Discussion Volition Studios shuts down

[GodisanAtheist]

If you're not familiar with Volition, they're responsible for the original Descent, Freespace, Red faction, and Saint's Row games.

Looks like their parent company was on the ropes and Volition was a casualty of some restructuring.

The lackluster reception of the most recent Saint's Row likely didn't help things much either.

Damn shame... I can dream of Freespace getting a proper 3rd installment but more than likely it will be another rights hell situation.

Saints Row developer Volition shuts down after 30 years thanks to a $2 billion deal gone south

Saints Row developer Volition is no more. On Thursday, the studio announced that its parent firm, Embracer Group, has shuttered the developer "effective immediately." The closure comes...

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[Stg-Flame]

It didn't help that the writing sounded like what a 50 year old thinks a teenager would want to hear coming from "the cool guy". I saw some clips from a friend of mine who is a massive SR fan and the dialogue was beyond cringey, even for a SR game.