360, PS3 and PC
FPS coming from Frontlines-maker Kaos studios; Apocalypse Now screenwriter John Milius penning story, set in North Korea-occupied US in 2027.
Back in March,
reports surfaced that THQ was hiring for its wholly owned subsidiary Kaos Studios, the team behind
Frontlines: Fuel of War, to work on an as yet unannounced project. Details of the title were not revealed, but job listings for the studio indicated that they were at work on a first person shooter, using "a world-class brand."
Red Dawn was apparently 43 years ahead of its time...
Today THQ has revealed the title as Homefront, a story-driven first-person shooter set in the year 2027. Penned by
Apocalypse Now screenwriter and Medal of Honor: European Assault director
John Milius, the game takes place 10 years after the economic collapse of the United States, when the American Civil Resistance fights to claim back the homeland from the North Korean Occupation. (Apparently this week's
nuclear sabre-rattling was just the start.) The scenario is also reminiscent of Milius' 1984 film
Red Dawn, which follows a band of teen resistance fighters after the US invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union and its Cuban and Nicaraguan allies.
Fighting will take place in the disused malls and city streets of a crumbling America with THQ promising an "interactive and cinematic
FPS experience." Players will also be able to take command of wide variety of aerial and ground vehicles, as well as take on an infantry role. There will also be a multiplayer mode, though no details were announced.
THQ gave no launch date for Homefront, but did say new information about the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC game will be unveiled at the forthcoming
Electronic Entertainment Expo. For more details, check out GameSpot's
E3 coverage live from Los Angeles starting Monday, June 1.
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