Red Faction ready to ship
Posted by @ 5:48 PM, EDT
THQ today announced that development on its action title, Red Faction, for the PS2 has been completed.
A bit of the press release:

"Red Faction" is scheduled to release on May 22, 2001 for a suggested retail price of $49.95. Created by THQ subsidiary, Volition Inc., "Red Faction" literally breaks through the established mold for first-person action games with its revolutionary Geo-Mod(TM) technology.
For the first time ever in the history of videogames, players will be able to alter, deform and outright destroy the game environment in real-time.

'Red Faction' continues THQ's goal of bringing new, completely original titles to next generation console systems," stated Brian Farrell, president and CEO, THQ. "The revolutionary technology and engaging story line will help redefine the action genre on PlayStation 2."
"'Red Faction' brings a whole new level of innovation and interactivity to videogames," stated Mike Kulas, president, Volition, Inc. "Now gamers are finally able to do something they have always wanted -- alter and destroy the actual game play environment."