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THQ Ends Red Faction Franchise
Sorry Red Faction fans, but it looks like THQ has set the franchise riding off into the sunset. During an investor call this evening THQ CEO Brian Farrell designated the franchise as “niche” and no longer worth pursuing.
“Given that that title, now in two successive versions, has just found a niche, we do not intend to carry forward with that franchise in any meaningful way,” he said.
The team behind the franchise, Volition, will now move on to start work on the Guillermo del Toro project Insane. Farrell called the Volition team “talented.” The franchise had some success with Red Faction: Guerilla but the recently released Red Faction: Armageddon garnered a 71 on Metacritic as well as mediocre sales numbers. Sad to see a franchise put to sleep but anything’s better than the layoffs that the industry has been experiencing.
via Joystiq
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