"We are very pleased with strong worldwide shipments and sell-through for Homefront, and we continue to fulfill new retail orders for the game across the globe," said Brian Farrell, THQ President and CEO. "Homefront" is clearly resonating with gamers and we are certainly pleased with our initial sales results."

"Review scores are simply a weight, not an absolute,"The impact of review scores on video game title sales are determined by the potential size of the market, direct and retail promotional spend, competition at launch, overall level of interest in the title before release and more.

Demon's Souls can achieve 90+ reviews, but produce lower revenues,

Medal of Honor from Electronic Arts can get an aggregated review score in the 70's and surpass nearly 5 million units in sales worldwide.

"In the case of Homefront, it is clear that the investment community did not take into account all the factors including the strong pre-orders and pre-release awareness that existed among consumers for the title."

6 minutes before you :p

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