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THQ is set to announce that they have laid off an additional 170 employees. The news comes shortly after announcements of increased layoffs and possible studio closures by the company, which has had a bumpy ride over the last few weeks. Independent industry executive Kevin Dent was first to break the story with the following tweet: "This is probably going to break in the morning, I have sat on it for a weeks or so. The culling at THQ was 170+ souls including Mark DeLoura." Dent later tweeted ...
"Some new DLC for Saints Row 2 is about to release on your Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 this week, now with less Tera Patrick. The new DLC “Corporate Warfare” will be available May 28th, for 560 MSP or $7. It features new vehicles, multiplayer maps, customization options, achievements and more."
"Consider this: You've got Tera Patrick on speed dial. She's unloading an assault rifle into a Masako super soldier while you're driving around a truck full of dead bodies. In your garage you've got an armored vehicle that fires heat-seeking missiles as fast as you can pull the trigger… and you're wearing a new alien costume. Honestly, WTF is going on here?
To most people this sounds insane, but to the residents of Stilwater this is Tuesday."
"PC
Cid the Dummy, Saints Row 2
PS2
Cid the Dummy
Wii
Cid the Dummy, Fishing Master World Tour, Paws & Claws Pet Resort
DS
Bigfoot: Collision Course, Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero, Jumble Madness, Paws & Claws Pampered Pets
PSP
Cid the Dummy"
"So here we are, on the 3rd January 2009, the tenth day of Christmas. Yes, Christmas seems like a long time ago now, but that doesnt mean there arent still plenty of bargains to be had in those January sales and thats exactly what The Twelve Games of Christmas is here for! A feature series running every day of the twelve days of Christmas, in The Twelve Games of Christmas Electronic Theatre runs through the greatest achievers in the videogaming year of 2008, month-by-month. Today being th..."
"Minimum Requirements:
Windows XP / Vista
2.0 GHz Dual-Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2)
1 GB Available System Memory
15 GB Available Hard Drive Space
128 MB 3D Video Card w/Shader Model 3.0 Support (Nvidia GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon X1300)
DirectX Compatible Display Capable of 640x480 16-bit Color Resolution
DirectX 9.0c Compatible 16-bit Sound Card
Broadband Connection for Internet Multiplayer"
Well Saints Row 2 isn't a month old, and THQ-Volition are out selling a "new direction" for Saints Row 3 . . Yes, the next iteration will, supposedly be something different and much more in the tome we had expected Saints Row 2 to be in . .which they had promised with Saints Row 2 . .
Come check out the story and discuss your thoughts at OXCGN . . .
Another day another mindless attack on videogames. Today's target is the game Saints Row 2, which the New York Police Union wants removed from shelves because you can steal, do drugs and kill police officers. Apart from the fact this would be censorship and in my opinion very wrong they also claim that the M rating is not accurate. That this game is too mature for 15-17 year olds. Hear that? Apparently these guys know better than the ESRB!
There had been some confusion previously as to whether or not there would be trophies in Saints Row 2 or not, however it seems this has been cleared up with an official word given:
"Saints Row 2
* Genre: Game
* Sub Genre: Action
* Release date: 17 October 2008
* Format: Playstation 3 Game
* Certificate: 18
* Price: £15.97"
The Grand Theft Auto series has always been associated with great music, especially after the masterpiece that was Vice City, but could Saints Row 2 be the one to knock GTA off the top spot, once and for all ?
It does have The Final Countdown by Europe after all...
"We have just added the Achievements for Saints Row 2 on the Xbox 360. The list rewards players for completing the game and its side missions in single player and co-op. The list reveals some new side missions including Fight Club, FUZZ and Heli Assault. A lot of the achievements are references such as Wheres My Car? a reference to the film: Dude, Wheres My Car. There are also a few online achievements as well as ten secret achievements."
The annual E3 Media & Business Summit, known as E3 is coming up soon between 15-17 July. There will be new games and announcements, but that's not all! Major game producers will be spreading big news, so be sure to take a look.
Gamespot have listed the games they're most anticipating and what will be seen at E3. The list includes the following: "Lego Batman", "Resident Evil 5", "Resistance 2", "Saints Row 2", "Soulcalibur IV", "Spore" (yes Spore!)... see the source for more.
"Last week THQ revealed a delay behind one of its bigger titles for the year, Saints Row 2. The publisher cited both marketing and product quality concerns for moving the game to October 14, but Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey thinks the delay is a sign of larger internal conflict.
"We expect there is likely an internal conflict at THQ, a corporate / artistic balancing of issues," he noted. "The corporate issue is likely a singular focus on salvaging their fiscal '09 financial performan..."
GameStop had a placement for Saints Row 2 under the PC category and today, representatives of THQ confirmed that Saints Row 2 is under development for the PC. In SR 2, co-op mode will extend through the campaign mode so two players can play through the whole story mode online together, as well as other new features. Saints Row 2 will ship on October 14th for the PS3 and 360 and GameStop also has the PC version of SR2 shipping October 14th and THQ reps said GameStop is accurate.
THQ has announced that they are delaying Saints Row 2 because of product quality and marketing considerations, a senior executive of THQ said. This means that Saints Row 2 will be released in THQ's fiscal third quarter instead of their second, but it will not effect THQ's financial outlook for the fiscal 2009 year said Bob Aniello, who is the senior vice president of worldwide marketing for THQ.
"THQ has revealed that Saints Row II will hit UK stores on August 29th.
The game is due for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, for a price of £44.99, £49.99 and £34.99 respectively."
THQ have announced at their Gamers Day event in San Francisco that Saints Row 2 will be hitting the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on August 26th for North America. It is however not known if this release date will be the same for the European gamers waiting for this to hit.
In anticipation to this release date though you should hope to hear more information about this game soon including news screenshots and gameplay.
Dirt on the story mode, the new missions available, new features and more. Join IGN as they get the dirt on Saints Row 2 as they speak with James Tsai, Lead Designer for Saints Row 2.
Also check out the teaser video.
"They are also going for a darker tone in the main storyline this time around. Your character is coming back after being left for dead, and he is looking for a little payback this time around. Volition says that you will see some of the humor from the first game make a return, but it will just have a more sinister feel to the game overall."
![Box shot of Saints Row 2 [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvWGJveF8zNjAvQWN0aW9uL1Nob290ZXI=/saints_row_2_frontcover_small_9I1fj3Am0eLzMZZ.jpg)