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Homefront novel announced, part of 'vast transmedia strategy'
The Homefront novel, which was passively mentioned last week during THQ's Montreal Studio presser, has officially been announced, with an "early 2011" publishing date. Written by John Milius (Red Dawn and Apocalypse Now) and Raymond Benson (Metal Gear Solid and James Bond novels), the novel is designed to flesh out the world of Homefront, which finds United States citizens dealing with a North Korean occupation. The novel is part of the "vast transmedia strategy" for the franchise -- according to THQ's Danny Bilson -- so expect the standard graphic novels and coloring books to follow. Okay, maybe not the latter, unless it's bundled with a big red crayon for all the blood. Although no further transmedia projects have been announced, let's be clear about how ambitious THQ can get in these situations: Red Faction is getting a TV movie on SyFy that could potentially turn into a full series.
Protect America from North Korea in THQ's new FPS: Homefront
In Red Dawn, a classic film written by John Milius, ordinary American citizens are called upon to defend against a Russian invasion on American soil. In Homefront, a new THQ FPS written by John Milius, ordinary American citizens are called upon to defend against a North Korean invasion on American soil. They also take to calling themselves "The Badgers," after the local high school lacrosse team. No, no, we made that last part up.What we're not making up is that the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game is being developed by Kaos Studios. Its Frontlines: Fuel of War didn't exactly set the world aflame, but it was interesting enough that we're eager to see what the team can do when paired with this fresh-ish premise. The game's supposed to be at E3, so hopefully we'll be able to give you a better idea of what to expect soon.
