Enter the Dominatrix Delayed, Will Form Saints Row 4
Fans of Saints Row 3 like myself were no doubt looking forward to entering the dominatrix in the upcoming standalone expansion pack, but it looks like we’ll have to take a cold shower on this one as it won’t be arriving till 2013.
To help soothe the pain, however, is the announcement that the expansion was just far too good to stay as just an expansion (apparently when asked what they could do with some more time and resources the ideas the team behind it came up with meant they “wanted to play THAT game”) , and is now being expanded and developed into a full blown sequel. Saints Row 4 in 2013 sounds good to me, I like honest stupid fun and that’s exactly what this series has been, and if the team behind it says it’s going to be good then I have absolute faith it is going to be undeniably fantastic.
Also we can hope they realise the 40 weeks of DLC was a bad idea and not do that. Full press release below:
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.