THQ scraps Enter The Dominatrix, will integrate into Saints Row 4

Upcoming Saints Row 3 standalone expansion Enter The Dominatrix will now not be released.

At least, not yet – THQ has announced its plans to integrate the content into a brand new title in the series that is tentatively entitled The Next Great Sequel in the Saints Row Franchise”.

The new game has been given a release date of calendar 2013.

"When I looked at the Enter The Dominatrix expansion in production at Volition, I was blown away by the ideas and desire to expand the fiction of the franchise,” THQ’s new president Jason Rubin stated.

I asked the team what it could achieve given more time, more resources, and a broader scope for the project. We all agreed we wanted to play that game. When it comes to Saints Row, it’s clear our fans want bigger, better, and even more over the top, and that’s why Enter The Dominatrix will now be incorporated into a vastly expanded, full-fledged sequel, scheduled for calendar 2013.

We believe the potential for this sequel is far greater as a full-priced, full-length, high quality, connected experience.”

THQ predicts that the decision will reduce FY 2013 sales by around $20m.