Shares plummeted after the Agoura Hills game publisher reported disappointing first-quarter financial results due in part to poor sales of Red Faction: Armageddon, a science fiction shooter on which the company had pinned high hopes. Guerrilla, focused on open-world mayhem, this third-person shooter takes a more linear approach as aliens threaten the inhabitants of Mars. Calum W. Austin finds out that to fight the bug, we must understand the bug in our review of Red Faction: Armageddon. With this, the latest Red Faction in the series, Red Faction: Armageddon, come into its own. Developed by Volition Inc, the Red Faction series has built on its decade-old reputation as a game that reflects real-life physics. Now, a full two years on, and Red Faction: Armageddon arrives, ditching the open-world pretense in favour of a return to a linear romp through the caves of Mars. The new Red Faction, changes the free-roaming surface of Mars for the more limiting tunnels underneath, fills them with aliens and says, "have fun". Thq has been undergoing a dramatic transformation as of late. Shares plummeted after the Agoura Hills game publisher reported disappointing first-quarter financial results due in part to poor sales of Red Faction: Armageddon, a science fiction shooter on which the company had pinned high hopes. Armageddon this year means the end of the franchise, publisher thq said in a conference call today. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. Following disappointing sales of Red Faction: Armageddon, thq has stated that it will not continue with the franchise. President and ceo Brian Farrell has stated that the company will not be continuing with the series. The video game company’s shares fell 60% due in part to poor sales of Red Faction: Armageddon, a science fiction shooter that the company pushed. Armageddon didn’t really manage to stand out after being released last month. Videogame publisher says sales of “red Faction: Armageddon” and licensed kids titles disappointed. Thq has reported the results for its fiscal first quarter 2012, ending on June 20, 2011, and Brian Farrell, THQ’s ceo and president, calls it disappointing. Armageddon has signaled the end of not just a familiar red planet, but an entire, transmedia universe. Million loss reported one year ago, which was at the time in line with the company’s guidance.