Homefront to use THQ Online Pass feature; used game copies to be affected
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| THQ's launch plans for its heavily hyped upcoming first person shooter Homefront are starting to be revealed. According to a report over at Shacknews the game will use THQ's new Online Pass feature. The feature is basically a free code that's put into all new copies of the game and activated by the user. People who purchase a used copy of Homefront will still be able to access the game's single player campaign and all of the game's multiplayer maps without an Online Pass code. However the player's online character won't be able to progress beyond level 5 in the game's multiplayer mode without purchasing an Online Pass from THQ for $10. This feature won't affect PC players that much as there is not much of a market for purchasing used PC games. It is clearly designed mostly for people who will be getting cheaper used Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Homefront from places like GameStop or Shacknews' parent company Gamefly. Homefront is due to be released for all platforms on March 8. |
