Tag archive: Homefront

When the next Homefront game is released, tentatively sometime in 2014, there is one thing you can probably expect: It will be very pretty. THQ has announced that Crytek, makers of the graphically ridiculous Crysis games as well as the original Far Cry, have been brought on to take over development on the next Homefront game.  They will replace Kaos Studios, which was recently closed in what THQ called a “strategic realignment.” When Homefront… Read More

If you consider yourself a serious gamer, then chances are you know the name Patrice Desilets. The former Ubisoft employee was the creative director on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time as well as the first two Assassin's Creed games. He left the company last summer and was soon after scooped up by THQ, though a non-compete clause in his Ubi departure kept him on the sidelines until a full year had lapsed. That date passed on June 14,… Read More

THQ made a misstep earlier this year with Homefront, a first-person shooter bolstered by a huge, extended marketing push that, despite strong pre-order sales, failed to resonate with critical and consumer audiences. Largely because it's just not very good. We're now seeing the repercussions of the product's failure to launch with the publisher revealing to Gamasutra that it has shuttered the game's developer, Kaos… Read More

When it comes to first-person shooters, developers need to have a fairly solid hook these days to get make sure your game doesn’t become a victim of the overcrowded genre. Just look at the World War II games which once dominated the stores. With a few possible exceptions, there probably isn’t a single battle that hasn’t been in some way recreated in a video game — maybe the Nazi’s invasion of Belgium, but that would likely be a very short… Read More

It is a law that all first-person shooters must have a multiplayer element. Granted, that might not exactly hold up in court, but it feels like it is a law nonetheless as it is more or less expected that upcoming major releases offer some form of online component to increase the value. And why not–who doesn’t want more bang for their buck? Homefront is no exception, and judging by what they have shown, the online play may be good enough… Read More

OnLive is a cloud-based gaming service that delivers high-quality visuals and AAA experiences on any computer with a steady high-speed Internet connection, meaning that even your $100 netbook can be made to run a version of Batman: Arkham Asylum that looks and plays almost exactly like it would on an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. It's the rare “science as magic” tech promise that actually delivers, though OnLive is still… Read More

The year is 2027, and following the economic downfall of America, the country has been left open to attack by the now nuclear-backed North Korean forces. The war has already been lost, and the North Koreans have become an occupying force. Homefront takes place in a speculative future, where Kim Jong-il’s son, Kim Jong-un has taken over North Korea following his father’s death in 2012. Within a year, North Korea has seized control of South… Read More

If you haven’t heard about Kaos Studio and THQ’s game Homefront, the indications from the advertising blitz at E3 suggest you soon will. It was first announced that Kaos Studios would be working on a new IP called Homefront last year, but at this year’s E3 the game was everywhere. Everywhere. Entire buildings in downtown Los Angeles were covered with the logo for the game. The front of the Convention Center where E3 was held, had a massive… Read More