Announced on their community forum, Volition are enticing all you Mars lovers out there back to the red planet with the promise of filthy lucre.

Or a shed-load of XP points. It’s one or the other.

For the next five whole days, hammer fans will be treated to 5x XP when playing Red Faction: Guerrilla online. The points bonanza is valid across all modes and will help those attempting to unlock the 100,000 XP Gold Trophy. There’s also the matter of the prestigious Ostrich Hammer for those who push on and clock up 120,000.

We’ve used the “Get your ass to Mars” meme to its death here at PS3 Attitude. But when the developer itself start throwing it around, we feel obliged to reiterate it at least one more time.

Finally, make sure to follow the official Red Faction Twitter account. The guys will be handing out free DLC codes throughout the event.