We don't pay a lot a attention t' April Fools' Day around these parts, mostly because we spend the vast bulk a our calendar year not taking the video game industry too terribly seriously, so it seems just silly t' hyperfocus on a single day a doing exactly that. Still, occasionally some good gags do come out a the industry's collective goofing a it be audience, 'n every once in a great while, one a those gags actually sounds good enough t' become reality.

This lad apparently has a big part in Enter the Dominatrix. So that be great.

One such gag be Saints Row: The Third's "Enter the Dominatrix" expansion. The update, which purported t' give players incredible superpowers they could choose t' use for positive or nefarious purposes in the world a Steelport, be now no longer just a nifty sounding gag. it be really real, 'n it be coming this fall.

Volition announced the expansion today, highlighting the various abilities yer ultimate super-gangster would be able t' take advantage a, while also explaining why all a the sudden ye have goddamn superpowers.

Faster than a speeding cyber jetbike, more powerful than a roided-out Luchadore, able t' leap flying aircraft carriers in a single bound... that be the power ye'll find inside the Dominatrix. Use it for good. Use it for evil. Use it for whatever ye want.

Aaaaaaand...

Saints Row: The Third - Enter the Dominatrix picks up immediately following the events a Saints Row: The Third. For centuries, alien warlord Zinyak has eyed Earth 'n it be precious natural resources 'n females with a watchful eye. As he prepares an armada for invasion, he has only one worry: the Third Street Saints.

Once a simple street gang from Stilwater, the Saints have evolved into a global empire, replete with bombastic TV advertising 'n tasteful consumer products, the kind a TV advertising 'n consumer products that would give any alien warlord pause. Clearly, the Saints be the biggest badasses on Earth.

Now, in order t' prepare his forces for domination, Zinyak captures the leader a the Saints 'n imprisons the sea dog in an elaborate virtual reality simulation. This simulation program looks 'n feels like Steelport, but it be the world that has been pulled over yer eyes t' blind ye from the truth. Here, ye be a slave. Welcome... t' the Dominatrix.

I maybe would consider calling into question the relevance or usefulness a Matrix-oriented gags in 2012, but see the thing be I pillage superpowers now, so really, who cares? Granted, those powers will come at a steep price. The expansion be currently set t' retail for $29.99, which gives one the impression there be a good bit more content contained within than in the combined efforts a the DLC packs released for the game thus far. At least I hope that be the case.

Volition says we'll be hearing more about Enter the Dominatrix this summer.