Saints Row 4 coming August 20

Deep Silver and Volition have formally announced Saints Row 4, which started its life as an ambitious Saints Row 3 expansion and has been blown out into a full sequel. It centers the head of the Saints, as President of the United States, fighting mind-controlling space aliens.

Steve Watts

March 15, 2013 7:15 AM

Just in case you were curious about what Volition has been up to under new owners Deep Silver, today the publisher announced Saints Row 4. The game is coming to PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on August 20, and looks to ratchet up the series' unique brand of insanity.

In this installment, the leader of the Third Street Saints (that's you) has been elected as President of the United States. Alien invaders then transport you and your fellow Saints to a simulation of Steelport, giving you access to superpowers to free humanity from the mental prison of the alien Zinyak.

That sounds a lot like the premise of the "Enter the Dominatrix" expansion, which we had heard was turned into a proper sequel under THQ. It's good to know Deep Silver isn't touching Volition's crazy sensibilities. Check out the trailer below.

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March 15, 2013 7:15 AM

Steve Watts posted a new article, Saints Row 4 coming August 20.

Deep Silver and Volition have formally announced Saints Row 4, which started its life as an ambitious Saints Row 3 expansion and has been blown out into a full sequel. It centers the head of the Saints, as President of the United States, fighting mind-controlling space aliens.
- kingdepork
  
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  March 15, 2013 7:28 AM
  
  Hmmm...don't think so. Saints Row 3 needed to reign it in a bit. It was goofy juvenile fun, but it went overboard and was stale joke heaven. This looks like more of the same. Can't see myself picking it up.
  - baron calamity
    
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    March 15, 2013 7:33 AM
    
    I can't agree. This is exactly where they need to go!
  - Cheeziologist
    
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    March 15, 2013 7:34 AM
    
    the extent to which it was over the top was part of the enjoyment for me
    - kingdepork
      
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      March 15, 2013 7:46 AM
      
      It was at first, it was a huge roll-eye fest after a while. All the jokes fell flat and they came wayyy too frequent. Enjoyed it and beat it, but becoming Reddit GTA may be a little annoying.
  - RikiTiki2
    
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    March 15, 2013 8:15 AM
    
    i think it just needs to pull back towards the street gang thing. not to the extent of the first game, but 3 really abandoned the core concept
  - dantastic
    
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    March 15, 2013 8:15 AM
    
    just go get GTA V then. i will be skipping GTA V but playing this because the over the top stuff makes the genre fun again.
  - Sephiras
    
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    March 15, 2013 8:56 AM
    
    No way, they need to go further, I love how it was basically "gansta" superheros by the end.
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    March 15, 2013 9:53 AM
    
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- guido anchovy
  
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  March 15, 2013 7:29 AM
  
  I hope they add in more-than-2-player co-op this time!
  - wfalcon
    
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    March 15, 2013 7:32 AM
    
    Definitely. Game screamed coop fun.
  - Cheeziologist
    
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    March 15, 2013 7:33 AM
    
    I never played it co-op. Does one person play as Shaundi or Pierce or something?
    - guido anchovy
      
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      March 15, 2013 7:43 AM
      
      Nope, you're both technically the same guy
      - dantastic
        
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        March 15, 2013 7:48 AM
        
        yep but you both can use your own custom gross monstrosities and play as them (are jen and i the only people that make the grosses people possible?)
        
        guido anchovy
        
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        March 15, 2013 8:22 AM
        
        Nope, I also made an ugly dude: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57328/sr3-ugly.jpg
        
        Named him "Haystacks Calhoun" and gave him the zombie voice.
        
        eugthinks
        
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        March 15, 2013 10:24 AM
        
        xsoulbrothax and I make pretty ladies and play dress-up.
        
        xsoulbrothax
        
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        March 15, 2013 12:59 PM
        
        trying to pull a picture of my awesome redhead Saint from steam but it's just endlessly spinning on my work desktop :(
        
        eugthinks
        
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        March 15, 2013 1:35 PM
        
        I thought I had a better one of both our chars, but:
        
        http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/649871686497657891/A1AB65657A5C06F4C01981E90BC8A6387376C372/
        
        king_darius
        
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        March 15, 2013 1:51 PM
        
        The deagle-looking guns on the right were the best things in the game once upgraded!
        
        Evan_C
        
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        March 15, 2013 3:13 PM
        
        http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=83852999
    - dantastic
      
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      March 15, 2013 7:45 AM
      
      no you play as your own characters. the cut scenes usually just show your own character in them like it was SP though but it plays really well. there was also co-op side missions to do.
    - DinK
      
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      March 15, 2013 6:07 PM
      
      Then however much you may have liked it, you never saw the game's true potential.
  - shirif
    
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    March 15, 2013 1:49 PM
    
    Have you played it on pc? Seems like not.
    - DinK
      
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      March 15, 2013 6:10 PM
      
      That version is 2 player also. Are you hinting at mods that change that?
      - shirif
        
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        March 15, 2013 6:13 PM
        
        What modes? I was able to play with 4 buddies in coop, but I can't recall the mode.
        
        Arcanum
        
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        March 15, 2013 6:14 PM
        
        You were probably playing Whored mode rather than standard coop.
  - DinK
    
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    March 15, 2013 6:09 PM
    
    This. 4-player co-op is the only thing I'm hoping for. Otherwise I know what to expect.
- baron calamity
  
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  March 15, 2013 7:34 AM
  
  And now August is now my high point for this year. :D
- vai90
  
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  March 15, 2013 7:52 AM
  
  Too much sci-fi shit for my taste. Also it literally looks like Saint's Row 3.5
  Meeeh, probably not picking this up (or very cheap).
  - dantastic
    
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    March 15, 2013 8:14 AM
    
    i wouldnt care if it was saint's row 3.1 as long as it's a full game. saint's row 3 was awesome!
  - creeping-death
    
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    March 15, 2013 8:30 AM
    
    The fuck is wrong with you! SR3 was a great game.
    - BeowolfSchaefer
      
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      March 15, 2013 11:30 AM
      
      he's a front pager
      - Alexrose
        
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        March 15, 2013 11:26 PM
        
        I'm a front pager, but SR4 may be the highlight of my year.
        
        BeowolfSchaefer
        
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        March 15, 2013 11:59 PM
        
        well you're alright then
  - Turd Ferguson
    
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    March 15, 2013 12:41 PM
    
    Meh, I got SR3 so cheap I'll pay full price for more of it.
  - asianwaste
    
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    March 16, 2013 2:27 PM
    
    Although I liked SR2 better, I thought the near future stuff worked given the over the top tone of the series.
    - vai90
      
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      March 20, 2013 10:58 AM
      
      Guys, I never dropped a word about this sort of thing in SR3. I loved SR3. I just said that "4" looks like shit to me.
- vitek r
  
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  March 15, 2013 8:17 AM
  
  hope they either drop alot of the systems or add more depth to them. i enjoyed the game but it had alot of very shallow stuff, whereas i would prefer more focus.
- liqker
  
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  March 15, 2013 8:20 AM
  
  SOLD!
- creeping-death
  
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  March 15, 2013 8:29 AM
  
  FUCK YES!
- serenj
  
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  March 15, 2013 9:18 AM
  
  Still looks like a DLC or expansion for Saints Row 3. Might be fun but they shouldn't pretend it's a sequel.
  - Turd Ferguson
    
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    March 15, 2013 12:53 PM
    
    Like Doom 2 right?
- thebigbeefsandwich
  
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  March 15, 2013 10:01 AM
  
  idk something feels missing. and I loved SR3 but super powers and aliens were already released DLC for it so I guess I'm wondering what is actually new.
- thrallie200
  
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  March 15, 2013 10:46 AM
  
  YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
- powerinfused
  
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  March 15, 2013 10:53 AM
  
  This looks terrible.
  - Rice-Rocketeer
    
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    March 15, 2013 11:29 AM
    
    Shut the fuck up, Donnie.
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      March 15, 2013 2:09 PM
      
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- BillPaxtonator
  
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  March 15, 2013 12:35 PM
  
  Loose the QTEs, bring back the multiple melee animations from SR2, and make air combat more enjoyable and I'm in.
  
  looks like their pushing to release before the next gen.
  - creeping-death
    
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    March 15, 2013 12:46 PM
    
    I played SR3 for something like 50 hours and can't even remember QTEs. What QTEs are you talking about exactly?
    - BillPaxtonator
      
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      March 15, 2013 1:00 PM
      
      did you play the missions? the finishers are all qtes granted rocket launchers and flame bullets take care of it but there's a few moments in the story.
      
      I got pretty board with the game after 4-5 hours beating it. course I didn't get the DLC the tron one looked fun.
    - not5am
      
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      March 15, 2013 1:20 PM
      
      they had qte for boss fights. clone gat, killbane (each fight), and decker.
      - moshman
        
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        March 15, 2013 5:08 PM
        
        they weren't so bad though
        
        not5am
        
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        March 15, 2013 8:38 PM
        
        i've seen like 30, that's like 1 a year.
    - ChibiJosh
      
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      March 15, 2013 2:04 PM
      
      Isn't there one when you're on the huge sphere falling down the center of the building?
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    March 15, 2013 12:50 PM
    
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    - BillPaxtonator
      
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      March 15, 2013 1:12 PM
      
      I liked unlocking and picking new animations it gave my character a personal touche.
  - dantastic
    
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    March 15, 2013 5:17 PM
    
    i would rather they get rid of the QTEs rather than loosen them up.
- shirif
  
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  March 15, 2013 1:50 PM
  
  Johnny Gat is back, mark my words.
  - FirstPersonCooter
    
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    March 15, 2013 3:09 PM
    
    I hope so. He was missed in 3.
- TheIneffableBob
  
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  March 15, 2013 5:01 PM
  
  This game gonna be hella ratchet
- ArB
  
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  March 15, 2013 6:12 PM
  
  SR3 is my favourite co-op game. I'll definitely get this even if it's just more of the same.
- senor135
  
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  March 16, 2013 4:17 PM
  
  cant fucking wait! it's gonna be awesome.
  
  perhaps a teensy bit too over the top... someone above mentioned they wished it would go back a little to the gang-related stuff like in previous games. SR3 couldve used a little more 3rd street saints gang-focused stuff i think.