In Real Life

Video Game Almost Predicted Kim Jong-Il’s Death

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.


December 14, 2011
News

Homefront PR Stunt Backfires, Ends In Fine

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.


November 9, 2011
News

Is The Recession The Next Big Video Game Bad Guy?

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


September 21, 2011
News

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

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?


September 20, 2011
News

New Homefront Being Made By People Who Made Far Cry

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


June 14, 2011
News

Homefront Studio Shut Down, Series Creation Shifting To Montreal

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.


May 4, 2011
PlayStation

Metro 2033: Highlights From The People At THQ

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.


April 13, 2011
News

THQ Respond To Homefront Reviews

Kotaku AU

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.


March 31, 2011
PC

Reader Review: Homefront

Kotaku AU

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.


March 29, 2011
PlayStation

Children Pledge Allegiance To North Korean Masters

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