Saints Row IV Officially Announced

JasmineHenry — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:18:33 +0000

Saints Row IV Officially Announced

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The sale of THQ potentially put the future of the Saints Row series in jeopardy but the buyers of the franchise, Deep Silver, have just announced a sequel.

It has been one of the most salacious pieces of news from the video game industry this year (or for the past few years), but the bankruptcy, the descent into administration and the eventual demise of publishing powerhouse THQ was a shock and a worry to fans of the beloved franchises that they had been creating for years.

While they were responsible for the ever popular WWE games, the other jewels in their crown were the individual Saints Row games. Having always been a fun, more arcade-y alternative to other third person sandboxers (specifically the Grand Theft Auto series), it’s no surprise that with the strong sales of the three Saints Row games and the promising sales figures of downloadable content that the series continues to post, that the video game publisher snapped up the rights (along with THQ’s other franchise, Metro Last Light) to continue to release more games about gangsters, with their tongues firmly in cheek.

With today’s announcement of Saints Row IV, Deep Silver say that the game is continuing to follow the Third Street Saints (the fictional crime organisation from the title) and their meteoric rise to success as the leader of the Saints has been elected to the Presidency of the United States. While the usual illegal doings of the Saints will likely be included, the focus in Saints Row IV, according to Deep Silver is on ‘saving the world’.

The announced list of things you’ll have save the Saints Row IV population from includes “a catastrophic alien invasion” [where] the aliens have transported the Saints to a bizarro-Steelport simulation. Wield gargantuan superpowers and fight to free humanity from alien granddaddy Zinyak’s mental grasp.” Deep Silver are also promising alien weaponry and in the “most insane installment of Saints Row yet”.

They’ve announced the Saints Row IV release date as August 20th in North America and August 23rd on current-gen consoles (Xbox 360, PS3, including PC).

Source : Deep Silver

THQ Dissolved And IP’s Sold To The Highest Bidders

Federico Lo Giudice — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:12:45 +0000

THQ Dissolved And IP’s Sold To The Highest Bidders

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These are sad times for gamers everywhere, as THQ announced they are dissolving after facing many economic hardships. The company that made us so happy during the years now gives its final goodbye.

“So this is how game studios die… with thunderous applause.”

THQ officials confirmed a judge’s decision to sell all of its assets to different companies, a sale that sums up $72 million US dollars. The company had taken several measures during the last few months in order to remain intact (we can point out the Humble THQ Bundle, from which PC Gamers benefited, or the inclusion of the original Darksiders on PS Plus, for example), but it turns out it was too little, too late. Brian Farrell, the SEO said he was “heartened that the majority of our studios and games will continue under new ownership. It has been my pleasure to work alongside this great group of people, and I am proud of the imaginative and artistic games that our team has created.”

Some of the highest profile acquisitions were that of Saints Row‘s Volition Inc. for $22.3 million by Koch Media (the guys from Dead Island). The package also includes the soon-to-be released and highly anticipated first-person shooter Metro: Last Light for $5.9 million. Also, Ubisoft confirmed having acquired THQ’s Montreal studio, home to former Assassin’s Creed creative director Patrice Desilets, and the rights to the role-playing game South Park: The Stick of Truth for a combined $5.8 million. Sega, on the other hand, got to keep studio Relic Entertainment (Company of Heroes), while Crytek (the guys from Crysis) acquired the rights to the upcoming military shooter Homefront 2.

Vigil Studios, the team who did Darksiders, and the WWE video games remains unsold, and could be disbanded entirely, although some reports claim that Take-Two Interactive’s 2K label has shown interest. We hope something comes out of that!

Most people blame the downfall of the revered publisher after the fact that their uDraw game tablet, an accessory for the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 failed to get much attention. Ouch… Now, here’s to hoping Steam fares better with their eventual Steambox…

Source: USA Today

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