<s>
Homefront	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Kaos	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	O
Silver	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Koch	O
Media	O
,	O
have	O
published	O
the	O
reboot	O
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homefront	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
of	O
Homefront	B-Application
is	O
focused	O
on	O
large-scale	O
,	O
vehicle-based	O
combat	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Kaos	O
Studios	O
 '	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
Frontlines	B-Device
:	I-Device
Fuel	I-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
defining	O
innovation	O
of	O
Homefronts	B-Application
multiplayer	O
is	O
its	O
battle	O
points	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
in-game	O
currency	O
that	O
allows	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
purchase	O
weapons	O
,	O
gear	O
,	O
and	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
copy	O
of	O
Homefront	B-Application
contains	O
an	O
online	O
pass	O
,	O
granting	O
users	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homefront	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopic	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
2027	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
bus	O
carrying	O
Jacobs	O
is	O
ambushed	O
by	O
American	O
resistance	O
fighters	O
Connor	O
(	O
Tom	O
Pelphrey	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Marine	O
,	O
and	O
Rianna	O
(	O
Hannah	O
Cabell	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
hunting	O
expert	O
,	O
who	O
lead	O
him	O
to	O
Oasis	O
,	O
a	O
resistance	O
hideout	O
founded	O
by	O
local	O
state	O
patrolman	O
Boone	B-Application
Karlson	I-Application
(	O
Jim	O
T	O
.	O
Coleman	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homefronts	B-Application
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
completely	O
reworked	O
from	O
its	O
origins	O
in	O
Frontlines	B-Device
:	I-Device
Fuel	I-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
a	O
more	O
cinematic	O
,	O
character-driven	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Votypka	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
director	O
of	O
Homefront	B-Application
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
would	O
be	O
based	O
around	O
guerrilla-style	O
tactics	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
inspired	O
by	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Homefront	B-Application
,	O
Frank	O
Delise	O
,	O
stated	O
before	O
release	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
exclusive	O
content	O
and	O
dedicated	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
exclusive	O
features	O
include	O
clan	O
support	O
,	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
first	O
person	O
vehicle	O
cockpits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
antagonists	O
in	O
Homefront	B-Application
were	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
communist	O
Chinese	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
later	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
unified	O
Korea	O
for	O
two	O
reasons	O
:	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
backlash	O
by	O
the	O
Chinese	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Culture	O
and	O
the	O
reality	O
of	O
economic	O
interdependence	O
between	O
America	O
and	O
China	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
Chinese	O
"	O
not	O
that	O
scary	O
,	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Tae	O
Kim	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
CIA	O
field	O
agent	O
and	O
consultant	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
backstory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kershner	O
with	O
Homefront	B-Application
's	O
script	O
"	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
Milius	O
wrote	O
not	O
a	O
single	O
word	O
however	O
consulted	O
with	O
Kaos	O
in	O
the	O
writing	O
and	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homefront	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
gaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
announced	O
a	O
tie-in	O
novel	O
,	O
Homefront	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Voice	O
of	O
Freedom	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
John	O
Milius	O
and	O
Raymond	O
Benson	O
,	O
which	O
follows	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
reporters	O
making	O
their	O
way	O
across	O
America	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
occupation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
was	O
released	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
vast	O
transmedia	O
strategy	O
"	O
for	O
Homefront	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
album	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Homefront	B-Application
:	O
Songs	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Resistance	I-Application
"	O
was	O
distributed	O
digitally	O
by	O
Sumerian	O
Records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homefront	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
aspect	O
of	O
Homefront	B-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
aggregator	O
GameRankings	O
generated	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
71.70	O
%	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
69.33	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
68.89	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameZone	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
tweaks	O
and	O
a	O
fresher	O
coat	O
of	O
paint	O
,	O
Homefront	B-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
outstanding	O
,	O
far	O
outshining	O
either	O
of	O
those	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advertising	O
for	O
Homefront	B-Application
has	O
simulated	O
a	O
declaration	O
of	O
war	O
in	O
mainstream	O
websites	O
and	O
media	O
,	O
creating	O
confusion	O
amongst	O
non-gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
has	O
denied	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
piggyback	O
off	O
the	O
tensions	O
on	O
the	O
Korean	O
peninsula	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Homefront	B-Application
is	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
speculative	O
fiction	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2027	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
Homefront	B-Application
has	O
been	O
censored	O
by	O
removing	O
all	O
references	O
to	O
North	O
Korea	O
including	O
pictures	O
of	O
then-North	O
Korean	O
leader	O
Kim	O
Jong-il	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
publisher	O
THQ	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Homefront	B-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
developer	O
Kaos	O
Studios	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Crytek	O
UK	O
using	O
CryEngine	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
