Homefront was released by THQ early in 2011, with a much-publicised script by John Millius, the co-writer of Apocalypse Now and Dirty Harry, and director of Red Dawn. And it's a good time to catch up on the interesting but flawed original as not only is a sequel due shortly, but a lower price point certainly helps to justify trying it. Despite mixed reviews at launch, it … [Read more...]
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Metro sequel on the way
With THQ's recent earnings conference call in which they announced Homefront profits and DLC schedule, news also broke on Metro 2033s followup name. The sequel, which was confirmed last year and was adequately titled Metro 2034 at the time, has now officially been labelled as Metro: Last Light. The title was shown off with Metro 2033 being demoed in 3D, so it can be assumed … [Read more...]
Homefront makes profit
Homefront was a special FPS from THQ, just as Metro 2033 before it, yet this was different. The mixed reviews and share price drop has made no difference for the games' first day selling performance, chart topping ability and sell count of over a million copies in less than 3 weeks. Advertising can do wonders can't it?! Although it received many mixed reviews, with gamers … [Read more...]
Homefront: 1 million and counting
Mixed reviews or not, gamers have voiced their opinion via their wallets. THQ must be happier now with this piece of news. Homefront hadn't even been released when reviews started to appear online with less then expected average scores. This resulted in a 25 percent drop in share price which must have worried shareholders. However, all should not feel too despondent at … [Read more...]
Homefront tops UK charts
Although THQ's first person shooter received many mixed reviews, with some not even passing the 70 percent mark, and their shares dropping by approximately 26% in 24 hours... I guess they are having the last laugh now knowing their title seems to have hit the sweet spot with consumers. In the UK alone, the new entry into last weeks chart, topped the list fighting off EA's … [Read more...]
Homefront: First day stats State-side
Homefront has been out in America since the 15th. Already, it seems to have kicked up a storm in sales with over 375K copies sold and that's just North America. Publisher THQ's President and CEO Brian Farrell, posted a statement saying "we are delighted with first day sales for Homefront and are already fulfilling re-orders for the game from multiple retailers." In a … [Read more...]