The original Homefront published way back in 2011 was a decent Red Dawn meets FPS game, it had some interesting multiplayer hooks but nothing you would call amazing or groundbreaking at the time. Now here comes Homefront: The Revolution, a game I’m going to assume most people thought was left for dead after the whole THQ debacle but no it’s still here and still looking to kick some ass. Like XCom 2 it looks like the war didn’t go so well for the good guys and you’re cast as the underdog.
For everyone that had a blast playing multiplayer I have some good news and some bad news. First the bad news is that it would seem there is no PvP multiplayer in this latest game. The good news is that you’ll get about 12 4-player co-op missions with Dambuster Studios adding another 20 post-release all for free. That seems like a fair trade, I would rather see something the team feels they can produce well rather than some half-baked mode that goes nowhere. For everyone who wants some single player action there’s said to be a 30 hour campaign to keep you busy. May 17 2016 will be the day when Homefront: The Revolution launches in North America while May 20th 2016 is where the rest of the world will get a taste of revolution.
PRESS RELEASE
HOMEFRONT®: THE REVOLUTION CALLS UPON PLAYERS TO JOIN THE RESISTANCE ONLINE, STARTING FEBRUARY 11 ON XBOX ONE
Co-op Multiplayer “Resistance Mode,” Closed Beta Dates and “Revolutionary Spirit” Pre-Order Details Revealed
Larkspur, Calif., January 26, 2016 – Today Deep Silver revealed the online co-op “Resistance Mode” for Homefront: The Revolution with the new “Freedom Fighters” gameplay trailer: https://youtu.be/Gp1AE9ISysY.
Resistance Mode is a brand new four-player co-operative online experience. Form a Resistance Cell with your friends online and wage guerrilla warfare against the KPA military in thrilling narrative-driven missions across occupied Philadelphia. Customize your personal roster of Freedom Fighters as you and your teammates go from rookie civilians to battle hardened soldiers. Unlock new skills, earn weapon blueprints, rare equipment and combat gear to upgrade.
Xbox One owners can be the first to try it out when the Closed Beta runs February 11-14 exclusively on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. In addition, registered members of the Homefront community may also be invited to participate in a sneak preview of Resistance Mode via one of the upcoming Closed Beta Stress Tests which will take place on Friday, January 29th and Friday, February 5th on Xbox One.
“Homefront: The Revolution is this team’s most ambitious project yet,” said Hasit Zala, game director at Dambuster Studios. “In addition to our epic 30-plus hour single-player campaign, we expect to launch Resistance Mode with 12 Missions, packed with re-playability, and hope to release another 20 Missions within the first year. To ensure our community can always play together, all Resistance Mode Missions will be free to download.”
All pre-orders for the game will receive the “Revolutionary Spirit” pack. The “Revolutionary Spirit” pre-order offer gives players unique skins and instant unlocks of select weapons for the campaign. The Revolutionary Spirit pack available at all retailers includes: the Red Skull motorbike skin and the Golden pistol skin for campaign along with instant unlocks of the Marksman Rifle, Sniper Scope and Remote Explosives for your Resistance Mode character.
Homefront: The Revolution will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC in North American retail stores on May 17th, 2016 and May 20th, 2016 in all other territories. Players will also enjoy major free content updates as part of an extensive post-launch support program from Dambuster Studios. Native Mac and Linux versions are also in development.
For more information and to get the latest updates on both Homefront: The Revolution and the upcoming Closed Beta, follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @HomefrontGame or on Facebook at Facebook.com/HomefrontGame. To stay informed and automatically enroll for a chance of getting a Beta Token, register on the official Homefront website at www.Homefront-Game.com .
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