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Saints Row IV
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Developer	Volition, Inc.
Publisher	Deep Silver (Koch Media)
Platforms	PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Release date	August 20, 2013 (US) ; August 23, 2013 (Worldwide)
Saints Row: The Third	None

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Saints Row IV^[2] is the fifth^[3] instalment in the Saints Row series.^[4]

"It's a good example of how you take what you have and you say, 'What can happen in the next?'"

— Danny Bilson^[4]

Description Edit

The game was confirmed to be in development prior to Saints Row: The Third's release; THQ's Danny Bilson briefly said in an interview with X-Play on November 9, 2011, "I already know what Saints Row 4 is about, and it is wilder than [Saints Row: The Third]".^[4]

It was confirmed to be in development for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on May 16, 2012, via the LinkedIn profile of a Volition, Inc. developer.^[5]

On June 11, 2012, the new THQ president, Jason Rubin, was quoted as having expressed his distaste over Saints Row: The Third's "tone and crass humor", and noted his intention to change that in future entries. Rubin believed that the game's presentation limited its potential audience, when it could have striven to be the next "Red Dead Redemption or Skyrim" (referring to the two games' critical and commercial successes). Rubin further allegedly stated that Saints Row: The Third was a product of "the environment at the time", and that he aims to change that.^[6] Rubin later claimed on Twitter that he had been misquoted, and that it was in fact the interviewer who was embarrassed.^[7]

A few days later, on June 20, 2012, Rubin stated that the Saints Row: The Third standalone expansion, Enter The Dominatrix, had been cancelled and instead would be merged with "The Next Great Sequel in the Saints Row Franchise", allowing the team "more time, more resources, and a broader scope for the project". He also confirmed the game was scheduled for a calendar 2013 release window.^[1]

Following THQ's filing for bankruptcy and subsequent closure, the Saints Row franchise along with developer, Volition, Inc., were auctioned off to Koch Media for $22.3 million on January 23, 2013.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Independent game development company High Voltage Software (developer of the Wii video game The Conduit) is helping out with art assets for the game.^[12]

Christ Stockman tweeted on February 4th that there is a rough release date of August and the CEO of Koch Media, Klemens Kundratitz, confirmed that the game will be released in 2013.^[13]

Deep Silver stated that they had left Volition, Inc. in full creative control of the "long-in-development" game, with "additional time for polishing".^[14]

The game will be showcased at PAX East 2013 in some capacity.^[15]

Announce Teaser Edit

On the 15th of March, 2013 a video titled "Saints Row IV Announce Teaser" was uploaded the official Deep Silver youtube account, revealing both the title "Saints Row IV - From the Crack House to the White House", and a release date of August 20, 2013 for North America and August 23, 2013 for the rest of the world.^[2]

The Announce Trailer depicts Steelport, with the same style of graphics as Saints Row: The Third, including many identical weapons, vehicles and characters. The 3 Count Casino appears unaltered, before it was a Crib. At least 2 new vehicles are shown, including a new monster truck which is not the Atlasbreaker.^[2]. In the PAX Demo, it was shown that this vehicle is an Infuego XL.^[16]

Collector's Edition Edit

On 19 March 2013, the developers asked via Twitter what players would like to see included in a Collector's Edition for the upcoming game.^[17] They had "been toying with a lot of ideas", and asked fans to take a short survey and rate several proposed items.^[18]

List of proposed items for Saints Row IV Collector's Edition
Saints Row T-shirt - "Department of Homeland Saintcurity" Saints2013 Presidential campaign gear (pins, hats, Saints car flags) Voice augmentation device / auto-tune device Pierce, Shaundi, or other Saint figurine Presidential briefcase with kinky handcuff and key Dubstep Doomsday Button Functional (not deadly) in-game weapon replica Johnny Gat Memorial Statue Saints Bazooka-themed Poster Tube "Eagle Jet" RC Helicopter Tie and Tie Bar, Money Clip Sealed Classified Book with artwork (Concept artbook) Steelbook Whitehouse "Security" download card President Seal and / or coin Cloth world map Saints belt buckle Wooden cigar box Ridiculously amazing glass display case with lights

QuotesEdit

"The ball-busting next chapter in the Saints Row franchise, is starting a party in your pants this August."

— Saints Row IV Announce Teaser description^[2]

"The climactic chapter of the saga that changed all the rules and blew the minds of a generation"

— Saints Row IV Announce Teaser text^[2]

"In the next open-world installment of Saints Row, Deep Silver Volition continues the story of the Third Street Saints by elevating their status to the highest level - the leaders of the free world. In Saints Row IV, the head honcho of the Saints has been elected to the Presidency of the United States. But the Saints are just getting started. Now the larger-than-life insanity of the Saints series gets a new twist with a catastrophic alien invasion, and the aliens have transported the Saints to a bizarro-Steelport simulation. Wield gargantuan superpowers and fight to free humanity from alien granddaddy Zinyak's mental grasp. Escape the simulation that's trapped the Saints crew, or die trying.
Saints Row IV lets players delve into an arsenal of alien weaponry and technology that will turn each Saint into an ultimate entity of destruction. Utilize out-of-this-world superpowers to fight all the way to the top. With intensified action and enhanced customization, players can use their newfound superpowers and leap over buildings, outrun the fastest sports cars, or send enemies flying with telekinesis in the greatest, most insane installment of Saints Row yet.
Save the world, Saints Style."

— Press Release ^[19]