition-pc-mac-steam-game.jpg?v=1790464315"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.pjsgames.com\/en-ie\/collections\/united-front-games.oembed","provider":"PJ's Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}