Volition, Inc. was an American video game developer for consoles and Windows-based PCs. Volition is located in Champaign, Illinois. The company was created when Parallax Software (developers of the Descent series) was split in two, lead by Mike Kulas in November 1996. The other half was the now-defunct Outrage Entertainment who developed Descent³ and Alter Echo.
With Interplay Entertainment as a publisher, Volition, Inc. developed the FreeSpace series of space simulation computer games. As Interplay tumbled towards bankruptcy, Volition, Inc. was acquired by THQ in September 2000.[1] Since then, Volition, Inc. has developed several acclaimed titles including the Red Faction series, the Summoner series, The Punisher, and the Saints Row series.
In its games, Volition, Inc usually sets the company "Ultor" as the antagonist.
Shortly after the release of the Saints Row reboot in 2022, Volition announced that they were shutting down operations. They released a statement via their LinkedIn page: “This past June, Embracer group announced a restructuring program to strengthen Embracer and maintain its position as a leader in the video game industry. As a part of that program, they evaluated strategic and operational goals and made the difficult decision to close Volition effective immediately.”
Games[]
- An unannounced action role-playing video game[2]
- Saints Row 3 (2011)
- Saints Row: Drive-By (TBA 2011)
- Red Faction: Armageddon (2011)
- Red Faction: Battlegrounds (2010-2011)
- Red Faction: Guerrilla (2009)
- Saints Row 2 (2008)
- Saints Row (2006)
- The Punisher (2005)
- Red Faction II (2002)
- Summoner 2 (2002)
- Red Faction (2001)
- Summoner (2000)
- FreeSpace 2 (1999)
- Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War (1998)
References[]
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2000/sep/12/local/me-19795
- ↑ Available Jobs At Volition, Inc: Design Director. Volition, Inc.. Retrieved on 12 August 2010
External links[]
- Volition, Inc. website (official website)
- Official Saints Row 2 Community
- Official Red Faction Community Forums
- THQ.com (official website)
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