THQ and Volition are proud to announce today the Saints Row Initiation Station, where players can create, share and download the most outlandish videogame characters ever seen, and then upload them as playable characters in the upcoming Saints Row: The Third, scheduled for release this holiday.

The Saints Row Initiation Station will be available free on the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and Windows PC in advance of the release of Saints Row: The Third this holiday.

As a special bonus, those who pre-order Volition’s upcoming destruction-fest Red Faction: Armageddon, from GAME will be granted exclusive early access to the Saints Row Initiation Station. Players will receive an early-access code prior to the release of Saints Row: The Third this holiday.