Homefront sells a million, ships 2.4 million units

by David Hinkle on Mar 24th 2011 5:00PM

THQ has shined its best bugle to announce that Homefront is a success: today, the publisher revealed the game has managed to infiltrate one million homes in North America, Europe and Asia. Last week, the game was the top seller on UK Chart Track.

Additionally, THQ reveals that 2.4 million copies have been shipped. "We are very pleased with strong worldwide shipments and sell-through for Homefront, and we continue to fulfill new retail orders for the game across the globe," concluded THQ president and CEO, Brian Farrell, in the announcement.

Source: THQ

Tags: homefront, kaos-studios, microsoft, pc, playstation, ps3, sales, thq, xbox

Reader Comments (65)

I wish Kaos future success but this game isn't all that great.

Oh well.

@MLC I did not think it was bad. Single player was short but the mutiplayer is fun and only had a few problems getting in with friends but definatly worth the 35 or so dollars I spent on it.

@MLC

It's a pretty solid game. Not great, no bad.

@KungFuChaosNinja

no no it was bad. The ending was just....an end.

So they've shipped 2.4 times as much as they've sold? I know it hasn't been out long, but doesn't sound like a ratio to be celebrating to me.

@Dizazter

This just means a quick price drop as stores try to dump their inventory.

@Dizazter 2.4 is actually pretty solid, since this is the number of discs which they have actually sold. Producers usually run of shipped numbers anyways.

@Dizazter

It's not like the games that they haven't sold yet won't. And even if they didn't or hit the bargain bin, each one costs pennies, so considering $50-60 times 2.4 million, it's generating quite a bit of money.

@robert paulson

Well and admittedly, it's real early in the game. But this one seems like it's on a collision course with the bargain bin. (Like many, many games, and not like that's necessarily a bad thing)

@CaramelZappa

They don't sell it for $50-60, it probably goes for around $40. Still $40 times 2.4 million is $96 million bucks. And that is what they already made. It does not matter how those games are sold by retailers, THQ made that money already.

Still haven't played it, but have a lot of people on my friends list playing it.

Now that people have had time to dig into the multiplayer, what's the consensus? I've heard it's pretty good. Better than Killzone 3?

@The Pork

I haven't played kz3's MP that much but it seems to be more of the same as kz2's. I don't know, it hasn't hooked me.

Homefront MP is fun but getting into matches takes awhile but it's fun when you finally get in and it's working. Matches can be a bit lopsided though from what I've observed, esp. if somebody on the other team is good at sniping.

Is it just me or is driving on at least one of the maps is...challenging? Too many dead-ends and obstacles for the humvee on the one map I was on.

@The Pork

The game suffers from numerous setbacks... on the MP end. Not really worth buying until they straighten them out. Can't connect to games in a party with friends. Lots of people have some luck as just a single, but with a group of friends forget it.

SP was okay. Nothing special. There were parts that were fun, but meh overall.

I'd wait until you hear that its really fixed. Check out how mad people are on the homefront forums... those are the people (trying) playing it. Some of their comments are hilarious. KAOS/THQ has really screwed the pooch so far with this launch, in my opinion.

So much wasted potential on the single player, the multiplayer is decently fun though.

@Biggums

Agreed. They could've added more emotion and Wow factor to the campaign to make it even more fun. The multiplayer is addicting. I love earning battle points and calling in anything you want -- tank, chopper, drone, airstrike, etc.

In other words, expect to find the game priced at $20 in a month or two. :-)

@Hoffer

That's a reason why I order off of Amazon now. You can't beat getting online credit for your next game purchases and in-game bonus items, on top of free release day shipping! I get to save gas and get cash off!

Hellz yeah!

@Hoffer

yup. thats why i waited. i'll buy it at 20 bucks.

multiplayer is fun but it needs to be fix badly!!! would like to play with friends please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@g3bbrock

They are working on patches/updates to make matchmaking better. The other issue that people seem to ignore is NAT setting. If one person in your party has it set to moderate or restricted, then you will most likely wait forever.

i was actually getting into the single campaign till i reached the mid-way point....and found out that was the end of the game....huh?

I'd like to see the statistics showing how many people purchased, then returned it. I bought this game, played it, then took it back the following morning. I used the thirty bucks to buy Crysis 2, which in my opinion, is a much better game (Multiplayer and campaign both).

@GreenLight

dicks like you are why it is so hard to return discs that actually have defects or are missing items. Loser.

@GreenLight

After a week, I used Homefront as part of the trade 2 get-it-free deal to get Crysis 2 at FutureShop, and I couldn't be happier.

Every minute I played HF, I wished I were playing BF:BC2

@FredMC ... You're wrong, I'm a winner. I have no idea what your comment means.

Good to see games selling. Recession be damned! Even if the game isnt as good as some people hoped, or isnt your cup of tea. Congrats to Kaos and THQ.

I was taken in by false ads advertising epic story and all i gotten 4 hours of mediocrity. Already sent back my copy.

@DokiDokiBawanga

Me and you both. Couldnt even play Multiplayerer to see how it was, as for four days straight, it kept locking up the PS3.

Got burnt by Blops. never again.... hence the immediate sale!

@DokiDokiBawanga Doesn't anybody rent games any more? You probably could have saved some money that way.

@MEGATOOL there is no such service in my country.

well i got it and its not bad just not that great either, the being of it really does a great job of pulling you into it but then it moves just like every other shooter that came after COD which is very sad

good game that really could have used more refinement...and a longer campaign. the final stage at the bridge was excellent though.

What an underwhelming game.. I'm kinda sad it sold so well, though that was all thanks to the genius marketing.

There were times were it vaguely reminded me of Half-Life 2. Anyone else get that feeling at all?

@terrybroadway Just to clarify: I love Half-Life.. I wasn't bashing it there.

yeah they sold quite a few ford pinto's also but that wasnt fords greatest gem.

Whats the diffrence between sold and shipped?

@powerrangerporno Sold is how many retail chains have sold to consumers whilst Shipped is how many the production studio actually sent out and sold to retailers. I think (i could be wrong).

@powerrangerporno

The "shipped" amount is the number of copies the publisher has sold to retailers. The "sold" figure is the number that have actually been purchased by consumers (from those retailers).

@Mr Esc is the namesarcasm is my But does shipped copies = Money for THQ?

I guess it's settled then. Make a first person shooter with decent to good production values, market the hell out of it, and you may ship a million copies.

If THQ can do it then I'm scared other 2nd tier publishers will keep it up.

By the way THQ, that money better be put to good use. Darksiders 2 could sure use it.

I wish people gave the game more of a chance for the MP

But no one seems to be playing/the servers are permanently down in the UK :'(

Well, if you are wanting to play a horrible game at least you know it will be readily available.

So both Homefront and Medal of Honor were very heavily influenced by Call of Duty and received mediocre reviews but sold well out of the gate. Obviously Activision needs to start making CoD games semiyearly, possibly even one a quarter.

Hope the "sequel" will be better.

Does it count as a sale if THQ bought half of them?

This is really a love it or hate it game.
I hate it. My best friend hates it. Another friend of mine has been playing it about 10 hours a day for the past 3 days.

Different strokes...

I bought it, played it, and am selling it. It was okayish but not repeat play okay. However, I thought it was better than Medal of Honor.

Now Crysis 2... much better game.

I haven't played all the way through yet, but the single player was really underrated. If you dive into the story, it is great. If you play it like a game of COD multiplayer, it will be terrible.

@wunwunx I disagree entirely. There is no depth to this game.

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The year is 2027. The world as we know it is unraveling after fifteen years of economic meltdown and widespread global conflict over dwindling natural resources. A once proud America has fallen, her infrastructure shattered and military in disarray. Crippled by a devastating EMP strike, the USA is powerless to resist the ever expanding occupation of a savage, nuclear armed Greater Korean Republic. Abandoned by her former allies, the United States is a bleak landscape of walled towns and abandoned suburbs. This is a police state where high school stadiums have become detention centers, and shopping malls shelter armored attack vehicles. A once-free people are now prisoners, or collaborators,or revolutionaries. Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force in Homefront's gripping single player campaign penned by John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Red Dawn). Stand alongside a cast of memorable characters as an emotional plot unfolds in this terrifyingly plausible near-future world. Experience visceral, cinematic first-person shooter action as you fight your way across Occupied USA using guerrilla tactics, and commandeer military vehicles and advanced drone technology to defeat the enemy. Multiplayer brings epic warfare to the online arena as infantry, tanks, attack helicopters and combat drones battle across huge, open battlefields. A rich feature set offering layers of tactical depth combined with a game-changing innovation in the multiplayer space will set a new benchmark in online warfare.

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