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3 | Deep Silver Volition, formerly known as Volition, Inc., was an American {{video game}} developer based in Champaign, Illinois. Originally founded in 1993 as Parallax Software (of ''VideoGame/{{Descent}}'' fame), it split into Volition, Inc. and Outrage Entertainment in 1996. |
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5 | After the bankruptcy of Creator/{{THQ}}, they were owned by Koch Media (Creator/DeepSilver), who would be acquired by Embracer Group (parent of Creator/THQNordic) in 2018, making them a sister company to THQ, but [[InNameOnly only in name]]. |
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7 | In November 2022, after ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2022'' failed to meet critical and commercial expectations, Volition was transferred from Deep Silver to Creator/GearboxSoftware. On August 31, 2023, the studio was shut down by Embracer Group. Following Volition's closure, Deep Silver handled both the ''Saints Row'' and ''Red Faction'' franchises to Plaion (formerly Koch Media). |
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9 | !!Games developed: |
10 | [[index]] |
11 | * ''VideoGame/{{Descent}}'' (1995) |
12 | ** ''Descent II'' (1996) |
13 | * ''Descent: VideoGame/FreeSpace'' (1998) |
14 | ** ''[=FreeSpace=] 2'' (1999) |
15 | * ''VideoGame/{{Summoner}}'' (2000) |
16 | ** ''VideoGame/Summoner2'' (2002) |
17 | * ''VideoGame/RedFaction'' (2001) |
18 | ** ''Red Faction II'' (2002) |
19 | ** ''Red Faction: Guerrilla'' (2009) |
20 | ** ''Red Faction: Armageddon'' (2011) |
21 | * ''VideoGame/{{The Punisher|THQ}}'' (2005) |
22 | * The ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series |
23 | ** ''VideoGame/SaintsRow1'' (2006) |
24 | ** ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' (2008) |
25 | ** ''Saints Row: Undercover'' (Cancelled, developers released a build for anyone to play in 2016.) |
26 | ** ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' (2011) |
27 | ** ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'' (2013) |
28 | ** ''VideoGame/SaintsRowGatOutOfHell'' (2015) |
29 | ** ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2022'' (2022) |
30 | * ''VideoGame/AgentsOfMayhem'' (2017) |
31 | * ''Insane'' (Cancelled) |
32 | [[/index]] |
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