Volition had a sequel problem.
The result is the Saints Row spin-off Agents of Mayhem, which launches August 15 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. It’s still a chaotic shooting game, but it’s set in a futuristic version of Seoul in another universe—one best described as a violent 1980s Saturday morning cartoon designed for a more sophisticated Adult Swim audience. Imagine if the A-Team gave Mr. T the license to tell everyone to fuck off and shoot everyone dead with a rocket launcher and you’re getting the picture.
“We’re hoping,” she says, “to become Silicon Prairie here someday.”