A new "Hearts and Minds 101" trailer is a new "featurette" from Homefront: The Revolution shows the propaganda war that occurs alongside the shooting war in the upcoming insurgency shooter sequel. Word is: "the new ‘Hearts and Minds 101’ featurette showcases how players can perform actions in the open world – the red, yellow, and green zones - in Homefront®: The Revolution, and earn the support of the oppressed population of occupied Philadelphia through unique gameplay mechanics." Deep Silver also outlines details on the game's Merits system, which will unlock combat gear for the co-op Resistance mode. Here's more on how that will work:

Deep Silver today unveiled the Homefront®: The Revolution ‘Merits’ program, a reward plan for members of the Homefront community.

Anyone can simply go to Homefront-Game.com and begin earning Merits by completing missions on the site to dive deeper into the lore of the universe. Each Merit earned unlocks a corresponding piece of Combat Gear from the Red Rebel set, which can be used to customize your co-op character in Resistance Mode.

Once merits are achieved, players will see the associated in-game Combat Gear unlock by linking their Homefront profile to their Xbox LIVE, PSN or Steam account. Seven merits are currently available at the launch of this program, with more to come between now and when Homefront: The Revolution launches on May 17 in North America.