THQ's Saints
Row 2 Set To
Revolutionize
Player
Freedom
Sequel in
Multi-Million
Unit Selling
Franchise to
Deliver
Expanded and
Fully
Transformed
City and
True
Open-World
Online
Multiplayer
AGOURA
HILLS,
Calif.,
September
24, 2007 –
THQ Inc.
(NASDAQ:
THQI) today
announced
Saints Row™
2, sequel to
the
multi-million
unit selling
title that
redefined
open-world
gaming for
next-generation
consoles, is
scheduled to
deliver all
new,
genre-defining
features and
game play
for the Xbox
360™ video
game and
entertainment
system and
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system in
2008.
Developed by
THQ’s
critically
acclaimed
internal
studio
Volition,
Inc. using
their
proprietary
open-world
engine,
Saints Row 2
will offer
vastly
expanded
customization
options, a
totally
transformed
and expanded
city of
Stilwater,
all new
vehicles,
sandbox
tools and
toys as well
as both
online co-op
and
competitive
multiplayer.
More
information
on the game
can be found
on the
official
Saints Row 2
web site at
www.saintsrow2.com.
“Saints Row
set the bar
for next-gen
open-world
development,
earning
praise for
its
unmatched
customization,
controls,
and the
genre’s
first-ever
online
multiplayer,”
said Scott
Guthrie,
executive
vice
president of
sales and
marketing,
THQ. “The
team at
Volition,
Inc. is
leveraging
invaluable
experience
gained on
Saints Row
to build
Saints Row 2
into a game
that sets
the standard
for combat,
player
freedom,
customization,
vehicle
game-play,
team-based
co-op and
the most
compelling
online open
world
experience
to date.”
“Saints Row
2 has a much
darker and
more
sinister
story that
leads your
character
down a path
of betrayal,
revenge and
redemption
against the
city that
has left him
for dead,
although
we’ve
blended that
with the
same
light-hearted
humor from
the
original.”
said Greg
Donovan,
lead
producer,
Volition,
Inc. “Couple
that with
the most
robust
open-world
feature set
ever
developed in
the genre,
and Saints
Row 2
promises a
gaming
experience
that will
offer
players the
perfect
balance of
gripping
narrative
and
compelling
gameplay
options.”
About THQ
THQ Inc.
(NASDAQ:
THQI) is a
leading
worldwide
developer
and
publisher of
interactive
entertainment
software.
The company
develops its
products for
all popular
game
systems,
personal
computers
and wireless
devices.
Headquartered
in Los
Angeles
County,
California,
THQ sells
product
through its
global
network of
offices
located
throughout
North
America,
Europe and
Asia
Pacific.
More
information
about THQ
and its
products may
be found at
www.thq.com
and
www.thqwireless.com.
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Wireless,
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Inc., Saints
Row, Saints
Row 2 and
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