THQ And Volition have announced the Saints Row: The Third Enter The Dominatrix is now not coming out. instead, this once standalone expansion is now going to be incorporated into the next Saints Row game tentatively titled "The Next Great Sequel in the Saints Row Franchise.”
THQ President Jason Rubin has explained this decision:
"When I looked at the Enter The Dominatrix expansion in production at Volition, I was blown away by the ideas and desire to expand the fiction of the franchise,” said Jason Rubin, THQ’s President. “I asked the team what it could achieve given more time, more resources, and a broader scope for the project. We all agreed we wanted to play that game. When it comes to Saints Row, it’s clear our fans want bigger, better, and even more over the top, and that’s why Enter The Dominatrix will now be incorporated into a vastly expanded, full-fledged sequel, scheduled for calendar 2013.”
Press Release
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.-Jun. 20, 2012- THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) andVolition, Inc. today announced development of the standalone expansion Saints Row®: The Third – Enter the Dominatrix™ will now be incorporated into production of the next great sequel in theSaints Row® franchise, tentatively titled “The Next Great Sequel in the Saints Row Franchise.”
"When I looked at
the Enter The Dominatrix expansion in production at
Volition, I was blown away by the ideas and desire to expand the
fiction of the franchise,” said Jason Rubin, THQ’s
President. “I asked the team what it could achieve given more time,
more resources, and a broader scope for the project. We all agreed we
wanted to play that game. When it comes
to Saints Row, it’s clear our fans want bigger, better, and
even more over the top, and that’s why Enter The
Dominatrix will now be incorporated into a vastly expanded,
full-fledged sequel, scheduled for calendar 2013.”
Added Rubin, “We
believe the potential for this sequel is far greater as a
full-priced, full-length, high quality, connected experience.”
The change in
production will shift net sales from THQ’s 2013 fiscal year into
fiscal 2014. As a result, THQ currently expects to have an
approximate $20 million reduction to non-GAAP net sales and
an approximate ($0.03) impact to non-GAAP net loss per
share for fiscal 2013 when compared with previously-announced
guidance.
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popular game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the
Internet. 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 http://www.thq.com/. THQ, Saints Row, Saints Row:
The Third, Saints Row: The Third – Enter the Dominatrix and
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of THQ Inc.
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