THQ Pulls Plug On Red Faction Franchise
- Following on from initial sales of Red Faction: Armageddon, THQ has decided that the franchise has no discernible future and will now abandon it for good. In a statement...
| 8 | There's one thing that the Red Faction series is known for and that's destruction. So much so, in fact, that each new iteration of the series is largely defined by what sort of damage the player can cause to the environment and how well the damage looks. It's fair to say that when Volition announced Red Faction: Armageddon was going to be a title set mostly underground and that the main enemy was going to be an ancient and forgotten race of aliens, gamers were a little wary. Who these new invaders are and how they're fought off isn't nearly as important a question as to what new levels of chaos and annihilation players will be able to bring to the world. The good news is that, in many ways, the changes made in Armageddon is an overall improvement to the series. It just takes a little while to understand exactly what Volition is trying to get at. » Read the full review |
- Following on from initial sales of Red Faction: Armageddon, THQ has decided that the franchise has no discernible future and will now abandon it for good. In a statement...
- THQ have released a new trailer for upcoming sequel Red Faction Armageddon. Dubbed Breaking the Seal, it's rather heavy on the plot and features plenty of motion captured ...
- Without even getting into Infestation Mode, Red Faction: Armageddon is already shaping up to be a vast improvement over its predecessor, Red Faction: Guerrilla. Not only i...
- The Red Faction: Armageddon demo is available for download today, or at the very least, available for Xbox 360 users. In addition, I'm sure everyone who's played Guerrilla...
- Red Faction: Armageddon is shaping up to be a massive game for both THQ and Volition Inc, with it building upon the success of Red Faction: Guerrilla and tanking destructi...
- Volition Inc. are now searching for a new leader, after the founder and president of the company, Mike Kulas, has decided to step down from his role after 15 years. After...
- When Volition announced they were working on bringing back the Red Faction franchise, I was rather pleased, but also a bit sceptical. The original Red Faction, for me, was...
- Red Faction: Armageddon is set to throw conventional weapons out the window, with the scenery around you become a huge component for doing damage through the Magnet Gun. A...
- The first Red Faction title appeared quite a while ago, and even then the destruction present was rather impressive. But despite the amount of time that's passed, nobody e...
- Volition Inc. and THQ have nailed down a solid release date for Red Faction: Armageddon, the follow up to Red Faction: Guerrilla which featured a sandbox open world and im...
- THQ has announced that Red Faction: Armageddon will now be released in May 2011. It was originally scheduled to arrive during March of 2011. The move has been made to b...
- When Red Faction: Guerilla appeared last year, it took a lot of people by surprise. It was quite far away from the series' roots, but one thing remained - the focus on des...
- When I sat down to check out Red Faction: Armageddon for the second time, I initially felt a sense of deja vu. On face value, the demo look extremely similar to the one I ...
- Much has been made about Red Faction: Armageddon's environment choice. Guerilla was open-world on the surface of Mars, while Armageddon is under the surface. We had a c...
- After the success of Red Faction: Guerilla, the Red Faction franchise is definitely back on the map. Red Faction: Armageddon is the next installment into the franchise and...
- Last year's Red Faction: Guerrilla was a surprise hit that charmed gamers with a fully destructible playground to explore. After the generally positive response to Guerri...
- Last year's Red Faction: Guerrilla was a surprise hit that charmed gamers with a fully destructible playground to explore. After the generally positive response to Guerri...
- Red Faction Armageddon may not be coming out till March of 2011, but for those who can't wait, there's good news for you. THQ Vice President of Core Games, Danny Bilson, s...
- Two years ago, many thought they would probably never hear from Red Faction again. It was a truly beautiful concept, but it never really came to fruition and Red Faction I...
- THQ have revealed that the recently announced Red Faction: Armageddon will be hitting store shelves on March 2011 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Developed by Volition, Armaged...