Saints Row 3 on track for FY2012

By Robert Purchese Published 5 May, 2010

As are Space Marine, Darksiders 2.

THQ big cheese Brian Farrell has revealed that Saints Row 3, Darksiders 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine will all be released in fiscal 2012.

Or, in human language, some time between April 2011 and the end of March 2012.

Saints Row 3 and Darksiders 2 we know nothing about, although we've heard their names in THQ financial calls before.

Space Marine, on the other hand, we've seen. Renowned developer Relic is at the helm, shaping an action role-playing game for PS3 and Xbox 360. Unfamiliar turf.

Farrell and THQ would not be budged on the release date of the Warhammer 40,000 MMO. "We're not announcing a launch date for a reason," said Farrell, pointing to E3 next month to find out more.

Money man Paul Pucino added that THQ was not looking for millions of subscribers for the MMO, either. "Let me put it this way," he said, "we don't need [millions] of subscribers to be making a lot of money."

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  • Slipstream #1 2 years ago

    Saints Row 3 huh?

    I played the 2nd one alot more than I expected to, it was really a very good game, even bought the awful DLC for it =/

  • BBIAJ #2 2 years ago

    Can't wait for Saints Row 3, or the next Red Faction for that matter.

    Just started on Darksiders, having had it since launch, and it seems pretty epic so far. Great style, animation, lip syncing, and voice acting.

  • LazyNinjaUk #3 2 years ago

    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine sounds promising and Saints Row has proved to be a good definition of a fun game, no serious plot or believable characters, just lots of fun things to do.

    Darksiders however just seemed to be a less competent and less enjoyable clone of God of War / Devil May Cry, it wasn't a bad game by any means but the combat just felt incredibly ropey and just not as satisfying as other games in the same genre.

  • vegard #4 2 years ago

    please let the new saints row have the tech from red faction in it!

  • callum9999 #5 2 years ago

    I was surprised by how good Saints Row 2 was (I prefer it to GTA4).

  • jonsaan #6 2 years ago

    Saints Row 2 was fantastic fun. Something the po faced GTA4 could learn a little something from.

  • OnlyMe #7 2 years ago

    But the vehicle physics (while much better than the first Saint's Row) were not even comparable to the great GTA4 physics. In my opinion.

  • Haloboy #8 2 years ago

    After the technical disaster that was Saints Row 2 on PC THQ have a lot to make up for. Make it so.

  • Vice.Destroyer #9 2 years ago

    I was not aware that an announcement had been made, regarding Saints Row 3. I loved Saints Row 2. Played through the single-player and then did the whole campaign again in co-op mode. Even with the incredible glitch in the warehouse where Shaundi would just disappear, I loved this game.

    We need more openworld co-op games. Roll on Sains Row 3.

  • Nodebug #10 2 years ago

    Man, I want Darksiders 2 so bad. The first was an incredibly well put together and thought out game. It certainly is NOT a God of War/DMC clone. Its first comparison should be Zelda with huge dungeons to work your way through, new items to use every step of the way and different combinations of weapons and trinkets, theres just so much to the game.

  • Death-Jester #11 2 years ago

    Woah, woah, woah, what the heck does this mean:

    "we don't need [millions] of subscribers to be making a lot of money."

    Does that mean the game is made on such a small budget, they don't need lots of people to buy it before they recoup their losses on the development?

  • reality_cheque #12 2 years ago

    Either way I know I'll be playing it. How could I not? :/

  • muscleblade #13 2 years ago

    Darksiders 2!!!!!

    Great. Loved the first. Perfect blend of great puzzles and decent combat.

  • andywilkie35 #14 2 years ago

    Whatever year Saints Row 3 comes out, its going to be Game of the Year.

  • EvilKensDad #15 2 years ago

    Hate to put it out there, but i preferred saints row 2 to GTA IV, saints row didn't take itself seriously at all, where as i found GTA funny to begin with, then got all up it's own ar$e and pretentious (technical tour de force admittedly).....saints row 3 a shoe in for me, also can't wait for darksiders 2, loved the first despite it being a clone of GOW, loved the art direction being a huge fan of Joe Madureiras work...

    Would love a good space marine game too, was a huge GW geek when i was a kid!!

  • EvilKensDad #16 2 years ago

    Who am i kidding....am still a huge geek now!

  • OllyJ #17 2 years ago

    AWESOME! DON'T BREAK IT!!

  • metalangel #18 2 years ago

    Saint's Row 2 recaptured the 'OMG they didn't really just say THAT?' feel that GTA has lost. It was stupidly, ridiculously, constantly offensive. Marvellous stuff. The character creator is excellent, some of the car noises were fantastic, the shooting, the side missions, the dialogue...

  • LazyNinjaUk #19 2 years ago

    @nodebug

    Start the game with full health and all powers but lose them after the first level? Super powered transformations? Unlock wings for gliding? Take on the gods themselves single-handed? I would say that constitutes a clone.

    Your right that the first comparison should be Legend of Zelda, but thinking this doesn't emulate GOW in any way is being nieve.

  • taurus82 #20 2 years ago

    Can't wait, DarkSiders 2 (PS3) and Space Marine (PS3) should be complete awesomeness.

  • makeamazing #21 2 years ago

    Might have to get Saints Row, playing GTA (non DLC) and the missions are pretty bland, the cut scenes just generally consist of 2 minutes of swearing.. dont get me wrong, i love GTA, but it has lost some of its shine (the DLC has certainly added some of the shine back)... out of interest does SR2 include trophies?

  • Zaiz #22 2 years ago

    I expect the 40k MMO is going to be using an inexpensive server system like GW2. That would explain it absolute best, since this thing has clearly been in development for a year or two already.

    And no love for Spess Mahrine? Shame on you people, Relic might actually figure out how consoles work this time! And if they do, you'll be happy all your days, since Relic is one of the developers that loves pushing their genre around the most.

  • makeamazing #23 2 years ago

    @cheeky_Grizzly, ah thanks for that, i thought that might be the case, though i thought i heard a rumour they might be adding them, but obviously not.