Saints Row 3D Coming to XBLA

June 29, 2010 | 9:33 PM PST

by: Jeff Grubb

Another tidbit from Core Games VP Danny Bilson's interview with IndustryGamers was thatSaints Row for the 3DS was actually already being developer for the Xbox Live Arcade. Not only was it being developed, but it was being developed in 3D.

It has been known that the 360 would be getting 3D in some form very soon, but it wasn't clear exactly when and whether many games would support it.

The game is being developed as part of the marketing blitz for Saints Row 3.

"We were already making it as our Xbox Live game and in 3D also," said Bilson in his interview with IndustryGamers, "anything in a transmedia play has a column called marketing in it. It's also a marketing tool."

"It's a killer game," continued Bilson, "it's got all the weird humor of Saints Row, and also its existence is part of the marketing plan to sell Saints Row 3."

The XBLA/3DS game will also work in conjunction with the console versions of Saints Row 3. "All these games have hooks where, if you play it, it unlocks things in Saints Row 3. If you play Saints Row 3, it will unlock things in the 3DS game or the Xbox Live game. All of our extension properties all connect and unlock things in each other."

This could be a mistake, but it looks like Saints Row 3D for the 3DS will be able to speak with the 360 version of Saints Row 3. Connectivity lives?

IndustryGamers is going to publish the rest of that interview with Danny Bilson soon, and hopefully it will include a lot more interesting news.

source: IndustryGamers