Red Faction Franchise Killed

[Demon_Skeith]

It's not exactly a surprise that Red Faction: Armageddon didn't sell all that well, but it's interesting (and a little sad) that THQ publicly acknowledges it.

“We are disappointed in our first quarter financial performance. Sales of Red Faction: Armageddon and our licensed kids titles were below our expectations, and the late release of UFC Personal Trainer also adversely impacted the quarter,” said Brian Farrell, THQ President and Chief Executive Officer during an Investor conference call today.

As for what this means for the franchise, it isn't good. Farrel said THQ doesn't intend to continue on with the Red Faction franchise "in any meaningful way."

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[gone777]

Aww, shame it flopped. I really liked Red Faction: Guerilla and was eagerly awaiting buying Armageddon. Kind of a bummer :/

 

[GracefulAssassin]

Not surprised, considering THQ is losing lots of money. I doubt they will will live long past the first few years in the new consoles.

 

[gone777]

THQ did make a massive slip up on Homefront which probably contributed to most of the problems. I don't see them dying but I imagine a lot of their development studios will be shut down.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

If they made a decent game, they would be saving a lot of money...

 

[NBK*Twitch]

Bummer ... I was a big fan of the red faction series .

 

[Yoshi]

Obviously anyone complaining of Armageddon didn't play any of the original games.