It was just made known that the demo for Red Faction Armageddon will be dropping for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on May 3rd. According to reports the demo will allow gamers to take control of Darrius Mason as he makes is way through Martian sewers utilizing both the Magnet Gun and Nano Forge. We aren’t quite sure just how long the demo will be but it’s definitely something to keep an eye out for if you’re bored next week. Of course, if the PlayStation Network isn’t working by then PS3 gamers will be out of luck.

For those wondering, the final game will be dropping for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 31st so you’ll have about a month to try it out before you decide whether or not you want to buy it.

Sick and tired of all the news regarding games like Call of Duty and Battlefield 3? Well, you’re in luck as THQ has just released a brand new trailer for Red Faction: Armageddon that shows off some insane looking gameplay. Of course, there isn’t really an explanation associated with all of the destruction in the video but it does give us a nice look at all of the destructible environments soon to be  included with Red Faction: Armageddon.

Now, we’re not entirely sure but if you’d asked us we’re going to assume that this gameplay focuses on a Ruin gameplay mode as, quite obviously, that’s what the video is titled.

Check it out and let us know what you think – Red Faction: Armageddon is set to drop for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 31st of this year.

A recent update confirms that the scheduled Red Faction movie, which is to appear on SyFy, will begin shooting in January and will be released on May. Which is kinda quick — just a few months or so for post production? Don’t expect any big CGI on this one.

The news comes from THQ’s Danny Bilson, who Tweeted about it. The Red Faction movie will most likely be the usual SyFy fare, with cardboard characters and silly plot. But hey, what ever gets to spread the word of Red Faction around, right?

THQ has revealed that the next game in the Red Faction series will be unveiled later this month, according to THQ CEO Brian Farrell during a recent analyst interview. The new Red Faction will reportedly focus more on the storyline, something that Red Faction Guerrilla lacked. Farrell also said that Red Faction Guerrilla did well in sales, and they expect the next game to do even better.

Rumors of a Red Faction movie have been floating around now but up until now they had remained unconfirmed. Luckily, Syfy’s Alan Seiffert has ust told CVG that the Red Faction film is set to debut n their channel.

He then goes on to say that the 2 hour film will serve as a sort of pilot for a television series that will take foot if the movie is received well.

Will you guys be watching the movie? I know I will.

In a recent interview with IGN, THQ CEO Brian Farrell stated that the next Red Faction and Saint’s Row games will be unveiled at E3, alongside a new De Blog game, and, best of all, the much anticipated Warhammer 40,000 MMO will finally be unveiled and actual gameplay will be demoed. We can’t wait!

The latest addition to Red Faction: Guerilla‘s library of DLC is to be called Smasher Pack and will be made available on October 1st for the 360 and PS3 and will be priced at $4.99.

Anyways, the contents of the pack includes 8 maps for the offline Wrecking Crew mode in addition to the new found ability to use mechs in multiplayer; a feature players have been asking for ever since the title hit store shelves.

That’s about it, we’ll keep you updated on more news as the Smasher Pack‘s release date grows closer.

via destructoid

THQ has just announced that in the coming months Red Faction: Guerrilla will be getting 3 seperate downloadable content packs. This is great news for fans looking to get more out of the game that was released earlier this month.

The first in the series of DLC packs is called Demons of the Badlands and will hit the Playstation Network and Xbox Live on August 13th for $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points respectively. Demons is reportedly an expansion for the game’s single-player mode that will add new missions for players to explore.

As for the other 2 DLC packs, THQ has said that there will be more information in the coming weeks.

Recently, a game landed onto the Xbox 360 that left me a little cold.  It was called Red Faction; Guerilla, and was yet another sequel to the first person shooter original and first sequel.  And when I first laid hands on this one I sighed in the deepest resignation and dragged out my thesaurus hoping I could find a new word for “craptacular”.   Seriously, I’m so very tired of first person shooters.  There are so few good ones.

But then I got it in, and I’ll tell you, I was pleasantly surprised.  Surprised is almost too weak a reaction, but is it really possible to be pleasantly shocked?

Anyway, you play a miner whose focus is in demolitions freshly landed on Mars a while after the earlier events of Red Faction.   The Earth Defense Force, which for some reason isn’t even ON Earth any more, is acting as an occupation force on Mars, backing up pretty much ever evil move that the Ultor Corporation (THQ just loves the name Ultor, I guess) makes.  This is doubly odd since, originally, the Earth Defense Force was a collection of GOOD guys who assisted Red Faction.  So much for that, huh?

So now you’re on planet, and the EDF just wiped out your brother for “crimes”.  No one really bothered to tell you what they were before they blasted him with what looked like a vulcan cannon, or before they came after you and discovered that you had explosives in your trailer (you’re a mining engineer with a demolitions specialty, remember?) so you, in response, joined Red Faction out of necessity and the desire to get payback for your dead brother.

The game itself plays a lot like some other titles, especially Saints Row, Grand Theft Auto, Just Cause and Mercenaries, and offers many of the same elements.  You can steal cars, which look a lot more like moon rovers and have apparently enhanced suspension to handle the rocky terrain better.  You’ll roam around a map with multiple zones, blowing things up, knocking things down, and shooting holy hell out of the EDF in an effort to wrest control of Mars away from them and put it back in the hands of the people.

There is a truly incredible variety of things to do in this game, make no mistake about that.  Within my first few minutes I had blown up several abandoned buildings, collected scrap from said buildings to upgrade my weaponry and hardware, and shot about thirty five stormtroopers—err…EDF troops.  I do enjoy a game that’s about more than walk from point A to point B and shoot whatever wanders in front of you.  As a result, this may actually be my favorite Red Faction game just by the sheer fact that it actually includes something different to do.

Granted, it’s not that much different from a first person shooter—its biggest difference may well be just a matter of perspective (no pun intended), but with the addition of driving and setting explosives and collecting items, it does elevate the game slightly above its predecessors.  It’s a good rental, no mistake there, but whether or not it’ll be a good buy depends on just how much you like shooter games with some solid action.