Why I will spend more hours playing Saints Row IV than any other 2013 release (preview)

I’m scared. I just finished the preview build of developer Volition’s open-world crime game Saints Row IV after about eight hours, and I know that this game is going to consume my life when it releases in full for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on Aug. 20.

Saints Row IV isn’t just Saints Row: The Third in a new setting. It is Saints Row: The Third with superpowers. This difference, as tiny as it may seem, is gigantic and addictive.