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THQ prepping Homefront, new Red Faction for 'fiscal 2011'

by David Hinkle { Feb 3rd 2010 at 5:45PM }

During its annual investors conference call, THQ's Brian Farrell dropped details on that Homefront game we've been waiting on, as well as word on a new Red Faction title. Both will arrive during the company's fiscal 2011 window -- to us regular schmucks walking the streets, that's the period between April 2010 and March 31, 2011.

As for Homefront, it's really not news: THQ had already said the game will arrive sometime this year or early next. However, this Red Faction business is definitely news. We'll be crossing our fingers for more wacky animal-based weaponry this time around. Oh, and more stuff to blow up. Definitely more of that, please. Both games will be shown during E3 2010 in June.

THQ already planning Homefront 2

by Justin McElroy { Dec 4th 2009 at 7:30PM }

We have a hard enough time remembering which FPS Homefront is (it's the one that is basically Red Dawn, if you're curious) and THQ is apparently already thinking about the followup. According to Gamespot, THQ's core gaming chief Danny Bilson told the FBR Capital Markets 2009 Fall Investor Conference "It's the beginning of a story. We're going to tell this like a serial, with cliff-hangers. And then we intend to continue the story in [downloadable content], until we go to Homefront 2."

The question that will remain unanswered until Homefront ships is, of course, will we be willing to go with them?

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Homefront comes home in 2010 (or early 2011)

by JC Fletcher { Jul 28th 2009 at 6:40PM }

Today, during its earnings conference call, THQ offered the first clue about the release window for Kaos Studios' Homefront. The FPS about a North Korean invasion will be invading our homes (see what we did there?) in "fiscal 2011," which translates to the year starting in April 2010 and ending March 31, 2011.

We're going to go ahead and guess that THQ is aiming for the later half of 2010, because the first half of the year is going to be jam-packed with stuff that was supposed to come out in 2009.

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Homefront reveal trailer not as totally rad as Red Dawn

by Ben Gilbert { Jun 12th 2009 at 2:00AM }

You can understand, for upcoming Kaos Studios-developed Homefront, how it might be hard to live up to the '80s film, hinged on fears of nuclear war, Red Dawn. But it's a similar premise (and the same writer!) that holds together the trailer you see above, peppered with "Resist!" signs and talk of an occupied United States.

Considering the game's coming from the same studio that developed Frontlines: Fuel of War, you can appreciate that we're a bit trepidacious when approaching another FPS in Homefront. Still, it remains to be seen whether or not Kaos Studios can pull out the big, anti-occupational guns this time around, so we're remaining cautiously hopeful for Homefront.

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Protect America from North Korea in THQ's new FPS: Homefront

by Justin McElroy { May 27th 2009 at 12:15PM }

In Red Dawn, a classic film written by John Milius, ordinary American citizens are called upon to defend against a Russian invasion on American soil. In Homefront, a new THQ FPS written by John Milius, ordinary American citizens are called upon to defend against a North Korean invasion on American soil. They also take to calling themselves "The Badgers," after the local high school lacrosse team. No, no, we made that last part up.

What we're not making up is that the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game is being developed by Kaos Studios. Its Frontlines: Fuel of War didn't exactly set the world aflame, but it was interesting enough that we're eager to see what the team can do when paired with this fresh-ish premise. The game's supposed to be at E3, so hopefully we'll be able to give you a better idea of what to expect soon.