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1m sales and counting for Homefront

Console shooter Homefront has passed the 1m unit sales barrier just over a week after its release. The number takes into account sales in Europe, North America and Asia. In total 2.4 units have been shipped toss torso across the globe. The game, which sees America come under occupation of …

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Homefront struts its stuff for THQ

The long-awaited victory of Homefront in the UK charts this week will be being wildly celebrated at publish THQ this morning. It’s the first UK chart topper for the company since way back in May 2009 when fighter UFC 2009: Undisputed debuted in top place. It’s also a triumph of …

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UK CHARTS: Homefront is No.1

After a massive marketing campaign and a huge amountof hype, THQ’s big FPS contender Homefront has debuted at the top of the UKIE games charts compiled by GfK Chart-Track. Last week’s chart winner, EA’s Dragon Age II, slips to second spot ahead of Nintendo’s Pokemon White which also slips one …

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Homefront sells 375k in US

New first person shooter contender Homefront sold 375k units in its first day on sale in the US, publisher THQ has confirmed. "We are delighted with first day sales for Homefront and are already fulfilling re-orders for the game from multiple retailers," THQ boss Brian Farrell stated. By comparison, record …

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Homefront reviews cause THQ share drop

Shares in publisher THQ dropped by nearly 25 per cent yesterday, with the LA Times claiming that analysts are "spooked" by the lower than expected review scores for new shooter Homefront. At the time of writing the game has a Metacritic average of 72 per cent, placing well below the …

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THQ spends big to reclaim lost ground

Watch out Activision and EA: THQ says it will retake a place amongst the gaming elite with a line-up to envy its rivals. The firm was once a Top Five publisher but has seen its market share shrink in recent years. The company has spent the last 18 months transforming …

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Homefront – the COD beater?

In a frank and honest admission, publisher THQ has revealed its aspirations for upcoming shooter Homefront to compete with the very biggest names in the first person shooter sector. When asked by Eurogamer if he’d like to see his title competing with the likes of Call of Duty and Battlefield, …

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Homefront breaks pre-order records

Ahead of its release in the UK on March 11th, THQ has said that shooter Homefront is the most pre-ordered game in the publisher’s history. Over 200,000 pre-orders have already been placed in the US alone, Eurogamer reports. However, these numbers alone aren’t completely enough to alleviate fears concerning the …

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The used games/used cars argument

It’s an argument often trotted out whenever anyone attacks the pre-owned market – "You don’t see Toyota demanding a cut from the sale of a second hand Corolla." But Kaos Studios, the developer behind THQ’s upcoming shooter Homefront, says that the video games market can’t be considered under the same …

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