Neowin News Feed for: Volition

Embracer Group confims it has laid off nearly 1,400 employees and it may not be done yet

John Callaham — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 19:10:01 +0000

In its latest quarterly financial report, the video game publisher Embrancer Group confirmed it has so far laid off 1,387 of its employees since its restructuring began in mid-2023. Read more...

Former Volition team members form Shapeshifter Games; working on Xbox Game Studios title

John Callaham — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:48:01 +0000

Former members of the now shut-down Volition game studio have formed a new team called Shapeshifter Games. The studio is currently assisting with the development of an unnamed Xbox Games Studios title Read more...

Saints Row (2022) is the latest free game to grab from the Epic Games Store

John Callaham — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 17:16:01 +0000

The Epic Games Store is letting people download and keep the 2022 revamp of Saints Row, developed by the now shutdown studio Volition for free until 11 am Eastern time on December 31. Read more...

A quick and personal look back at the recently shut down Volition and its video game legacy

John Callaham — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 14:06:02 +0000

Volition was formed in 1993 as Parallax Software and it made the first two Descent games and went on to make a ton of great game titles and franchises like Freespace, Red Faction, and Saints Row. Read more...

Saints Row and Red Faction developer Volition has been shut down

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:12:02 +0000

After a 30-year run in the games industry, the game development studio behind major franchises like Saints Row and Red Faction, Volition, has been shut down by parent company Embracer Group. Read more...

Saints Row IV Re-Elected is free to claim on the Epic Games Store

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:10:01 +0000

Another giveaway has landed from the Epic Games Store, this time offering copies of Saints Row IV Re-Elected and Wildcat Gun Machine for all PC gamers. The freebies are available for a week. Read more...

Saints Row: Boss Factory offers the full game's powerful character creator for free

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:04:01 +0000

Volition has just released Saints Row: Boss Factory, a standalone character creator that lets players customize the main character of the upcoming Saints Row reboot before the game even releases. Read more...

Saints Row reboot launch delayed to August 2022 for further polishing

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:38:01 +0000

Deep Silver and Volition have announced a delay to Saints Row, the upcoming reboot of the open-world action franchise. The extra time is being used by the studio to polish up the experience. Read more...

Saints Row developer discusses starting fresh, new characters, and more

Asher Madan — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 04:30:01 +0000

Today, Deep Silver Volition discussed the need to reboot the franchise with a fresh take and gave us a better look at the characters you'll encounter throughout the campaign of its upcoming game. Read more...

Saints Row: The Third Remastered is free to claim on the Epic Games Store

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:18:01 +0000

Celebrating the new Saints Row reboot, Epic Games Store has begun a special giveaway for Saints Row: The Third Remastered from last year. The package includes the base game, expansions, and all DLC. Read more...

Saints Row is getting a reboot, launches in February 2022

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:06:01 +0000

Deep Silver and Volition announced a reboot to Saints Row today, giving players an origin story to play through for the first time. The open-world action title will feature cooperative play. Read more...

New Red Faction game may be coming according to Nvidia leak

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 29 May 2019 09:22:01 +0000

Nvidia may have spilled the beans on an upcoming Red Faction game announcement, as the company's Ansel page currently lists a certain 'Red Faction Evolution' as a supported title. Read more...

Deep Silver announces Saints Row: The Third for Nintendo Switch

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:16:01 +0000

The seven-year-old open-world title is heading to Nintendo's hybrid console sometime next year. There's currently no word on whether the latest iteration of the franchise will be ported over too. Read more...

Saints Row developer Volition reportedly hit by layoffs

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 22:40:01 +0000

Saints Row, Red Faction, and the new Agents of Mayhem developer, Volition, has had some cutbacks according to sources. The layoffs occurred supposedly due to lackluster Agents of Mayhem sales. Read more...

You can now grab a copy of Saints Row 2 for free via GOG [Update: Also on Steam]

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 17:20:01 +0000

GOG and Deep Silver have joined forces to give away free copies of Saints Row 2. The offer is available for the next two days, with a Deep Silver publisher sale arriving alongside it. Read more...

THQ files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

John Callaham — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:19:28 +0000

THQ has announced it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it enters an agreement with Clearlake Capital Group to acquire its assets, although other competing bids can be filed. Read more...

THQ cancels Volition's InSane

John Callaham — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:25:18 +0000

THQ continues to cancel game projects, announcing this week that it has shut down production of Volition's horror-themed game InSane, which the company announced in 2011. Read more...

Saints Row: The Third Enter the Dominatrix cancelled

John Callaham — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:25:02 +0000

THQ has announced it has cancelled plans to release the stand alone expansion Saints Row: The Third - Enter the Dominatrix. The content in that expansion will be used in the next full Saints Row game. Read more...

Saints Row: The Third - Enter the Dominatrix revealed

John Callaham — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:51:57 +0000

THQ has announced plans to release Saints Row: The Third - Enter the Dominatrix, a stand alone continuation of the 2011 open world action game that's due for release in late 2012. Read more...

OnLive to get exclusive on Red Faction Armageddon PC demo

John Callaham — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:01:26 +0000

If you want to play the PC demo for the upcoming sci-fi third person shooter Red Faction Armageddon, there will be only one way to do that, at least for the next several days. OnLive... Read more...

Red Faction Armageddon to unlock "Mr. Toots" unicorn weapon with 1 million downloads of demo

John Callaham — Wed, 04 May 2011 01:34:22 +0000

Red Faction Armageddon is due out on June 7 and today a playable demo of the sci-fi first person shooter was made available for download for the Xbox 360 console (sadly there's no PC demo... Read more...

First Red Faction Origins trailer shows off upcoming TV movie

John Callaham — Mon, 02 May 2011 22:05:00 +0000

Fans of the Red Faction sci-fi shooter game series not only have a new game, Red Faction Armageddon, to look forward to in a few weeks, but there is also a TV movie coming that's... Read more...