I didn't expect Deep Silver to reply to me so quickly, but it seems the Linux & SteamOS release of Homefront: The Revolution will come out alongside Windows on May 20th!
Feast your eyes on this new trailer to celebrate the release date being announced (and us being included!):
Confirmation:
I am now much more interested in the title now that I know they are aiming for a same-day release. I haven't played the first one, but you don't really need to play it to get what's going on luckily.
About the game
Homefront: The Revolution is an open-world first person shooter where you must lead the Resistance movement in guerrilla warfare against a superior military force.
A living, breathing, open world responds to your actions - you and your Resistance Cell can inspire a rebellion on the streets and turn Occupation into Revolution, as oppressed civilians take up the fight.
But your enemy has the advantage - superior technology, firepower, heavy armour and air support. You must learn the art of guerrilla warfare – ambush, sabotage, infiltration, deception – and fight a running battle through the war-ravaged suburbs of Philadelphia.
And the single player campaign is just the start – in Co-Op you and your friends can form your own Resistance Cell and become renowned as Heroes of the Revolution. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Feast your eyes on this new trailer to celebrate the release date being announced (and us being included!):
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Confirmation:
@gamingonlinux Linux / SteamOS is still planned for release alongside Windows PC and console on May 20th.
— Deep Silver UK (@DeepSilverUK) January 12, 2016
I am now much more interested in the title now that I know they are aiming for a same-day release. I haven't played the first one, but you don't really need to play it to get what's going on luckily.
About the game
Homefront: The Revolution is an open-world first person shooter where you must lead the Resistance movement in guerrilla warfare against a superior military force.
A living, breathing, open world responds to your actions - you and your Resistance Cell can inspire a rebellion on the streets and turn Occupation into Revolution, as oppressed civilians take up the fight.
But your enemy has the advantage - superior technology, firepower, heavy armour and air support. You must learn the art of guerrilla warfare – ambush, sabotage, infiltration, deception – and fight a running battle through the war-ravaged suburbs of Philadelphia.
And the single player campaign is just the start – in Co-Op you and your friends can form your own Resistance Cell and become renowned as Heroes of the Revolution. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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PublicNuisance Jan 12, 2016
Awesome. The first Homefront wasn't groundbreaking by any means but was a solid shooter.
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leillo1975 Jan 12, 2016
I played the first part years ago in Window$, and isn't great but is a good & fun shooter.
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wintermute Jan 12, 2016
I played this at EGX. Apart from my total inability to do shooting games with a controller it seemed a lot of fun: multiple ways to achieve objectives and a mix of shooting and stealth.
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Looks amazing. Insta-buy for me. Putting this on my calendar right now.
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Very nice! This will be a Day 1 purchase for me.
I also agree with the above comments, the first game was not that great and it could certainly have been a few hours longer but all the same it was not a bad shooter. The game-mechanics worked well, can't recall any bugs, the story was reasonably entertaining and the environments were atmospheric.
Last edited by Feist on 12 January 2016 at 2:00 pm UTC
I also agree with the above comments, the first game was not that great and it could certainly have been a few hours longer but all the same it was not a bad shooter. The game-mechanics worked well, can't recall any bugs, the story was reasonably entertaining and the environments were atmospheric.
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The story as presented doesn't seem to have much personality, but the gameplay looks like it has potential. At any rate it's also good to get higher profile games on the platform :)
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So will this be the first CryEngine game released on Linux? I'm a bit lost how Deep Silver ended up publishing this - looks like I missed something there.
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And co-op too?
Every game gets better with coop (if you add a good buddy to the mix). So now it only needs to be a mediocre single player game and still be worth it :)
Every game gets better with coop (if you add a good buddy to the mix). So now it only needs to be a mediocre single player game and still be worth it :)
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I'm really happy to hear this. The first Homefront game had a lot of potential but was a rather underwhelming experience that was fairly quickly forgotten by the public at large. When this game was first announced I didn't have much interest in it, on account of the aforementioned first game being so underwhelming, but when they showed off the first gameplay footage and detailed how the game would work, I was impressed.
Then the whole Crytek financial situation happened. The studio making this game nearly shut down and it was looking like this would be a cancelled project. Deep Silver stepped in and bought the IP and essentially the entire studio that was making the game, saving the game. Still, even with Deep Silver's recent Linux-friendly attitude, I was worried about the status of the Linux version of this game, given how close the game came to not existing at all.
Seeing this response makes me quite happy. Assuming the game gets a good reception, I'll happily pick this up on launch or shortly thereafter (depending on when reviews appear) at full price.
Then the whole Crytek financial situation happened. The studio making this game nearly shut down and it was looking like this would be a cancelled project. Deep Silver stepped in and bought the IP and essentially the entire studio that was making the game, saving the game. Still, even with Deep Silver's recent Linux-friendly attitude, I was worried about the status of the Linux version of this game, given how close the game came to not existing at all.
Seeing this response makes me quite happy. Assuming the game gets a good reception, I'll happily pick this up on launch or shortly thereafter (depending on when reviews appear) at full price.
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Comandante Ñoñardo Jan 12, 2016
Well done, Deepsilver! Now, be good and purchase the Crysis franchise.
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So will this be the first CryEngine game released on Linux? I'm a bit lost how Deep Silver ended up publishing this - looks like I missed something there.Sometime in 2014 Crytek fell on hard financial times and did some restructuring. For a period of time Crytek was unable (or unwilling) to pay employees, including those working at Crytek UK (formerly Free Radical Design). Crytek sold the Homefront IP to Deep Silver and laid off the entire staff of Crytek UK. Said staff became the newly established Dambuster Studios owned by Koch Media (Deep Silver's parent company) and continued to work on the game.
Last edited by Keyrock on 12 January 2016 at 3:19 pm UTC
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Shitty anti-communist propaganda.
The story is just bullshit, trying to say that USA is the opressed by Koreans in the future.
Maybe stop harrassing NK?
It's a fracking game, chill out.
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Really?! Sweet! I just heard about this game and presumed I'd want it for PS4. That will probably change now.
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Looks and feels like Half-life 2, right? But the gameplay seems different.
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Last edited by chip on 12 January 2016 at 6:21 pm UTC
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Shitty anti-communist propaganda.
The story is just bullshit, trying to say that USA is the opressed by Koreans in the future.
Maybe stop harrassing NK?
Sir either stop hating or go back behind your chinese firewall.
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rustybroomhandle Jan 12, 2016
Shitty anti-communist propaganda.
The story is just bullshit, trying to say that USA is the opressed by Koreans in the future.
Maybe stop harrassing NK?
It's a fracking game, chill out.
While I don't agree with the sentiment that the game is propaganda, I also don't think "it's a game" is a very good attitude to have towards the medium. Games are no less capable of having things to say and to affect our way of thinking. Games, just like books, film, etc. can mould how we view the world.
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linux_gamer Jan 12, 2016
Sounds nice, never played Homefront, but 1st-day releases are the good thing!
Really like FPS and this could be a great game.
Really like FPS and this could be a great game.
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The funny thing about this Homefront game is that Crysis, using Cryengine 2, was about a strong and technologically advanced North Korea (and aliens).
Speaking of Crysis, I wold love to see Crytek buy the IP from EA and launch it for other platforms. It would be nice to play Crysis 3 outside that terrible Origin client.
Speaking of Crysis, I wold love to see Crytek buy the IP from EA and launch it for other platforms. It would be nice to play Crysis 3 outside that terrible Origin client.
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