Bye bye Volition Games

Flibster · 1 Sep 2023 at 03:16

https://twitter.com/x/status/1697288775968174478

Some great games in their history, and also the Saints Row games.

So no point waiting and hoping for a Freespace 3 then.

Gray2233 · 1 Sep 2023 at 03:49

I'm sad to see them go, but not at all surprised after the last two titles they released. Agents of Mayhem was average at best and I have no idea who the audience was supposed to be for their Saints Row reboot.

Shame given the plethora of otherwise fantastic games.

hdpcgamer · 1 Sep 2023 at 05:54

Read about it today and it's sad news indeed.

I enjoyed all their Saints Row games up until the 4th game and thought the series offered a fun alternative to the more serious GTA games.

Jonny2284 · 1 Sep 2023 at 07:15

That's a damn shame, but they had a winning formula that they insisted on working against, so sadly I'm not surprised.

Nasher · 1 Sep 2023 at 08:22

I remember when Derek Smart tried to buy the Freespace IP some years back, he was loudly told to jog on.

Quartz · 1 Sep 2023 at 08:57

Flibster said:
So no point waiting and hoping for a Freespace 3 then.

Go over to Hard-light.net, grab the Knossos launcher, and you'll find loads of missions and mods for Freespace 2.

Quartz · 1 Sep 2023 at 09:05

RIP Volition. Freespace has given me much pleasure over the decades.

uvarvu · 1 Sep 2023 at 11:41

Very sad news. Descent was my first ever PC game back when they were known as Parallax Software. I've played through all of the Descent games including the Freespace series, they were utterly brilliant.

Littlenose · 1 Sep 2023 at 12:26

uvarvu said:
Very sad news. Descent was my first ever PC game back when they were known as Parallax Software. I've played through all of the Descent games including the Freespace series, they were utterly brilliant.

I hadn't realised these guys were Parallax... Descent is a game that will be in my all time top 10... so much fun playing that.

lokiss · 1 Sep 2023 at 13:47

Nasher said:
I remember when Derek Smart tried to buy the Freespace IP some years back, he was loudly told to jog on.

Remember him over at Bluesnews, when he took the bait and claimed 'only he' would ever be making a Freespace 3. :cry:

Doubtlessly somebody should, old much loved titles they can overhype seem to be the top selling product these days. Sad news over Volition though, Conflict Freespace was the titled that wowed me when i got a gaming PC back in 98.... that intro.

diamount · 1 Sep 2023 at 15:20

Used to love Red Faction & Saints Row but had absoultely no desire to play the reboot - it looked like a step backwards in so many areas. Hopefully they land on their feet.