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The rumor that the next Xbox console would have technology that prevents used games from being played on it has gotten some people very excited, as Volition designer Jameson Durall believes it will finally help developers gain more money from their hard work.
The used game business allows plenty of gamers to save mo... |
7 February 2012
04:39 GMT |
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THQ has revealed some impressive sales figures for its latest Saints Row 3: The Third video game, which has shipped over 3.8 million units and is breaking digital sales records for the company.
THQ has just confirmed that it’s changing its corporate strategy to focus more on hardcore games. In order to really ... |
26 January 2012
17:21 GMT |
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The developer at Volition and publisher THQ have announced that gamers who love Saints Row: The Third will be able to get two new pieces of content for the game.The Cheapie D Homie DLC will allow players to use their cell phones in order to call Cheapy as a supporting character and he will come complete with a number... |
16 January 2012
07:45 GMT |
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Saints Row 3: The Third appeared last month and, since then, has delighted fans both on consoles like the PS3 or Xbox 360, but also on the PC, largely because its developer, Volition, handled the porting process of the game to the PC on its own, without the help of any outside studio, thus preventing another unfortun... |
28 December 2011
17:21 GMT |
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I skipped over the original Saints Row back in 2006 mainly because I was still in love with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In 2008, however, I enjoyed Saints Row 2, largely because it offered something that GTA IV didn’t really have: pure mindless fun, even if it was a pain to play on a PC. Now, with Saints ... |
25 November 2011
08:31 GMT |
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Saints Row started life as an open world story minded rival to the Grand Theft Auto series from Rockstar, but for the latest installment the team working on it took the idea of delivering madness in a game to the limit.
Scott Phillips, who is the lead designer working on Saints Row at developer Volition, told VG247 ... |
23 November 2011
02:29 GMT |
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Saints Row: The Third is now out and it seems that the development team at Volition is ready to get working on extra content for it and on a fourth installment in the series, but not before taking a look back at how the game evolved and what more it could have offered.Speaking about how the game was received to VG247... |
22 November 2011
17:51 GMT |
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When inSane was announced by publisher THQ and developer Volition a lot of gamers were skeptical of the concept, saying that core horror concepts cannot be translated to the video game medium.But, in an interview with Collider, Guillermo del Toro, who is best known as a movie director but is also involved in gaming c... |
18 November 2011
02:31 GMT |
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After a huge amount of trailers, screenshots and all sorts of hype, Saints Row 3 has finally been released, amidst other heavy hitters like NFS: The Run, Halo: Anniversary or last week's Skyrim or Modern Warfare 3.With the promise of delivering a big open world where you can do pretty much anything you set your ... |
17 November 2011
10:31 GMT |
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Saints Row: The Third might just have been launched in the United States but the developers at Volition are already thinking about the future and whether they might start work on another game in the franchise.Speaking to VG247 Scott Phillips, who is the lead designer at Volition working on Saints Row: The Third, has ... |
16 November 2011
17:01 GMT |
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THQ and Volition are getting ready to deploy Saints Row 3 next week, but the publisher has already confirmed that work has begun on the fourth installment in the open world series, which is set to be 'even wilder' than the upcoming one.Saints Row 3: The Third is scheduled to appear next week for all sorts o... |
11 November 2011
14:21 GMT |
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Developer Volition and publisher THQ have announced that more than 1 million unique characters have been created for the upcoming Saints Row: The Third action game using the free to use Initiation Station.The too, which allows gamers to create their own characters using the very deep system that the game uses, has be... |
10 November 2011
10:30 GMT |
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We're getting extremely close to the release of Saints Row 3: The Third, so its developer, Volition, and its publisher, THQ, are hyping it up with all sorts of things, including new details, screenshots or videos.The latest and probably the most outrageous trailer we've seen so far has now been released, pr... |
4 November 2011
05:50 GMT |
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After showcasing the PC requirements and some of the exclusive features Saints Row 3: The Third will have on that platform, THQ and Volition have now presented a fresh batch of screenshots from the upcoming open world game.
Saints Row 3 is shaping up to be one of the most over the top games this fall season, so THQ ... |
4 November 2011
03:37 GMT |
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Most big franchises these days are trying to deliver important stories with a serious tone but one leading executive at THQ believes that players also need distractions like the new Saints Row open world game.Speaking to WorthPlaying, Danny Bilson, who is the leader of the core games division at publisher THQ, has sa... |
3 November 2011
04:06 GMT |
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Video game publisher THQ has announced that it plans to launch a character creation tool for its upcoming Saints Row: the Third, called the Initiation Station, which will allow interested players to create the protagonist they plan to control in the game.The Initiation Station will be launched for free on the PlaySta... |
26 October 2011
15:01 GMT |
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One of the leading developers working on Saints Row: The Third at Volition has said that his game is the only one out this fall to break out of the sequel trap and offer something new.Speaking to Ausgamer Scott Phillips, who is the lead designer working on Saints Row: The Third, has said, “Looking at everybody ... |
11 October 2011
18:31 GMT |
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A report in the United Kingdom based Xbox World magazine hints at the fact that a number of well known video game developers linked to Microsoft are already working on titles that will be launched on the next generation console, which has been widely called the Xbox 720.The magazine says that Rare, which has been kno... |
5 October 2011
05:44 GMT |
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Volition, the developer behind the upcoming Saints Row 3: The Third video game, has admitted that it's trying to push boundaries with the over the top nature of the gameplay or various special features, but it doesn't even try to be serious about it, so anti-game militants won't be able to target the u... |
5 October 2011
05:37 GMT |
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THQ and Volition, in a rather cheeky move, have released a formal statement just to confirm that the PC version of their upcoming Saints Row 3: The Third game will arrive at the same time as the console editions.Just as Ubisoft has delayed Assassin's Creed: Revelations for the PC, while keeping the initial relea... |
4 October 2011
03:17 GMT |
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Volition Inc. the studio behind the upcoming Saints Row 3: The Third open world action title, confessed that the Geomod engine, previously used on titles from the Red Faction franchise, like Guerrilla or Armageddon, was considered for the new Saints Row game.One of the most outlandish games scheduled to arrive this f... |
3 October 2011
03:59 GMT |
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Saints Row: The Third continues its promotional efforts with yet another video that seems to have been specifically designed to show off the lunacy of the game, an element fully embraced by the developers at Volition Inc.The new video stars Professor Genki, a cat headed host of the game show that takes place in the g... |
30 September 2011
04:52 GMT |
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inSane is one of the long term projects for the developer Volition and publisher THQ but the main creator behind the project, well known movie director Guillermo del Toro, has offered some more information about the game.Speaking to MTV Multiplayer the director of Pan's Labyrinth and cult favorite Hellboy has sa... |
17 August 2011
10:35 GMT |
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Video game publisher THQ has announced that it has closed down two development studios and that it has laid off no less than 200 employees because it aims to focus on future development efforts on a number of titles that will surely make a profit.THQ Studio Australia and Blue Tongue are the closed down studios and th... |
10 August 2011
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THQ has announced, during its pretty gloomy financial earnings report, that it has decided to kill the Red Faction franchise, mainly due to poor sales of the last two titles released in the long-running series, Guerrilla and Armageddon.
THQ has tried to restructure itself and take on large scale games publishers l... |
29 July 2011
02:45 GMT |
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Saints Row 3: The Third is set to topple the pre-order record for its publisher, THQ, as the company is certain that the game will manage to hold its own against other, bigger games that will be out ahead of the winter holiday season.
Saints Row 3 is the next installment in Volition's open-world sandbox title... |
26 July 2011
02:35 GMT |
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The Red Faction series carved its own niche ever since the inception of the franchise back in 2001, by letting players interact with the environment in new and exciting ways. And when we mean interact, we mean tear everything down with a big hammer until there's nothing left.
2009's Red Faction: Guerrill... |
30 June 2011
08:45 GMT |
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Volition, the developer behind franchises like Red Faction or Saints Row, has admitted that it evaluated many other open world games, including Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead Redemption, while putting the finishing touches on the upcoming Saints Row 3.The open world genre has been dominated by Rockstar ... |
22 June 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Red Faction: Armageddon, the newest destruction-based open world title from Volition and THQ, has just been delayed by a week, but gamers will still be able to get a taste of its action through a demo that will be released tomorrow, May 3.
Red Faction: Armageddon is set to take the new types of destruction mechani... |
2 May 2011
14:21 GMT |
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Saints Row 3: The Third, the newest installment in the open-world series from Volition and THQ, won't feature any sort of competitive multiplayer mode, instead opting just to use a two-player cooperative one.
The first two games in THQ's Saints Row franchise have had some sort of competitive multiplayer ... |
14 March 2011
02:25 GMT |
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Brand new details about Saints Row 3: The Third have just appeared, including information about its array of weapons and features, as well as the fact that it won't have any type of multiplayer.
Saints Row 3: The Third was officially revealed last week by Volition, its developer, and THQ, its publisher.
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10 March 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Saints Row 3: The Third has been officially announced by THQ and will be arriving during the holiday 2011 season.
The third installment in THQ's open-world adventure series is developed by Volition and writes a new chapter in the history of the 3rd Street Saints gang, around which the main plot of the series ... |
4 March 2011
03:40 GMT |
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Red Faction: Armageddon is rapidly nearing completion, so THQ has just revealed the release date for the title as well as its very attractive cover.
THQ, the game's publisher, and Volition, its developer, have been working hard on implementing new features into the classic Red Faction recipe, in order to capi... |
24 February 2011
14:21 GMT |
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Well-known movie director Guillermo Del Toro and video game publisher THQ have officially revealed the first details and a trailer for their joint project called inSane, which is set to be released at some point during 2013.
The trailer shown is very vague, which is probably a good thing considering that the game ... |
14 December 2010
05:03 GMT |
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Publisher THQ has announced that its shooter Red Faction: Armageddon would be delayed from its current launched date of March 2011 to May of the same year, taking it out of its current fiscal year in a move which is predicted to see net sales fall from 825 to about 800 million dollars when March 31, 2011 rolls around... |
14 September 2010
05:47 GMT |
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Volition, the developer of series like Saints Row and Red Faction, is looking for a new Design Director that should play a leading role in the development of a new, unannounced action game that also has role playing elements.Volition is a busy company at the moment, with work on Red Faction: Armageddon and Saints Row... |
16 August 2010
02:51 GMT |
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THQ seems really interested in making Red Faction Armageddon one of the biggest game launches of March 2011. The publisher has announced that it is working with the SyFy channel, which specializes in science fiction content, to produce a full length Red Faction movie that will be launched during the same week as the ... |
29 June 2010
13:41 GMT |
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It seems that publisher THQ is ready to announce something interesting related to Red Faction, its action franchise that managed quite good reviews and sales with the launch of the third game, Guerrilla. The company has registered two online addresses linked with Red Faction, Origins and Armageddon, making sure to ge... |
4 May 2010
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When it first came out in 2001, Red Faction had one of the most impressive physics engine ever made. The level of destruction one could inflict on the environment was truly massive, and, even if it single-handedly made the game famous, not much happened with it afterwards. The Red Faction destruction-fest didn't... |
23 December 2009
03:05 GMT |
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More smash and bang is about to become available for Red Faction: Guerrilla fans as, after already releasing two DLC packs, game developer Volition revealed that a third one was in the making. The DLC will be called The Smasher Pack and will continue to march on the same road the previous one did. With a focus on mul... |
28 September 2009
05:24 GMT |
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Volition, which would do well to announce that it has been secretly developing a new Descent Freespace videogame, has announced that the first patch for Red Faction: Guerrilla is now live and comes packed not only with needed bug fixes but also with new multiplayer options and other content. The patch can be download... |
7 August 2009
04:21 GMT |
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Destructible environments are boasted by a lot of video games these days, but none takes it as far as the recent Red Faction: Guerrilla video title, which was developed by Volition and published by THQ. The game started a new story, set years after the action of the first two titles, but sharing the same basic conce... |
1 July 2009
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A lot of games boast the fact that they have destroyable environments, but this feature is usually limited to a few doors and/or wooden boxes, with many other things like buildings and barricades capable of withstanding even a rocket launched straight into them. But the Red Faction series of titles has managed to ma... |
25 May 2009
15:01 GMT |
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As technology in consoles and PCs has progressed, it has allowed developers to create brand new things, like destructible environments, in order to make the whole experience of playing a video game much more realistic. But while a lot of titles boast such things, no series has made it that much a part of its gamepl... |
24 April 2009
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Destructible environments. Almost every new game boasts this attribute in order to attract more people to buy it. Most of the times though, these environments range from a few doors to boxes or specific walls that allow you to break them with certain weapons or tools. But Volition's Red Faction franchise change... |
19 April 2009
13:31 GMT |
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THQ, as the publisher, and Volition, as the developer, are announcing that they plan to launch Red Faction: Guerrilla on June 9. The videogame is set to arrive on the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the PC. Volition only recently confirmed the date but retailers have been listing it for some time. It also seems that ... |
1 April 2009
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We live in some very tough times, as more and more companies, regardless of their area of expertise, are affected by the worldwide recession, which is taking its toll on all industry segments. Although some analysts figured that the gaming branch of entertainment would come out relatively safe, things didn't wor... |
4 March 2009
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Sandbox adventure games have been, for quite some time, synonymous with Rockstar's very popular Grand Theft Auto franchise. Since GTA III, a first 3D installment in the series, people have always weighed other titles against it, with the most common result being that these titles couldn't compare to it. Wit... |
6 February 2009
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The open world sandbox genre of games is currently dominated by Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto franchise. It took realism and story telling to new heights with its recent iteration, Grand Theft Auto IV, but, as some fans and critics said, it lost its amusing features and it took itself too seriously. That�... |
9 January 2009
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The open-world sandbox game genre is a pretty big one, with quite a lot of titles promising to deliver the most realistic world to the players. However, as the Grand Theft Auto franchise has set the benchmark in regard to the most realistic sandbox experience, other developers can only try to bring something new. Th... |
30 December 2008
02:27 GMT |
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