It looks like Deep Silver’s acquisition of the Saint’s Row franchise from the smouldering wreck of THQ has paid off quite nicely; Saint’s Row IV has sold over a million copies in its launch week, which is not a thing to be sneezed at.
“We are incredibly happy of the reception for Saints Row IV as a critical and now a commercial success,” said Klemens
ThundertitsKundratitz, CEO of parent company Koch Media. “The development team at Volition is second-to-none as a driving creative force in the entertainment industry and we are very proud to have them as part of the Deep Silver family.”
Saint’s Row IV is an absolute barrel of laughs, and is way more fun than it has any right to be, throwing crazy super-powers in to an already crazy game; very nearly like a spiritual successor to Crackdown.
On that note, the game’s getting its first bits of DLC today in the form of Presidential and Grass Roots packs. The Presidential Pack includes masks of four influential US presidents – Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Barack Obama and George W. Bush and is an absolute waste of $3, while the Grassroots pack, also a waste of money, contains farm-inspired costumes, a gun that shoots plungers and a double-barrelled monster shotgun.
Last Updated: August 29, 2013
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
August 29, 2013 at 10:05
1 million a success?? typo??….In this day and age?? Sacrebleu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
August 29, 2013 at 10:10
In a week? not bad, not bad at all.
Jonah Cash
August 29, 2013 at 10:15
Makes you wonder how Tomb Raider and Hitman could be seen as failures if SR is a success at only 1 million???!!!! Anybody here played SR4 yet? Is it any good?
SaintsRowLee
August 29, 2013 at 10:22
So far so good, really…
GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness
August 29, 2013 at 11:17
Waiting for my Copy to finish downloading from Steam… Cannot wait to get bashing at it…. Loved SR3…
SaintsRowLee
August 29, 2013 at 10:30
But go read this article…
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-things-all-games-could-learn-from-saints-row-iv/
Jonah Cash
August 29, 2013 at 10:59
Thanks man(or woman… Lee can go either way and your photo is a chick) I think I will go buy this game… A bit bored and don’t know what to play next…
SaintsRowLee
August 29, 2013 at 14:02
Just make sure this is your type of game. I had to hand over R700.00 of my hard earned credit card funds to get this on Xbox…
Seraphim
August 29, 2013 at 11:23
Thanks for the link.
It was a good read.
Seraphim
August 29, 2013 at 11:23
Thanks for the link.
It was a good read.
DrKiller
August 29, 2013 at 11:41
SR4 is good, and its a looooooong game if you play the side missions (yes there is an achievement for it when you complete the side missions before the you complete the game)
The side missions are getting really repeatitive.. But the main game is really fun.
TiMsTeR1033
August 29, 2013 at 11:58
SR3 side missions are the same man. I bought the game as to hearing people shoot me down how SR3 is better than Gta 4 so bought it. cool game in many ways side missions annoying as hell sometimes esp trafficing! But story is fun
TiMsTeR1033
August 29, 2013 at 11:47
SR3 has its good moments but if your like me a huge gta fan, you will be like “thats so much better in gta 4” and well gta5 will put a further thought into your head.
Jonah Cash
August 29, 2013 at 11:51
I’m not really a GTA or SR fan… I’m starting to think that I may only like 3rd person action adventure games and then Fifa… The sheep in me is getting stronger!! I might give Splinter Cell a go, looks more like my type of game…
TiMsTeR1033
August 29, 2013 at 11:56
do yourself a favour and wait for gta 5 dont buy saints row 4. and think about it this way gta 5 is a 3rd person action and a lil adventure game. Then join the Lagz crew online a win win
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
August 29, 2013 at 13:34
You can be a fan of both you know?
Also, at this stage you really can’t compare GTA to Saints Row any more. It’s like the old Sam Fischer vs Solid Snake yawns. At the end of the day, non-fans couldn’t give a damn, rabid fanbois fundementalists get their panties in a bunch (unnecessarily) and the rest of us, appreciate both for the freaking awesome creations they are.
SaintsRowLee
August 29, 2013 at 13:38
Oh, stop with your common sense!
RinceThisNintypoo
August 29, 2013 at 13:49
I am surprised to hear this from a SonyOneBox fanboy like you Banana. Shame, shame!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
August 29, 2013 at 13:52
Oh the shame.. the shame… 😛 #hidesCollectionofXbox360games
SaintsRowLee
August 29, 2013 at 10:19
I have not played it as much as I would have loved to, but come on… “Don’t wanna close my eyes/Don’t want to fall asleep coz I’d miss you baby…”
If that is not how you start/launch a nuke sorry game then I do not know why you are making games, really
Uberutang
August 29, 2013 at 10:21
That had me in stitches 😛 (armageddon mock ftw)
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
August 29, 2013 at 13:44
It’s so awesome. I absolutely love the humour. I wonder what they have in store for us for Saints Row 5. Yeah yeah.. I haven’t even finished this one, but I WANT MOAR MOAR MOAR!!
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 29, 2013 at 10:20
SR3 had a metric ton of DLC, don’t want to know how much 4 will have.
Uberutang
August 29, 2013 at 10:22
One of the most fun and tongue in the cheek games I have played in a long long time
RinceThisNintypoo
August 29, 2013 at 10:28
Glad to see this. So sick of people saying 3.5 mil is a failure. Good for you Deep Silver!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
August 29, 2013 at 13:31
Such an awesome little game. I haven’t been able to play as much as I want (because of Geoff and work), but after slamming aliens against a brick wall with my telekinetic powers and then blasting off into the air like an evil Superman….
All I can say is… I’m in love! Thank you Saints Row. Thank you for being so absurd and silly! Bless your tiny cottons socks Volition!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
August 29, 2013 at 13:42
Like a Superhero boss!
Xelus
August 29, 2013 at 22:13
I must admit, this game is epic, bucket loads of fun, even though at first when I started the main mission, I had no idea what daaaa fuuuuu, was going on. XD All in all, love the gameplay, weapons, characters everything. On top of that, I can’t wait for the Mod SDK to be released by Volition, custom Lamborghini Aventador here I come.