THQ's Abandoned The Red Faction Franchise After Poor Sales For Armageddon.

Speaking at an investor call today, CEO Brian Farrell said that publisher does "not intend to carry forward with that franchise in any meaningful way". Farrell added that the Red Faction development team has now been put on Guillermo del Toro's inSane project.

Red Faction: Armageddon bombed commercially and critically, despite being preceded by the promising Red Faction: Guerrilla.

THQ said it was looking to the performance of Saints Row: The Third and WWE to bolster its "light first half" to the year.