Volker Schlöndorff which cast her as both a terrorist and a prostitute. The newspaper is based upon the real right-wing German tabloid "Bild-Zeitung", whose publisher Axel Springer was the inspiration for the character Werner Tötges. In Schlöndorff's view, West Germany had fallen into political hysteria over the activities of the terrorist group the Red Army Faction. The police and journalistic activities in both Böll's novel and Schlöndorff's film portrayed the Red Army Faction era as reminiscent of McCarthyism in 1950s USA, including illegal police raids, phone tapping and tabloid smears. Alhough Böll was heavily attacked after the publication of the novel, both
Red Faction: Armageddon 2010 from June 15 to 17, 2010. During Comic-Con in San Diego, 2010, a promotional comic book titled "Red Faction: Armageddon #0" was presented as a free giveaway. A downloadable vehicle-based multiplayer game called "Red Faction: Battlegrounds" was released in April 2011. Additionally, the Syfy network produced a direct-to-television film that bridges the story gap between "Guerrilla" and "Armageddon", titled "". It was released in June 2011. A playable demo for the game was announced in April, and was released on May 3, 2011 for the Xbox 360. The playable demo for PlayStation 3 was released on June 2, 2011.