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Posted September 01, 2023
It also means we won't get a fixed offline version for Saints Row 3 Remaster.
Posted September 01, 2023
The writing was on the wall.

The PC port of Saints Row 2 is cursed to suffer forever thanks to CD Projekt's mistakes.
Posted September 01, 2023
Given their last two games (Agents of Mayhem and "Saints Row 2022") were dull and a pointless reboot with awful characters and writing respectively, this doesn't come as a surprise.

It would be a shame if the direction of (in particular) SR2022 was set by Embracer rather than Volition (by which I mean to say if Volition didn't intend to make a pointed politicised piece of garbage), but if Volition did this of their own volition, then I support the closure.
Posted September 01, 2023
This isn't unexpected tbh, they already restructured the team months ago.

A few years ago I'd be 'sad' of Volition closing down, but their last games weren't even mediocre. Sure I had fun with Agents of Mayhem, but it doesn't compare to Volitions earlier SR games.
Posted September 01, 2023
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MaxFulvus: Embracer Group is shutting down the 30-year old studio Volition (Freespace, Red Faction, Saints Row...).
If the Embracer Group needs more money, perhaps they should bring more of their subsidiary's games to GOG. My wallet is ready :P.
Posted September 01, 2023
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MaxFulvus: Embracer Group is shutting down the 30-year old studio Volition (Freespace, Red Faction, Saints Row...).
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WinterSnowfall: If the Embracer Group needs more money, perhaps they should bring more of their subsidiary's games to GOG. My wallet is ready :P.
^This

I thought we'd finally get the other Tomb Raider games after the IP changed hands.
Posted September 01, 2023
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neumi5694: It also means we won't get a fixed offline version for Saints Row 3 Remaster.
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MitchZer0: They ultimately deserved to close down tbh.
Sucks we're never ever getting that SR2 patch.
It means neither of thos things. The SR franchise is still owned by Embracer, who still can do what they want with it, including any possible patches, changes, reboots, new entries what-ever. It just means they will not be made by Volition.
Posted September 01, 2023
Hey, hey, hey, not so fast! You assholes still haven't returned the stolen Saints Row IV Game of the Century edition that was replaced with a shitty product, with no way to revert back!
Post edited September 01, 2023 by 00063
Posted September 01, 2023
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amok: It means neither of thos things. The SR franchise is still owned by Embracer, who still can do what they want with it, including any possible patches, changes, reboots, new entries what-ever. It just means they will not be made by Volition.
Well, if you have hopes that a new team will fix what the others didn't for years ... fingers crossed.
Posted September 01, 2023
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amok: It means neither of thos things. The SR franchise is still owned by Embracer, who still can do what they want with it, including any possible patches, changes, reboots, new entries what-ever. It just means they will not be made by Volition.
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neumi5694: Well, if you have hopes that a new team will fix what the others didn't for years ... fingers crossed.
I'm not saying that they will do it, just that Volition closing down is not changing anything either way.
Posted September 01, 2023
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Breja: I think of all their games I only ever played Saint's Row 2, for like 5 minutes, and decided I absolutely hate it, and that was it, so I'm not exactly heartbroken. Even so, seeing any studio die to the tune of that vomit-inducing corpo-speak is kind of depressing. Seriously, that announcement sounds like something out of a RoboCop style dystopian parody.
I didn't even recall Volition made the Saints Row games (as I was wondering after seeing this news: "Have they even made any new games since the past two decades or so?").

I will always remember Volition for one of the most dramatic and effective game intros I've ever seen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ-xcgBL1mY
Posted September 01, 2023
This is actually great news and a perfect example of "get woke, go broke."

I applaud Embracer Group for doing this.

The world needs way less trash games and way less woke games.
Posted September 01, 2023
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triock: And Embracer also has made layoffs at Gearbox Publishing - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-embracer-has-made-layoffs-at-gearbox-publishing
Oh God ! We should raise money to support poor Randy . :p
Posted September 01, 2023
Hmmmm, Silent (of GTA Modding fame and other mods) seems to be looking into what is going on with SR2 PC Patch:
https://twitter.com/__silent_/status/1697291445881720835
Posted September 01, 2023
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triock: And Embracer also has made layoffs at Gearbox Publishing - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-embracer-has-made-layoffs-at-gearbox-publishing
Leaving behind a happy few?
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