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Video Game Almost Predicted Kim Jong-Il’s Death

2:32PM December 19, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

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


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Homefront PR Stunt Backfires, Ends In Fine

9:40PM December 14, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Back in March, PR firm TrashTalkFCM thought it’d be a good idea to promote upcoming shooter Homefront by releasing a ton of balloons. It wasn’t. More »


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Is The Recession The Next Big Video Game Bad Guy?

12:00PM November 9, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

Would you shoot someone responsible for America’s horrible housing market? Would you like to? What if you met his wife and kid first? More »


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How Crytek Can Make A Better Homefront, And Why It May Not Matter

5:00AM September 21, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

Is the new Homefront necessary? Pardon that imprudent question, but when a man is drowning in a sea of first-person shooters, may he question the next bucket? More »


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New Homefront Being Made By People Who Made Far Cry

10:09PM September 20, 2011 | Brian Crecente

The folks behind Crysis and Far Cry have teamed up with THQ to work on the next Homefront, the publisher said this morning. More »


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Homefront Studio Shut Down, Series Creation Shifting To Montreal

1:36AM June 14, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

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. Update. More »


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Metro 2033: Highlights From The People At THQ

7:40AM May 4, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Publisher THQ had some good news and bad news to deliver today, starting with the not-so-great results from its last financial year. The publisher lost a cool $US136 million. But it had some good news for fans of Metro 2033, Homefront and the very successful uDraw gaming tablet that hit the Wii last year. More »


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THQ Respond To Homefront Reviews

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2:00PM April 13, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Speaking to IGN, THQ’S EVP, and walking headline machine, Danny Bilson discussed the future of Homefront and, specifically, addressed the supposedly disappointing reviews the game received. More »


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Reader Review: Homefront

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1:00PM March 31, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Despite middling reviews, Homefront has still managed to shift an impressive amount of units. Aron Quigley was one of those folks that took the plunge on the game, and now he’s here with an impressive reader review. More »


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Children Pledge Allegiance To North Korean Masters

11:00PM March 29, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Homefront might be out – and not living up to the hype. But that’s OK! The game has a creepy Easter Egg. More »