Homefront release delayed

By Fred Dutton Published 2 February, 2011

Kaos' shooter pushed back a week.

THQ has pushed back the release of forthcoming shooter Homefront by a week.

CEO Brian Farrell broke the news during an investor call earlier today, explaining the Kaos Studios-developed FPS will now launch in the US on 15th March, rather than sharing the 8th with Dragon Age 2. A THQ rep subsequently told Joystiq, "We think we have a great opportunity to dominate retail on this date."

The game is currently scheduled for an 11th March launch on these shores. We'll check whether it will see a corresponding bump over here just as soon as THQ's UK HQ opens for business.

In case you're not up to speed, the game, due on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, sees you defending the US from an invading North Korean army.

"I promise you [Homefront] competes with everybody else in the genre; in the shooter genre, in the action genre, or what I like to call the 'you're in the movie' genre," insisted THQ exec Danny Bilson back in October.

"This is an incredible experience."

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Comments (8) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • TenderChicken #1 1 year ago

    A long as it lives up to its potential I don't mind waiting a week! I'm hoping this will provide a credible challenge to Bad Company 2's console crown.

  • Bleemo #2 1 year ago

    Yay, one more week of crunch before getting laid off Kaos Staff.

  • RobotRocker #3 1 year ago

    Needs an extra week for the special "Glenn Beck Edition" to be produced and additional advertising on Fox News.

  • Tanners #4 1 year ago

    I am psyched for this game just for the Freedom Fighters vibe it gives me.

  • Zaiz #5 1 year ago

    You know something is off if you are worried your FPS can't compete with an RPG. THQ - If you can't compete, please make sure you don't drag Relic with you.

  • Olemak #6 1 year ago

    I just can't get past the "North Korea invades the USA" thing. Extremely high reviews, or a great demo might change my mind on this, but I am not planning on lining up.

    In terms of story and setting, why not go all-out and have the UN invade the USA? Seriously, would not that play right into the Fox conspiacy thingie? And it would be pretty fun for the rest of us too, to fight the evil oppressor coaltion force from Europe. Planting roadside bombs for the Norwegian patrol car, assassinating the French general, having a desperate shoot-out with the Italian shock troops, et cetera. That is a premise I'd be able to have fun with, at least, this Korean thing just seems racist and stupid.

  • dwalker109 #7 1 year ago

    I agree that the scenario seems tasteless. I appreciate that it "is fictional", but it is not that fictional. Having said that, I should probably just get over it. And if this turns out to be great, I will.

  • jake-123 #8 1 year ago

    i dont mind waiting a week, killzone 3 will be consuming alot of my time anyway. but this game does look epic.