Tag Archives: homefront
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 21:00 BST
THQ: CoD-level success still possible for Homefront
Homefront’s 2.6 million opening pitch may not have quite been the home run THQ was looking for, but it’s nothing to scoff at either. Well, unless you’re Call of Duty, in which case you’ve earned the right to take a sip of your incredibly fine wine and chortle at whatever numbers you please. THQ’s Brian Farrell, however, doesn’t think his game’s lost a battle or a war. After all, he explained, even Call of Duty wasn’t always an 800 lb industry gorilla.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, homefront
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 08:24 BST
Multiplayer Homefront demo re-confirmed by THQ, “multiple drops” of DLC inbound
THQ re-confirmed last night it’ll launch a multiplayer demo of Homefront, as well as announcing that “multiple” DLC packs would be released within the next six months.
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 15:49 BST
Homefront dedicated server tool available on Steam
Fed up with sharing servers on Kaos Studios’ resistance-fighter FPS? Well, now you can manage and maintain your very own.
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 21:00 BST
Homefront is “not a 71″ because you can’t “apply math to art,” says Bilson
THQ’s Danny Bilson has said that Homefront deserved a higher Metacritic score than 71, and he is of the opinion that you cannot “apply math to art.”
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Posted in: Development, PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: danny bilson, homefront, kaos studios
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 18:19 BST
THQ has plans to differentiate Homefront from other shooters in the future
THQ’s Danny Bilson has said the firm has plans to make sure Homefront differentiate itself from other games in the shooting genre with future releases.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: danny bilson, homefront, kaos studios
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 12:01 BST
Homefront update goes live on 360, fixes freezing
Kaos has released a title update for Homefront on 360, confirming it has now fixed profile freezing issues.
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 02:57 BST
Homefront PC to sport new anti-cheating features this week
Kaos Studios will patch the PC version of Homefront this week to assist in the battle against cheaters, hackers and griefers.
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 08:32 GMT
Homefront ships 2.4 million worldwide, sells 1 million units
THQ’s announced that it’s shipped 2.4 million units of Homefront since it launched last week.
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Posted in: Action, PC, Shooter, THQ
Tags: brian farrell, homefront, Kaos Games
Wed, Mar 23, 2011 | 06:06 GMT
Homefront Aussie servers to be doubled
THQ has provided on update on Australia’s troubled Homefront servers, promising fixes, apologising for a recent outage, and plotting to double server capacity.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 | 10:29 GMT
UK charts: Homefront enters at number one
Chart-Track’s confirmed that THQ shooter Homefront has gone in at number one in the UK.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011 | 11:53 GMT
The Weekly Wrap: March 13-19 – Homefront, Jaffe, more
The news never sleeps. You do. We know. We’re watching. Here’s some help staying abreast of the week’s events, human weakling.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011 | 08:27 GMT
Homefront GM: “There are things we’d like to do better”
With Kaos’s Homefront finally releasing in Europe today, Keza MacDonald speaks to studio GM David Votypka on what is, what could have been, and what comes next.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: David Votypka, homefront, kaos studios
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 23:10 GMT
Homefront multiplayer patches inbound
Kaos has released a PlayStation 3 patch for Homefront today, with Xbox 360 and PC versions on the cards.
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 21:48 GMT
Analyst stands by 1.5 million Homefront sales prediction
Lizard Capital’s Colin Sebastian has stood firm by his prediction that Homefront will shift 1.5 million units by the end of the month.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: analyst, Colin Sebastian, homefront, kaos studios
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 20:04 GMT
Homefront sells 375,000 on day one in North America
THQ has announced that Homefront sold approximately 375,000 units in North America during its first day of availability.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 14:32 GMT
Homefront 2 single-player will be longer if it can be balanced with multiplayer, says Kaos
Kaos GM David Votypka has said the firm would consider making the single-player portion of Homefront 2 a bit longer than the current five-hour campaign, providing it doesn’t take away from the multiplayer component.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: David Votypka, homefront, homefront 2, kao studios
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 12:25 GMT
Fighting the Homefront – THQ’s biggest gamble to date
Amid review score controversy, Brenna Hillier takes a look at the history and future of Homefront, THQ’s big bet on the triple-A shooter bracket.
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 | 22:52 GMT
Homefront server demand “outstripped expectations”, analyst predicts “decent” sales
THQ has struggled to meet launch day demand on Homefront servers, while analysts dismiss the game’s review score spread and predict “decent” sales.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 08:22 GMT
THQ’s 26% drop in stock value blamed on Homefront scores
Stock in THQ has fallen approximately 26 percent to $4.40 per share as of the close of the Nasdaq this evening.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 07:55 GMT
Homefront reviews go live – get the full round-up here
Despite there being apparent confusion over an embargo for Homefront reviews to go live, scores are now beginning to appear from bigger outlets. Get the lot below.
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