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Last post: 18 Sep 11 at 13:56
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 14:35 |
Like a couple of kooks, THQ and Volition have today announced the new game in the Red Faction franchise, subtitled Armageddon. Check the links at the bottom of the page for the game's first trailer and a handful of screenshots.
Although it's a bit of a random announcement, especially so close to E3 and on a Saturday no less, it's not that surprising. After all, Red Faction: Guerrilla garnered critical praise and sold in excess of a million copies, so a sequel is still a real win.
They've also released some details about the game's plot, quoted below. The game is set over fifty years after RF:G (so... circa 1984, right?), with the protagonist being the grandson of rebel rebel engineer Alec Mason. There seems to be some big changes in the strength of the plot, which is only a good thing.
Half a century after the Red Faction resistance and their Marauder allies freed Mars from the brutal Earth Defense Force, harmony on Mars is again threatened but this time by a lethal force shrouded in mystery.
When the massive Terraformer that supplies Mars with its Earth-like air and weather is destroyed, the atmosphere turns to chaos, super-tornados and lightning storms engulf the planet. To survive, the Colonists flee to the underground mines and build a network of habitable caves.
Five years later, Darius Mason, grandson of Martian Revolution heroes Alec Mason and Samanya, runs a lucrative business from Bastion, underground hub of Colonist activity. Mining, scavenging, mercenary work--if the job is dangerous, Darius is your man. Few sane people now venture to the ravaged surface, aside from contractors like Darius and the smugglers who run goods between the settlements.
When Darius is tricked into reopening a mysterious shaft in an old Marauder temple, he releases a long-dormant evil and unleashes Armageddon on Mars. As Colonist and Marauder settlements are torn asunder, only Darius and the Red Faction can save mankind. The battle will take them across the storm-blasted planet... and below it, to the very heart of the unspeakable threat.The classic Red Faction levels of destruction never get old, so it's comforting to know that heroes at Volition aren't changing that formula at all this time round. But they have announced some new features to expect from the game, quoted again below:
• Hell on Mars - Darius Mason can only watch as the surface of Mars is destroyed. Seeking solace underground, an even greater threat emerges against humanity.
• Nano Forge - Unleash the devastating force of the Nano Forge with concussive blasts, core-shattering tremblers, and bone-crushing rhino charges.
• Extermination Mode - Four players can team up online to battle back the relentless tide of attackers as the mysteries of the ancient threat continue to unfold.
• Full Destruction - Tear down separatist outposts, rip apart alien monoliths, and reconstruct colonist defenses with Geo Mod 2.0, the most advanced real-time destruction engine to date.
• Fight for Survival - Free colonists from alien cocoons, reclaim cultist fortifications on the surface, and hunt for artifacts deep within alien hives to create unthinkable advanced weaponry.Enough of these damn words! How about some actual footage? Sweet thing, earthlings! Get ready for some fascination, here's an amazing trailer for you to peep your eyes on: http://www.thq.com/uk/thqtv/index?movieId=4037. Not only that, there's also four screenshots you can check out here: http://www.thq.com/uk/game/screenshots/6004/1
Red Faction: Armageddon is set to ship in March 2011. It's also scheduled to make some sort of appearance at E3, so I'm sure there will be more details in the coming weeks. |
Last post: 31 May 12 at 06:00
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 14:43 |
| So excited, can't wait till March 2011 |
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Last post: 18 Jun at 15:42
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 14:57 |
| This will be awsome! |
Last post: Today at 03:08
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 15:18 |
| i loved all the red faction games (sep for the second) this is going to be boss now i need to get that last cheevo for rfg |
Last post: 18 Jun at 11:27
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 15:20 |
| Yay! Another add-on to one of my most favorite video game series......Now if Valve announces Half-Life 3, I will literally be sexually excited for 2011. |
Last post: 07 Feb 12 at 21:08
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 15:34 |
| Lodoss Inderos said:Yay! Another add-on to one of my most favorite video game series......Now if Valve announces Half-Life 3, I will literally be sexually excited for 2011.yea it wont be half-life 3 it'll be half-life 2 episode 3 |
The Darkavenger....... |
Last post: Yesterday at 21:55
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 15:47 |
| dudecrazy108 said:This will be awsome!Yes it will!!! |
Anyone fancy a game on CoD:WaW? Working on 0G 10th Prestige achieve |
Last post: Yesterday at 19:53
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 15:53 |
| That plot isn't anything like what I... was expecting. But it should still be awesome. I have confidence in Volition to deliver a quality product. |
Last post: 29 Jan 12 at 00:41
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 15:57 |
| I loved Guerilla, I really wish I didn't sell it, definitely picking this one up |
Last post: 18 Jun at 15:11
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 16:10 |
| Belting, i've loved RF since i first played the original on the PS2. Will deffo be picking this up :) |
Skinstakovic, creating achievement harmony since 2008 |
Last post: 12 Jun at 05:02
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 16:17 |
| I don't know, those aliens looked more like zombies to me. I honestly think that if we're gonna be fighting alienish-zombies then this game is gonna fail. |
Hey guys, you should check out this website: http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/ERIKDOTCOM |
Last post: 02 May 12 at 18:26
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 16:27 |
| Can't wait! |
-pso |
Last post: Yesterday at 21:52
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 19:30 |
| RF:G was one of my biggest pleasant surprises of the last year. Obviously, looking forward to this. |
Last post: 13 Jun at 03:57
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 19:48 |
w00000000000000t
It's time to blow some S**T up again!!!!1!!!!
Must... Have... More... Info... |
"That was such uber-pwnage." (Kyle Broflovski, "Make Love Not Warcraft") |
Last post: Yesterday at 18:34
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 21:04 |
| Looks awesome :D cant wait. this will be one of the best game in 2011 by far!! the first game was just Grate :P |
DA CYBER TIGER remember that name as it will be around for a Long time and will be known by everyone |
Last post: 06 Apr 11 at 20:58
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 21:48 |
| one word(?): Woot. |
Last post: 13 Jan at 18:53
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 21:52 |
looks bad, is it gears now ehat the fuc?.
and make it first person again pleasss |
Last post: 28 Jun 12 at 07:34
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 21:53 |
Yeah i saw the trailer for this on Joystiq.
Red Faction isn't for me... |
Burr |
Last post: Yesterday at 18:34
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 22:59 |
ERIKDOTCOM said:I don't know, those aliens looked more like zombies to me. I honestly think that if we're gonna be fighting alienish-zombies then this game is gonna fail.Yeah right! this games gunna be da Bomb  |
DA CYBER TIGER remember that name as it will be around for a Long time and will be known by everyone |
Last post: 14 Jun at 14:29
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Posted on 05 June 10 at 23:13 |
| Does whoever came up with the game's title now that Armageddon is the place on earth that it is said where the final battle between Jesus and Satan will be fought? |