Volition Moving From Deep Silver to a Subsidiary of Gearbox - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 November 2022 / 3,506 Views
Embracer Group announced the Saints Row developer Volition will be moving from a subsidiary of Deep Silver to one of The Gearbox Entertainment Company.
"Going forward, Volition will transition to become part of Gearbox which has all the tools, including an experienced management team in the United States, to create future success at Volition," reads the announcement. "This is the first internal group transfer where we transfer a major studio between operative groups, but it is not necessarily the last."
The latest entry in the Saints Row series "did not meet the full expectations and left the fanbase partially polarized," stated Embracer Group. It did perform "in line with management expectations in the quarter."
Saints Row released for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on August 23, 2022.
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Will we ever get a good Saints Row again and not written but that hack Anita?
Once she infiltrates a studio it rots from the inside out. Closing the studio and the the uninfected devs forming a new studio and making a spiritual succesor is the only way.
You know you've fucked up when the guys signing your checks no longer want the name of your studio associated with the parent company.
This is what happens when you try to alienate your prev fans, lash out against them on social media, and in general, release a buggy game with a shitty premise.
You had your chance for years and now it seems you blew your last shot, guess it wasn't worth it.
Get them back in line,
They made a huge mess of things haha
a lil more on that last bit "The main revenue driver among new releases in the quarter was the highly anticipated Saints Row reboot, released August 23, developed by Deep Silver Volition. As of mid-October, the game had been played by over one million players. The financial contribution from Saints Row in the second quarter was in line with management's expectations, and the game is expected to generate a positive ROI. The reception of Saints Row did not meet the full expectations and left the fanbase partially polarized. The game development studio, Volition, has been working hard to improve the player experience."
Not necessarily sure that this will actually fix the problems at Volition.
