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Red Faction2 Announced

Jan 25, 2002 9:36am CST tags: Red Faction
A PR just put out by the guys at THQ announces Red Faction2, which from the looks of the PR will only be showing up on the PS2. The PC release of the original was a pretty big let down anyways. Thanks Blues

Red Faction Patch

Dec 20, 2001 1:29pm CST tags: Red Faction
A new patch for Red Faction has been released. This only fixes a file loading bug, so nothing terribly exciting.

Red Faction Map

Nov 03, 2001 8:09am CST tags: Red Faction
The Red Faction website has been updated with a new level for this FPS from Volition. The 977kb map is called Sniper City Deathmatch. Thanks Erik.

Work @ Volition

Nov 02, 2001 8:06am CST tags: Red Faction
If you are looking to switch jobs, or are trying to break into the industry, Volition is hiring. The developer of Red Faction and Summoner is looking for a Character Animator and a Concept Artist.

Red Faction Update

Oct 22, 2001 2:14pm CST tags: Red Faction
The Red Faction site has word of a new patch for the game, currently available through the Update section of the game launch program. The 1.10 patch fixes various bugs, all of which are listed on the site. Thanks Blues News.

Red Faction Interview

Oct 15, 2001 10:25am CST tags: Red Faction, Interview
Red Faction Center has opened and posted an interview with James Tsai, the game's producer. They talk about the release of the game, sales numbers, multiplayer lag, upcoming patches, mod tools, possibility of expansion packs and more.

Red Faction SDK Released

Sep 19, 2001 3:42pm CST tags: Red Faction
Volition's FPS Red Faction should be hitting stores in the US just about now, and to celebrate, Volition has released a toolkit for the game. This toolkit will allow you to create your own content for the game. There is readme available here. You can get the 2.88mb toolkit from 3D Downloads or the Descent Network.

This is a collection of in-house utilities and exporters for players to use when creating custom content for Red Faction levels and mods. These tools enable easy addition of custom character models, animations, special effects, level editor objects, and more.

New Red Faction Demo

Sep 14, 2001 7:05pm CST tags: Red Faction, Demo
Gigex is playing host to a revised version of the Red Faction demo. It offers the single and multiplayer demo together in a single 81mb download. Update: Blues News is reporting that this demo isn't just a combination of the previously released single and multiplayer demo, but it also comes with new single player levels from a later part of the game. Blue's also has a mirror of the file.

Red Faction Interview

Sep 13, 2001 11:49am CST tags: Red Faction, Interview
German site Krawall has posted an interview with Volition producer James Tsai, asking him several questions about Red Faction which should be coming out shortly. There are questions about the development time, the story, differences between the PS2 version and the PC version, the GeoMod engine, features that were cut from the full version, ease of making mods, and why RF should be bought.

Red Faction Interview

Sep 13, 2001 11:14am CST tags: Red Faction, Interview
The Red Faction week on PC Game Central continues with more questions for James Tsai asking about the multiplayer options in Volition's upcoming shooter.

Red Faction Interview

Sep 11, 2001 11:56am CST tags: Red Faction, Interview
PC Game Central has posted an interview with Red Faction producer James Tsai, as part of their Red Faction week. Besides the Q&A there are 11 new screenshots from the game which should be out soon.

Red Faction Preview

Sep 10, 2001 2:24pm CST tags: Red Faction
PCGameCentral has a single player preview of Red Faction including screenshots etc. In case you missed it the multiplayer demo was released a few weeks ago.

Red Faction Interview

Sep 06, 2001 3:48pm CST tags: Red Faction, Interview
EBGames has posted a Red Faction interview, talking to James Tsai, Chris Helvig, Alan Lawrance, Mike Breault and John Slagel of Volition about this GeoMod powered game which went gold yesterday. There's questions about the storyline, the destructible enviroments, differences between the PS2 and PC version, the weapons and more.

Red Faction GONE GOLD

Sep 05, 2001 7:47pm CST tags: Red Faction, Gone Gold
Looks like we'll be playing a new FPS soon. Red Faction has gone gold according to an update to the game's website. Should be shipping to stores soon.

We are pleased to announce that Red Faction for the PC has "gone gold." Volition is thrilled to bring to you all the excitement of Geo-Mod technology, fully controllable vehicles, and on-line multiplayer games in one exciting package. Watch for it at your favorite software retailer this month, or visit our promotions page for pre-order information and special deals!

Red Faction Update

Sep 03, 2001 8:52am CST tags: Red Faction
There's a new Red Faction update over at Voodoo Extreme. Lead programmer Jeff Farris talks about the last few things left to polish and test on the PC version of this GeoMod powered game.

Red Faction Update

Aug 31, 2001 4:49pm CST tags: Red Faction
The Red Faction site has been updated as usual on Friday. The only new thing this week is a new screenshot showing some multiplayer action. Thanks Blues News.

Red Faction Update

Aug 31, 2001 8:33am CST tags: Red Faction
Gamespot has a status update on Volition's Red Faction. They say the game is in the final stages of development and on track for its September 18 release.

Red Faction Shots

Aug 29, 2001 7:07pm CST tags: Red Faction
XGR has posted 30 screenshots from Volition's upcoming shooter Red Faction. The game should be shipping next month finally.

Red Faction Interview

Aug 29, 2001 4:06pm CST tags: Red Faction, Interview
Saw on Blues that a new Red Faction interview has been posted on Red Faction Gold. Questions about mods, cut scenes, editor, SDK release and more.

Red Faction Shots

Aug 28, 2001 7:57am CST tags: Red Faction
Not tired of Red Faction screenshots? There are 24 new ones on Action Vault. They are taken from the beta copy of the Volition FPS.