Saints Row 3 revealed

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.

252 Comments

  • 2pac_makaveli

    Posted Dec 30, 2009 11:22 am PT

    i hope they know what their doing and dnt pull a rockstar(GTA) and ruin there franchise

  • 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

  • Poison_1vy

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 11:53 am PT

    Gta4 was definatly not 10 worth and the Saints row series Was sooo much funner

  • mdjblack

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 10:30 am PT

    I can't wait this is going to be preordered from me, I play saints row 1 & 2 all the time, I hope the graphics increses and the t-shirts won't be so tight

  • jonions

    Posted Jul 24, 2009 3:45 am PT

    looking forward to this! i hope they dont ruin things by this 'new direction' & they should include a freeroam online mode, like GTAIV. twas the only thing missing from SR2. other than that, it beat GTA hands down. so much more fun! still playing it now, the co-op mode is great!

  • BlackSpazz

    Posted Jun 23, 2009 7:23 am PT

    holy......when does this game come out?!?!?!?!!?!?!? i must know!!

  • themademan

    Posted Jun 7, 2009 8:41 am PT

    Can people PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send me a message if you know anything about SR3 THANKS

  • imdman1234

    Posted May 30, 2009 10:39 am PT

    i beat saints row 2. it is the best game i have ever played. and i've played a lot of games. i can't wait for the 3rd one. i want to kill dex so baaaddddd!!!! there are rumors that ben king will be coming back

  • zeroking420_666

    Posted May 28, 2009 9:10 pm PT

    50 cent is actually makin a movie? God help us all!

  • SilverWeeZy

    Posted May 28, 2009 5:16 pm PT

    I hope the Saints Row movie will be good. 50 Cent better not choke on a chode and f*ck it up.

  • bedokCT

    Posted May 24, 2009 12:22 am PT

    mAN I JUst got sr2 ..... i hope it doesn't come out soon?>???

  • Iron_dawg

    Posted May 21, 2009 12:25 am PT

    My god how are they gonna include create a character....Oh god u were in a chopper at the end shiiiit not again dammit

  • houdeany

    Posted May 10, 2009 7:11 pm PT

    Hopefully SR3 will have a brilliant Customization system when making a character, i liked the Character creation pre-game. That was definitely the best feature than won over GTA4, although some people found the dark, deep story of GTA4 boring and too deep, i found it good, to have such a anti-hero/evil-like protagonist. I hope SR3 has more to offer this time round, as there is a lot of potential.

  • Biggiesmalls42

    Posted Apr 5, 2009 5:35 pm PT

    i think that the saints row series has gone a long way. SR was just an okay game in my opinion but saints row 2 really satisfied me because you were able to drive boats, planes, and different stuff. I'm kinda glad that its takin a new direction because the missions were similar in both games.

  • sleepychicken

    Posted Mar 20, 2009 3:03 pm PT

    God I hope SR3 doesn't go the way of GTA4. The "serious" story wore on me. The game, like all GTA's for me became monotonous after about 14 hours. I've always hated the "lock-on" and cycle controls of GTA. I like the SR2 driving controls and handling much more than GTA's. All reviews rag on SR2 driving, but GTA's were way more realistic and heavy and aggravating. I actually like the light story in SR. Dark is ok, but not the brand of dark GTA had. I also will be super-pissed if they change the FPS type combat and go to some sort of lock on mechanic. That would be the biggest mistake.

  • shuffles88

    Posted Mar 14, 2009 9:19 am PT

    played gta since i was 10. owned and played every single one except for liberty stories and i must say saints row 2 blew gta4 out of the water. gta4 had story and looks but sr2 had humour, mass customization, story, far more replayability. rockstar better buck up with the next gta or sr3 could quite possibly take my fandom away

  • donkon

    Posted Feb 28, 2009 8:49 pm PT

    same here, was a gta fan from start, never played saints row, and b4 play sr 2 i thought it would be crap. But i love it, gameplay is longer and way more things to do that gta 4. Gta 4 beats it by realism, graphics and overall both games equal each other out. Can't wait for SR 3 though. Car customization was sick in SR2 though.

  • Treflis

    Posted Feb 27, 2009 5:09 pm PT

    Now I'm pretty curious about one thing.
    In Saints Row 2 you had the character customization because in the previous game you had been blown up and suffered severe injuries. Since that haven't happened at all in Saints Row 2, how will they angle that feature into Saints Row 3?

  • ABowser

    Posted Feb 27, 2009 11:37 am PT

    My first time playing it was actually Saints Row 2, I didn't think i would like it because it wasn't as realistic as GTA, but it kind of grew and me and after like 5 rentals, I decided to just buy it.

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    mspranav

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 9:00 am PT (hide)

    i dont think this series is worth .. no reality like GTA4 ........

  • _orestes

    Posted Feb 20, 2009 11:11 am PT

    Sounds great

  • MassimoMoretti

    Posted Feb 9, 2009 1:54 am PT

    Saints Row is one of my favorite game series and I can't wait. I am really going to Pre-Order as soon as the release date is confirmed

  • ECW33063

    Posted Feb 1, 2009 4:26 pm PT

    I don't own any of them. But, I have rented Saints row 2 like twice so far, I have to admit. It's a lot of fun. Both times I've rented the game I've done totally different things in the game. I hope you continue evolving the series for better stuff next time around.

  • dizzycop911

    Posted Jan 22, 2009 11:29 am PT

    Great! Saints row 3, I can't wait. I loved the first 2 and I think the saints row seris is way better than the grand theft auto seris. Go 3rd street saints!

  • kmacphail

    Posted Jan 17, 2009 1:50 am PT

    I loved both the Saints Row games. One addition I would like to see is an option to design your own tattoos, you can customise everything else.

  • nielvalve93

    Posted Jan 12, 2009 1:57 am PT

    Saints row 2 are really a great game...

  • frederikfrey

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 2:39 pm PT

    interresting

  • Gezquester

    Posted Dec 31, 2008 8:35 am PT

    Sweet! I cannot wait for this! Saints Row 2 surprised me with how much fun it is! The activities are really cool, especially the cage match and trail blazing ones. The story missions are really action packed and intense whilst being really funny sometimes or really tragic sometimes. I love the Grand Theft Auto series; I’ve been with it since the beginning and have played every single one to date except GTA Advanced and Chinatown Wars if its out already. Grand Theft Auto IV is an incredibly well put together game, raising the bar in fact and it’s unparalleled in it’s realism and grittiness but I will admit I never had as much fun with it as much as I’ve had with Saints Row 2, so much so that I just wish the first one was on the PS3. Whilst playing SR2 I found myself shouting “Oh my god! This is better than GTA IV!†something I thought I would never think let along say about another game of the same style. I can’t enjoy GTA IV the way I used to before SR2.

    I knew a third game would come along eventually but it’s great that now it is officially announced and hopefully it will come out on the PS3 as well. I also hope Saints Row might still get ported even if it’s a PlayStation Store download.

  • sean87

    Posted Dec 26, 2008 2:44 pm PT

    i have to aggree with most people gta iv was cool at first than when saints row 2 came out it was so much more fun i mean what would u rather do play pool and darts or deliver drugs and go on a rocket launcher spree ive alweys loved gta but its not as good as it usto be

  • wayneb22

    Posted Dec 16, 2008 4:51 am PT

    I have been a Fan of the GTA series from the beginning & This was my first Saints Row Game & i have to say it KILLED GTA 4 in the Fun Department...I have Replayed SR2 2X and finished GTA 4 & and it now collects Dust, Don't get me wrong the Belic's were really cool but Rockstar has gotten all corporate conservative on me so in the words of Rod Blagoyvec "F%#@k em"!

  • poopmaster369

    Posted Dec 14, 2008 7:10 pm PT

    also they should create more gangs and walking styles and other cool stuff

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