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Preview: David Brown prepares to defend someone else's country against an evil invasion force in THQ's Homefront.

“I can get you in, but you have to stick close and do exactly what I say,” says a freedom fighter as he negotiates your safe passage into a Korean work camp. You and two fellow resistance members fighting the occupation of the States by the rampant North Korean menace are on a mission to find some trucks and this guy's the only one who can let you in. But his words are...

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Preview: Home sweet Homefront...

Saying that the FPS genre is somewhat crowded is a bit of an understatement, but the battle for consumer's time playing online multiplayer is possibly something even more hotly contested, given that it's practically dominated by Modern Warfare 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and little else, especially on the consoles. So, you have to wonder whether Kaos and THQ's decision...

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Preview: Home Sweet Homefront...

Saying that the FPS genre is somewhat crowded is a bit of an understatement, but the battle for consumer's time playing online multiplayer is possibly something even more hotly contested, given that it's practically dominated by Modern Warfare 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and little else, especially on the consoles. So, you have to wonder whether Kaos and THQ's decision...

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Preview: THQ brings the fight to your doorstep in Homefront...

According to THQ and Kaos Studios (known for Frontlines: Fuel of War), home is where the war is. Not my home mind - in an attempt to bring the audience something different, and possibly challenging, the developer has had the near-future Greater Korean Republic invade the US. As a (sometimes) patriotic Brit, I actually take some perverse pleasure in watching America get humbled...