Homefront Fans

Publisher says cliff-hangers in upcoming game's single-player campaign will be picked up in downloadable content, ultimately leading to a full sequel. Earlier this year, THQ revealed the next project from Kaos Studios, the military first-person shooter Homefront. Set in the near future, the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC game's hook is that it is set in the midst of a foreign invasion of the United States.

There is a mix of different features in Homefront that THQ and Kaos Studios are calling the "Drama Engine." The…drama engine? At first, it sounds like something silly, ala the Emotion Engine that was hyped for the PlayStation 2, but it's actually a little cooler than that, as Homefront general manager David Votypka explained during E3.

CThe economy has collapsed, there’s a worldwide energy crisis and the once-great USA is in tatters. No, it’s not present day: the year is 2027, and North Korea has used its missiles to destroy South Korea and invade the States. Hmm, we could cover one eye, squint with the other and pretend we’ve never played this scenario before...

So what were our criteria for deciding who was in, and who was out of our list? To make an impact for me at E3 you need to really blow me away. You need to hit me with something innovative, catch me off guard and really make my mind leap at the potential and possibility. This list is based upon that impact and as a result will surprise many of you.