THQ’s fresh new IP, Homefront, has finally been given a release date. The game will put players in the boots of resistance fighters in the US battling against Northern Korean occupying forces. There will be a dedicated single player story driven campaign, as well as an online multiplayer component which the publisher is hoping will compete with the likes of CoD and Battlefield.
It’s the year 2027, and a resurgent North Korea has invaded the United States of America. The North Korean army–a force numbering in the millions and backed by the world’s most advanced weaponry–has taken over the West Coast and, by deliberately irradiating the Mississippi with nuclear waste, has created a gigantic radioactive strip across the middle of the nation, making it impossible for the enfeebled and disorganised US Army to muster a decent counterattack from the East Coast. Millions of Americans are left to fend for themselves, forced to live in sheltered communities that are heavily camouflaged from spying North Korean patrols. The only hope comes from a small but dedicated group of resistance fighters who have banded together to retake the nation, one town at a time.
Homefront is due out on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on March 11, 2011/.
