Volition: Saints Row’s ‘juvenile’ tone doesn’t hurt sales

By: Eddie Makuch The “juvenile” tone of the Saints Row series does not hurt sales, but in fact is a component of the franchise’s success. That’s according to Volition producer Jim Boon, who told OXM that fans have spoken and they enjoy the series’ irreverent nature. “Ultimately, I don’t think that Saints Row‘s tone gets in the way of bigger sales. If anything, I think our tone is … Continue reading Volition: Saints Row’s ‘juvenile’ tone doesn’t hurt sales

Cynthia Bujnicki19/04/201318/04/2013Leave a comment

Video Game News

Saints Row IV launching August 20

By: Eddie Makuch A teaser trailer for the already-confirmed Saints Row IV today reveals the open-world action game will launch in North America August 20 for current-generation consoles and PC. A launch for the rest of the world is slated for August 23. In development at Volition Inc., Saints Row IV will be published by new franchise owner Deep Silver, which acquired the developer and the series for $22.3 … Continue reading Saints Row IV launching August 20

Cynthia Bujnicki18/03/201318/03/2013Leave a comment

Entertainment & News

InSane cancelled

By: Brendan Sinclair THQ has given up on inSane. In a post-earnings conference call today, THQ president Jason Rubin announced that Volition has stopped preproduction on the Guillermo del Toro game collaboration and returned all the rights to the intellectual property to the filmmaker. Originally announced in 2010, InSane was not expected to debut in the market until as late as 2014. InSane is the … Continue reading InSane cancelled

Cynthia Bujnicki09/08/201208/08/2012Leave a comment