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Video Game Almost Predicted Kim Jong-Il's Death

Luke Plunkett — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:32:00 EST

Kim Jong-il, who has ruled the Communist state of North Korea since 1994, has passed away. Which means 2011 shooter Homefront was only two weeks off making one of the most timely (if accidental) fictional statements in video game history. More »

Homefront Studio Shut Down, Series Creation Shifting To Montreal

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:36:00 EDT

The New York City-based developer of Homefront, Kaos Studios, has been shut down, according to a source close to the studio. It's not clear if the shutdown was due to the performance of the game, the high cost of operating a studio or some combination of factors. We've reached out to THQ for official confirmation. More »

Homefront Vs. The Canceled Heartland, A Tale Of Two U.S. Invasions

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:30:00 EDT

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The co-creator of Twisted Metal, David Jaffe, wanted to make a game about the Chinese military invading the United States once upon a time. Heartland for the PSP would have been "a very liberal response to the Bush administration and the Iraq War," Jaffe has said, a first-person shooter that evoked intense emotion. More »

Homefront Is An Emotional Shooter That Doesn't Quite Deliver

Brian Crecente — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:30:00 EDT

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I nearly wept during the opening of Homefront. More »

They'll Make You Afraid, Then Sell You A Game

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:00:00 EST

The people who want to sell you the video game Homefront aren't selling pillows or hot cocoa on a cold day. Their pitch isn't cozy. It appears to be... fear? More »

The Real Enemy To Fight In Homefront Is The Decline Of America

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST

Route 66 is full of potholes and Wal-Mart is out of asthma medication. A high school football field is being used for mass graves. These are facts from a video game world, facts designed to make a gamer angry. More »

Get Excited To Kill North Koreans With Homefront's New 'Resistance' Trailer

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:00:00 EST

Homefront's version of the "second American Revolution" will pit U.S. citizen against North Korean invader, restoring freedom to our nation's White Castles, Hooters and gas stations with a feel-good bloodbath. More »

Homefront Invades America One Week Late

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:20:00 EST

The North Korean invasion of the U.S. has been delayed by seven days. THQ and Kaos Studios' Homefront will come to PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on March 15 in North America after a brief delay. More »

PS3 Missing Homefront DLC Because Sony's Focused On Killzone 3, Says Studio

Owen Good — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:00:00 EST

All downloadable content for the America-under-siege title Homefront will come to the Xbox 360 first, similar to extensions for other major titles in the past. Homefront's developer said the PS3 missed out because, well, Sony's not interested. More »

Employee, Soldier, or Hostage?

Owen Good — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:30:00 EST

THQ executive Danny Bilson's tweet on Tuesday about a visit to the developer of Homefront, crunching to deliver the game by its March 8 release. Seen via Develop, where a robust debate about the comment's appropriateness is in the comments. More »

China Is Both Too Scary and Not Scary Enough To Be Video Game Villains

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:40:00 EST

The North Korean bad guys in the upcoming video game Homefront were originally going to be Chinese, but the people making the game changed their mind for two reasons. More »

Crisis In Korea Has A Video Game Echo

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:00:00 EST

If war flares again on the Korean peninsula as it threatened to today, there will be far more dire things to worry about than a video game, but the upcoming Homefront will nevertheless feel different. More »

Homefront Coming Home In March

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:00:00 EST

THQ's Homefront, the game that might anger some Americans, will come to PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on March 8, 2011 in the U.S., according to the game's official Twitter account. Australia gets it March 10, Europe one day later. More »

A Video Game That Dares To Make Americans Angry

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:40:00 EDT

I have little animosity for the virtual people I shoot in video games. They are cardboard targets. The worst they can do is kill the virtual me. My "death" lasts a few seconds. I can't hate them for that. More »

Homefront's Future Plans Include London

Owen Good — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:30:00 EDT

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At E3, Homefront was offhandedly mentioned to me as inspired by Resistance, just without the aliens, naturally. As if to drive that point home, the man in charge of THQ's core games portfolio already has designs on London. More »

Homefront Trailer Is As Impressive As It Is Cheesy

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Homefront is being developed by the guys who did Frontline, and was written by the guy who wrote Red Dawn. So, yeah, it's a war game, and a corny one at that. More »

Frontlines To Support 50 Player Matches

Mike Fahey — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:20:46 EST

When does a game slip from multiplayer to massively multiplayer? Devs on the Kaos Studios forums have confirmed that Frontlines: Fuel of War is getting dangerously close, with both PC and Xbox 360 versions supporting up to 50 players in multiplayer matches when the game is released later this month, moving the title from 'meh' to must-buy on many a gamer's shopping lists - including my own. Not only do I revel in the sort of chaos two 25 man teams can cause when outfitted with futuristic weapons and set loose on the battlefield, 50 players means I have plenty of room to suck without being noticed. Don't worry PS3 players. Though Frontlines was canceled for your console, you're still getting Resistance 2 with 60 player support somewhere down the line, so it's all good. More »

PS3 Version Of Frontlines: Fuel Of War Officially On Empty

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:20:00 EST

It would appear that video game retailers wiping the PlayStation 3 version of Kaos Studios' shooter Frontlines: Fuel of War from their databases wasn't done just for giggles. It would appear that GameStop called both guys who pre-ordered the game for a reason. THQ officially canceled the PS3 edition of the game today, previously thought to just be delayed, using the same axe to kill the release of the PlayStation 2 version of Destroy All Humans!: Big Willy Unleashed. Don't go jumping off any buildings, now, kids, despite how hard it may seem to put this terrible, terrible news behind us. More »

PS3 Delay Syndrome Hits Frontlines: Fuel of War

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:30:07 EST

The latest "Of War" shoot-fest is going to sit out a PlayStation 3 version for a bit longer, as THQ's Frontlines will be hitting the Xbox 360 and PC only in February. The PS3 version of Frontlines: Fuel of War, rumored to have been canceled when retailers dropped that version from upcoming software listings. Rumors of the nixing made their way to developer Kaos Studios' forums, with mods and admins not exactly denying the talk. More »