Agents of Mayhem
| Agents of Mayhem | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Volition |
| Publisher(s) | Deep Silver |
| Distributor(s) | |
| Writer(s) | Jason L Blair |
| Composer(s) | Malcolm Kirby Jr. |
| Series | Saints Row |
| Platform(s) |
Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
| Release date(s) | 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Agents of Mayhem is an upcoming open world action-adventure video game set in the Saints Row universe,[1] developed by Volition, published by Deep Silver and distributed by Square Enix in North America. The game is set for a 2017 release date for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.[2]
Gameplay
Agents of Mayhem is an open world game played from a third-person perspective. The game takes place in a futuristic version of Seoul, South Korea, billed as "the city of tomorrow."[3] The player controls three agents at a time, each with their own unique play-style and abilities and the ability to switch between them at will.[4] There are twelve total agents to choose from, of which only four have been shown: Fortune, a Colombian former sky pirate; Hardtack, a United States Navy chief petty officer; Hollywood, actor and proclaimed "Face of Mayhem"; and Rama, an Indian immunologist. Also available to select are: Kingpin, Yeti, Scheherazade, Oni, Braddock, Daisy, Red Card, and Joule.[5]
Setting
Agents of Mayhem is a spin-off of the Saints Row series, taking place after the "recreate Earth" ending of Saints Row: Gat out of Hell. The game's plot revolves around an organization known as M.A.Y.H.E.M., founded by Persephone Brimstone (a character first seen in Gat out of Hell) and funded by the Ultor Corporation (one of the main antagonists of Saints Row 2 and the Red Faction series, later merging with the Saints in Saints Row: The Third). Bearing the Saints' purple fleur-de-lis logo, M.A.Y.H.E.M's goal is to stop terrorist organization L.E.G.I.O.N. from destroying the world's nations.[6]
Development
In 2014, after receiving $200,000 in incentives from the city of Champaign, Illinois, Volition began hiring upwards of 100 new employees to begin work on a new project.[7] Little was known about this new game until a trademark for Agents of Mayhem filed by Koch Media (Deep Silver's parent company) was discovered in May 2016, along with résumés linking the project to Volition.[8] Further speculation arose from a 2013 Polygon interview with Volition's Scott Phillips, referring to Saints Row players as "agent[s] of mayhem".[9] The game was formally announced on June 6, 2016 with a cinematic announcement trailer released exclusively via IGN.[10]
References
- ↑ "FAQ - Agent of Mayhem". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Agents of MAYHEM is the next addition to the Saints Row universe". Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- ↑ "Agents of Mayhem kicks off the Saints Row shared universe". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- ↑ "Volition's newest project is 'Agents of Mayhem'". Engadget. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- ↑ "Meet the Agents". aomthegame.com.
- ↑ http://www.aomthegame.com/m-a-y-h-e-m/
- ↑ Moser, By Cassidee. "Saints Row 4 Developer Eyes Expansion". IGN. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ↑ "Rumor: Volition And Deep Silver Working On New Title Agents of Mayhem". Game Informer. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ↑ Grant, Christopher (2013-04-12). "Agent of Mayhem: The life and near death of Saints Row's Volition". Polygon. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ↑ Ingenito, By Vince. "E3 2016: Saints Row Developer Announces Agents of Mayhem – IGN First". IGN. Retrieved 2016-07-08.