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Enter the Dominatrix Dies So That a Full Saints Row Sequel Might Live

And the game's current title is perfect.

Will this giant can and alien vessel make it into the next Saints Row?
Will this giant can and alien vessel make it into the next Saints Row?

THQ sent out a release this morning detailing some updated plans for what was to be a "standalone expansion" to Saints Row: The Third. Titled "Enter the Dominatrix," the game was to be concerned with an alien invasion set immediately following the events of the third Saints Row game.

During said invasion, your character would be captured by an insidious alien called Zinyak, who locks you into a VR simulator. It essentially sounded like SRTT's cyberspace section stretched across an entire expansion. That setting would also allow for some gameplay enhancements, or as THQ's now-former EVP Danny Bilson was quoted as saying at the time, players would get "freaking super powers."

All of that is history now, as the release of Enter the Dominatrix has been scrapped and its ideas are being incorporated into a full-on Saints Row sequel, due for release next year. Beyond that (and a few quotes about how impressed new THQ President Jason Rubin is with what Volition's doing) there aren't really any hard details about what the game will contain. Will the story of Dominatrix live on in the sequel? Will superpowers still factor into the new game? No idea. Oh, wait. There's one more bit of information.

The current working title for the game is "The Next Great Sequel in the Saints Row Franchise." Hell, they should just stick with that.

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Thank god

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Saint's R4. It's a driving game, see.

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Great! I was ready to support this expansion, but it just makes more sense to get a sequel out there. I'm much more excited for whatever Saints Row 4 turns out to be.

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Pretty crazy that THQ would willingly take a $20 million loss to make this happen.

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Saint's Row 4: Look who's sainting now

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@green_sky said:

@NowSayPillow said:

Was this DLC supposed to be part of the Seasons Pass? If yes, doesn't that mean a lot people just got dicked over?

It was stand alone expansion pack.

No it wasn't, but people got fucked over enough with the Season Pass without that being true.

Myself included. :(

Oh well, SR4 is gonna be sexual.

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Saints Row 4 and 1/4th :Leslie Nielsen edition

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I like the title should fit nicely on the box!

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Too soon, I never even got a chance to play the last one as I'm already about two years behind. No thank you.

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So... same engine, same assets, slightly more story content? Ultimate Saints Row Brotherhood of Revelations Turbo?

Lame.

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Saints Row Whore ?

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@charlie_victor_bravo said:

Saints Row Whore ?

Win.

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@ptys said:

Too soon, I never even got a chance to play the last one as I'm already about two years behind. No thank you.

The game is, like, 10 hours long. Once every 2 years is too frequent for you? C'mon.

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GOOD!!!...... UNO WHAT!? FUCKIN GOOD!!! This is really all I wanted. No more half assed DLC or expansions just give me Saints 4 all over my face. THANKYOU for seeing sense THQ.

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When I read the bold lettering at the end I thought it said "next generation", like next generation of consoles. Then I read it again.

:(

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Jeff, you know now that you've suggested it, that probably will be the final title, right?

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The expansion seemed fun, but overall, it was a bad idea. Volition doesn't handle post-release content very well, and after the sting of their SR3 DLC, it would be best for them to just focus all their efforts into a new game. A full new SR game makes me giddy with excitement.

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I'm happy with this. Make it crazier in every way.

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@Waffles13 said:

@Nightriff said:

Good to hear, I thought the expansion idea was dumb and can't wait for Saints Row 4. Should be awesome

Just let him come in and focus test every couple weeks.

Also, don't hire any other focus testers.

Can't tell if you are making fun of me or not....

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Why do I feel that the content tie in was already there?

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Can't decide if this means rushed sequel to capitalize on Thirds adoration, or simply refocusing on a real sequel.

I'm kinda leaning towards AC brand whoring, but that's just cause I'm a pessimist.

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Oh thank God. Anything for more SR.

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@Beaudacious: With all the financial trouble surrounding THQ, i imagine it's them just cutting their losses and putting their money and effort where it really counts before it's too late.
 
I can't imagine their DLC sold very well or as well as they would have wanted and even if it did i'm sure it was critically panned across the board compared to a lot of GOTY talks that the game itself got. 
 
I don't think they're intentionally trying to whore out the Saints Row franchise as much as i believe they're just trying to do what they can to turn a corner financially
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@Hef said:

When I read the bold lettering at the end I thought it said "next generation", like next generation of consoles. Then I read it again.

:(

Me too lol. What's wrong with our eyes?!

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Next year is too soon, now I'm worried.

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@Beaudacious said:

Can't decide if this means rushed sequel to capitalize on Thirds adoration, or simply refocusing on a real sequel.

I'm kinda leaning towards AC brand whoring, but that's just cause I'm a pessimist.

I've seen some weird typos before, but how do you miss S and R and come up with A and C? Unless you were referring to some brand whoring policy I'm unfamiliar with, but none of the companies involved with Saints Row have those initials.
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Let me choose my words carefully here.

I don't think an alien invasion is "too crazy" for Saints Row... because nothing is too crazy for Saints Row.

But I do worry it might be the craziest thing possible.

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@AngriGhandi: You mean popping their load so there's nowhere to go except to space? (Like, actual space. Not shitty Mars sets.)

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If they did not make a sequel to The Third then I would have given up all hope for the future of games.

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Saints Row 4ever

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@Deusoma: Comparing to Assassin's Creed, or annual sequel model.

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@Beaudacious: Hmmm, Madden or the WWE games might be a better comparison for negative sequelization, as the Assassin's Creed games actually are better every year, though admittedly the improvements in Revelations were pretty minor. Still, I'm looking forward to AC III more than any other game this year, really, since it looks like it blows the previous games right out of the water.
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Saints R4w

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If the game is not called Saints Row Goes Fourth I'll be incredibly disappointed

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@Krystal_Sackful said:

Saints R4w

Saints Raw?

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@Deusoma said:

@Beaudacious said:

Can't decide if this means rushed sequel to capitalize on Thirds adoration, or simply refocusing on a real sequel.

I'm kinda leaning towards AC brand whoring, but that's just cause I'm a pessimist.

I've seen some weird typos before, but how do you miss S and R and come up with A and C? Unless you were referring to some brand whoring policy I'm unfamiliar with, but none of the companies involved with Saints Row have those initials.

He was probably talking about Assassin's Creed.

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I was looking forward to the expansion. Oh well maybe the next game won't be "embarrassing"

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@Nightriff said:

@Waffles13 said:

@Nightriff said:

Good to hear, I thought the expansion idea was dumb and can't wait for Saints Row 4. Should be awesome

Just let him come in and focus test every couple weeks.

Also, don't hire any other focus testers.

Can't tell if you are making fun of me or not....

I'm dead serious. Everything Jeff liked about 3 are the same things I loved about it; I want to see what happens if he had complete creative control on a game of that type.

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The Saints Row

or

Saints Row The Third 2

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Sad. After playing Saints Row: The Third I picked up SR2. SR2 was the superior game IMO. I hope at least the writing is actually good in this one. Either way it'll be a great game, just prefer the main story to be a little more serious.

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Happy with news and I hope they call it that

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@Mirked said:

Sad. After playing Saints Row: The Third I picked up SR2. SR2 was the superior game IMO. I hope at least the writing is actually good in this one. Either way it'll be a great game, just prefer the main story to be a little more serious.

I agree, shelving some of the depth for more boner jokes and DLC was kind of too bad.

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Saints Row 3 was boring as shit, I just don't understand why everybody lost their rag over it.

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S4INTS ROW

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@Gizmo said:

Saints Row 3 was boring as shit, I just don't understand why everybody lost their rag over it.

lol thats a cute statement.

I'm also for naming the new game "the next great sequel in the saints row franchize", that would be a great title

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Wasn't there a "season pass" one time payment for all SR3 DLC? Was this supposed to be a part of that?

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@AjayRaz: @Krystal_Sackful said:

Saints R4w

S4ints R4w 4

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@jasondesante said:

@Gizmo said:

Saints Row 3 was boring as shit, I just don't understand why everybody lost their rag over it.

lol thats a cute statement.

I'm also for naming the new game "the next great sequel in the saints row franchize", that would be a great title

You mean "The Next Gre4t Sequel in the S4ints Row Fr4nchize."

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I was looking froward to the expansion and I'm fine with it being folded into the next game but I hope it doesn't become the whole game. I hope its just a section of missions or one act of the game but not the whole game.