Homefront's getting a sequel - THQ

By Robert Purchese Published 9 November, 2010

Takes place on the other side of Mississippi.

Homefront 1 isn't out yet, but Homefront 2 is already on the cards.

THQ's core games boss Danny Bilson said a sequel would be set on the other side of the Mississippi river.

"The sequel has new features and doesn't even deal with the same characters," Bilson revealed during an IGDA speech (reported by Joystiq).

"It takes place on the other side of the Mississippi - nobody knows what's going on over there because the North Koreans have irradiated the Mississippi with radioactive iodine and nobody can cross it without a hazmat suit. It's very interesting stuff."

Homefront is being aligned as THQ's big shooter series - its Call of Duty. Set in America's own back yard, the premise works around the "what if?" scenario of North Korea invading the home of the capitalist world.

It's not out until March 2011, but THQ has a book co-written by the Apocalypse Now screenwriter ready for early next year.

Homefront is in development for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Christian Donlan played the game for Eurogamer last month.

Up to 32 people can play Homefront.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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Comments (8) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • SleepyDeathFred #1 2 years ago

    Goddamn, I read it as Homeworld initially.

  • darkmorgado #2 2 years ago

    "It takes place on the other side of the Mississippi - nobody knows what's going on over there because the North Koreans have irradiated the Mississippi with radioactive iodine and nobody can cross it without a hazmat suit."

    Sentence of the day.

    Seriously though, given the developer's track record, wouldn't it be wise to get the first game out the door first before committing to sequels?

  • StolenGlory #3 2 years ago

    Fucking hell Danny, cool yer jets!

  • IamTheElderScrolls #4 2 years ago

    Its funny how people take the mick out of this games plot, but North Korea do have the worlds biggest army so could cause some damage. So before you go to bed each might look out your window to see if there any North Koreans about, because if there are your in severe danger, so go out your back garden jump your fence and go straight to Sandhurst or whatever army base to inform them, because it means that an invasion is imminent :)
    Edited by IamTheElderScrolls at 09/11/10 @ 13:48

  • Lord_BeeJee #5 2 years ago

    Same here Sleepy, got all excited for nothing :/

  • Lunastra78 #6 2 years ago

    Homefront won't be so ronery now!

  • Alf-Life #7 2 years ago

    Hans Hans Hans...

  • Sunyavadin #8 2 years ago

    "Its funny how people take the mick out of this games plot, but North Korea do have the worlds biggest army so could cause some damage."

    Given how America's nuclear arsenal could wipe out every inch of North Korea fifty times over, and their fleet and air force dwarf most of those of the rest of the world, I'd like to see how NK would even manage to get a single soldier across the pacific alive.