Sequel to the multi-million selling GTA-style action game promises "true open world online multiplayer".

THQ has revealed first details on Saints Row 2, promising vastly expanded customization options, a transformed and expanded city of Stilwater, new vehicles, online co-op and competitive multiplayer.

The game is being made by THQ's in house developer Volition Inc, the same team that brought the first game to Xbox 360 in September 2006.

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According to the publisher, it will have a "much darker and more sinister story" than the original and "leads your character down a path of betrayal, revenge and redemption against the city that has left him for dead".

Not only that, but THQ said the game will deliver "the most compelling online open-world experience to date" and has "the most robust open-world feature set ever developed in the genre".

For more, head over to the game's official website at www.saintsrow2.com.