How do you market your open-world action game when Grand Theft Auto 4 is released during the same week? THQ tries with Gary Busey, who tells us about police, motorcycles and weaponry in Saints Row 2 (PS3, X360).

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Publisher THQ has unveiled new screenshots, artwork and a new trailer for Volition's gangster life simulator Saints Row 2 (PS3, X360). Announced last September, the open-world sequel will offer two-player online co-op throughout the entire campaign, along with a redesigned city, new vehicles, expanded character customization options, and other multiplayer modes.

Saints Row 2 is currently slated for an August 26 release.

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Here's a trio of videos of Garey Busey showing some of the new features you'll find in Volition's Saints Row 2 (PS3, X360). Why Gary Busey? That is the wrong question; obviously the question should be, why not?

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Publisher THQ has announced that Volition's gangster life simulator Saints Row 2 (PS3, X360) will ship to retailers August 26, IGN reports.

Announced last September, the open-world sequel will offer two-player online co-op throughout the entire campaign, along with a redesigned city, new vehicles, expanded character customization options, and other multiplayer modes.

THQ has issued a set of screenshots from Saints Row 2 (PS3, X360), seemingly showing a couple of thugs breaking free from prison. No release date has been announced for Volition's open-world action game sequel.

Publisher THQ today officially announced Saints Row 2, developer Volition's return to the open-ended world of Stilwater. In development for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the sequel is set for a 2008 release.

Among its host of new and improved features are two-player online co-op throughout the entire campaign and and open-world competitive multiplayer mode THQ says is "never before seen in the genre," along with expanded gender, age, voice, crib and gang customization.

Of course, the game's city has been redesigned, and now features a number of new vehicles, such as boats, planes, motorcycles, and helicopters.

"Saints Row 2 has a much darker and more sinister story that leads your character down a path of betrayal, revenge and redemption against the city that has left him for dead, although we've blended that with the same light-hearted humor from the original," said lead designer Greg Donovan. "Couple that with the most robust open-world feature set ever developed in the genre, and Saints Row 2 promises a gaming experience that will offer players the perfect balance of gripping narrative and compelling gameplay options."