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It might have been something of an underdog, but Volition's Red Faction: Guerrilla found a fanbase among people who live to blow stuff up. In video games, anyway. So a sequel was totally inevitable, of course, and THQ has finally unveiled the debut trailer, along with a few details, just in time for E3 2010.

Red Faction: Armageddon is set sometime after the events of Guerrilla, when Darius Mason - grandson of Guerrilla protagonists Alec and Samanya Mason - makes one of those hilarious "oh no, I've accidentally opened the gates of hell" mistakes. Apparently nobody on Mars ever played Doom.

So Darius has to shoot mutants, save colonists, defeat some kind of evil cult, and generally be the big hero.

Update: THQ has now officially announced Red Faction: Armageddon. They've also provided a few more details, including a March 2011 release window:

Red Faction: Armageddon moves beneath the surface of Mars as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As Darius Mason, players fight to save humanity from an even greater evil that threatens to extinguish all life on the planet.

Leveraging Volition's groundbreaking Geo-Mod 2.0 technology, Red Faction: Armageddon offers never-before-seen physics-based weaponry that redefines gameplay in the shooter genre. Utilizing Darius' Nano Forge abilities, players are presented with a wealth of new strategic options including reconstruction technology and the Magnet Gun in their battle to save humanity. From lava tubes to ice caves, gamers will discover a new playground for epic battles in both the single-player campaign and multiplayer co-operative modes.

[via 1up]