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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:
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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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