Saints Row 3 revealed

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Oct 27, 2008 4:44 pm PT

Volition producer Dan Sutton says work has already begun on the next installment of its GTA-esque action series, which will "take new direction."

When Saints Row 2 was announced in May 2007, THQ promised that the game would have a darker tone than its semicomic predecessor. Sometime over the next year, though, that premise was totally abandoned. This past May, THQ debuted a trailer that played up how much more over the top and comical Saints Row 2 is when compared to Grand Theft Auto IV, the grimmer-than-usual latest entry in Rockstar Games' blockbuster series.

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THQ offers a taste of the game's un-GTAIV-like activities

Now the minds behind Saints Row 2 are once again saying that the series will take a new tack in its next outing--which is already being worked on. Speaking with British gaming site Play.tm, Volition associate producer Dan Sutton said that his studio has "started work on Saints Row 3, and we have a new direction we want to go in with that, which we of course can't talk about." When asked how different the sequel would be, Sutton would only say "very."

No release date or platforms have been confirmed for Saints Row 3. Saints Row 2 went on sale earlier this month for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a PC version due out early next year. For more on the well-reviewed game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

251 Comments

  • DotComBoris

    Posted Dec 19, 2009 11:02 am PT

    Why change a winning formula???

  • JimBurber

    Posted Dec 15, 2009 12:33 pm PT

    I also want to post my concern for a "New Direction" I want to see more insanely crazy and creative activities for me and my co-op buddies to amuse ourselves with in Saints Row 3

  • Aulton775

    Posted Dec 11, 2009 5:42 pm PT

    Saints row is great the way it is...no change needed

  • Silent_Raven92

    Posted Nov 9, 2009 9:52 pm PT

    I've never had as much fun in a game as I have had with Saints Row 2. Period. This "new direction" worries me; I could always count on SR being overthetop insane fun. Hopefully that stays in tact

  • BUent1

    Posted Oct 24, 2009 8:14 am PT

    Can somebody tell me more about SR3

  • Rejected777

    Posted Oct 13, 2009 3:08 am PT

    @Rx_Nightmare: That's just it. They revealed that there will in fact be a Saints Row 3. That's what the title means.

  • Rx_Nightmare

    Posted Aug 31, 2009 5:35 pm PT

    What a great article. The title says "Saints Row 3 revealed" yet the article itself denounces any sort of revelation of the new game.

  • simon499

    Posted Aug 30, 2009 1:32 pm PT

    Wow O_O I Don`t Know If I Should Get It Or Not. I Mean Like, I Have To See A Trailer First. CO-OP Would Be Good Too. (Like Two Controllers For One XBOX Or PC Or PS3)

  • zachbrad99

    Posted Aug 30, 2009 12:38 pm PT

    i dont know what u guys are talking about i liked gta iv better then san andreas i like saints row too cant wait for number 3

  • minic37

    Posted Aug 27, 2009 6:55 pm PT

    a film would be good lmao :p

  • minic37

    Posted Aug 27, 2009 6:53 pm PT

    they realy need 2plyr mode

  • 1-800-Homicide

    Posted Aug 23, 2009 10:43 am PT

    I can't believe how many people prefer the saints row series to GTA.... Saints 2 was kind of fun for a while but the all around physics of the game were so terrible, even compared to San Andreas. The online play in Saints Row 2 was terrible, the story mode has no depth.

  • SilentKill1988

    Posted Aug 22, 2009 11:01 am PT

    i wish online was like da first Saint Row letting us creat our gang i loved saint row 2 but i did not play online unless it was co op with friends. if they would of had free roam in first saint row when u was in da pre lobby with ur gang dat would been hot also

  • misterbossman

    Posted Aug 16, 2009 6:56 pm PT

    gta 4 life, you can change ur name, just type the name u want on a name change forum.

    oh and i will be buying saints row 3. saints row 2 was just too awesome. im gonna wait to buy it tho, for fear it will be the equivalent of gta iv on the gta series.

    if so, i will absolutely not buy it haha.

  • GTA_4_life1990

    Posted Aug 16, 2009 1:52 pm PT

    i hope SR3 has more variety than it did before

    lol: i loved that ho-ing activity....................

    san andreas rocked but then came NIKO BELIC doosher

    hope it's better than that
    wish i could change my name

  • GtA--RuLeS

    Posted Aug 15, 2009 11:00 pm PT

    i loved gta than 4 came out. sr all da way

  • bartojoe

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 8:50 pm PT

    i can t wait for SR3. i want this game already and is way better than all GTA.

    i have SR2 for PS3 and i am #9 on the leaderboards of TGB.

    my online id is: Joegoldo

  • blackboycity

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 3:17 pm PT

    saints row

  • floppy_man

    Posted Jul 30, 2009 12:17 pm PT

    i heard there making one for psp also

  • floppy_man

    Posted Jul 30, 2009 12:16 pm PT

    got i hope they dont f*ck it up like gta4 did

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