While there have been many GTA copy cats to come out of various game studios over the years it’s generally accepted that Saints Row from THQ is one of the best. This title took the destruction ridden sandbox style gameplay we’ve come to know and love from the GTA series and give it is own unique twist.
Both games currently on the market in the Saints Row series have managed to impress and now THQ has come forth to announce Saints Row: The Third – quite obviously the third addition to the franchise. Below is a quote from the announcement taken from Game Informer:
“Saints Row: The Third puts you on top of the world, right at the beginning of the game, with all the perks that go along with being the head of an elite criminal organization. There’s no delivering pizza, no shuttling family members about in a long series of taxi missions. Instead, you take all the power of the Third Street Saints and you take the world by storm.”
Sounds awesome but isn’t half the fun working your way up to being the head of an elite criminal organization? Oh who am I kidding, bring on Saints Row: The Third!
The once high and mighty development studio Midway is facing imminent closure. Though they weren’t the first company to put blood and guts into video games, they were the first ones to accomplish it in so stylistic a manner that others followed suit soon after, with Mortal Kombat’s ‘fatality’ becoming something of a gamer buzzword. Unfortunately they’ve been on a steady decline for some time and the lukewarm reception of Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe and the absolute flop of Wheelman have pushed the company to the grim precipice.
Many of the branches have already been They’re not going quietly into that good night- their Newcastle studio has revealed their last hope at getting a financial backer who can help them pull out of their slump. It’s an open-world action game called Necessary Force, set in the film cliche of a maverick cop in the city who makes his own rules. They’re looking to explore the ‘troubled morality’ of the situation with the game and feature the sort of choice/consequence idea that’s becoming increasingly popular these days.
The website for the game is up and features a trailer which looks good so far, though it seems to be long on rendered environments, concept art and cutscenes and short on actualy gameplay footage, but it does look good. Will this be enough to get someone interested in the studio? Can a non-fantastic open world title that lacks the familiar GTA branding succeed?
Saints Row 2 was released all the way back in October but as a way of saying thanks for purchasing the game, THQ and Volition have released a free DLC pack currently exclusive to the Xbox 360.
Entitled The Unkut Pack, this pack will add all sorts of new character customization items from T-shirts and tanktops to watchets and tattoos. Below is the official description:
Pimp out your personality with over 60 brand new customization items including Unkut watches, necklaces, bracelets, T-shirts, tank tops, hoodies and camisoles. Change it up with a preppy polo, or dress it down with some jeans at Sloppy Seconds. Ink-up your character with 16 all new tattoo options.
As for a PS3 and PC version? Well there’s no word on when or even if those versions will drop but we’ll keep you updated.
Capcom has showcased a new trailer for the upcoming survival horror title Dead Rising 2. If you’re preparing for a bunch of new media for the game, don’t expect it at E3 due to the swine flu scare, so you better enjoy the video for what it’s worth.
Dead Rising 2 will be out for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC sometime next year.
A new trailer showcasing the setting of the sandbox game inFamous was released today. Empire City is portrayed as a vast environment waiting to be explored. The developers of the game, Sucker Punch Productions, are the same people who brought you the Sly Cooper series.
Players will be able to play as Cole McGrath on May 26, 2009 in the United States, May 29, 2009 in Europe and June 11, 2009 for Australia for the PlayStation 3.
