▁support ▁for ▁third - party ▁Cry Engine ▁license es . ▁Adams ▁formed ▁Gun fire ▁Games ▁after ▁he ▁left ▁Cry tek ▁USA ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ation ▁Although ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁putting ▁a ▁higher ▁priority ▁on ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁Home front ▁franch ise ▁during ▁the ▁au ction ▁of ▁properties ▁from ▁the ▁bank rupt ▁video ▁game ▁publish er ▁TH Q ▁( as ▁its ▁sequ el ▁was ▁being ▁developed ▁by ▁Cry tek ▁UK ), ▁Cry tek ' s ▁founder ▁C ev at ▁Y er li ▁had ▁expressed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁b idd ing ▁for ▁the ▁Austin - based ▁V ig il ▁Games ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Dark s iders ▁series , ▁and ▁because ▁Cry tek ▁was ▁already ▁planning ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁U . S . ▁subs idi ary ▁in ▁Austin , ▁However , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁bid ▁because ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁company ' s ▁current ▁projects ▁did ▁not ▁fit ▁with ▁Cry tek ' s ▁current ▁strategy . ▁After ▁a ▁phone ▁conversation ▁with ▁Adams ▁following ▁V ig il ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁receive ▁any ▁b ids ▁at ▁au ction , ▁Y er li ▁considered ▁Adams ▁to ▁be ▁" pass ion ate " ▁and ▁" car ing " ▁towards ▁his ▁studio ' s ▁projects ▁and ▁staff . ▁After ▁learning ▁that ▁V ig il ▁had ▁been ▁closed ▁by ▁TH Q , ▁Y er li ▁quickly ▁scheduled ▁a ▁flight ▁to ▁Austin ▁to ▁visit ▁Adams ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁V ig il ' s ▁former ▁staff ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁interested ▁in ▁joining ▁Cry tek ▁USA