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|defunct = August 31, 2023<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/volition_an-update-from-volition-activity-7103051392797351936-hkgT/|title=Volition on LinkedIn: An update from Volition.|date=2023-09-03}}</ref> | |defunct = August 31, 2023<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/volition_an-update-from-volition-activity-7103051392797351936-hkgT/|title=Volition on LinkedIn: An update from Volition.|date=2023-09-03}}</ref> | ||
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| + | |introduction = '''Deep Silver Volition, LLC''' was an American video game developer and was a subsidiary company of [[Company:Gearbox Software|Gearbox Software]]. | ||
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| + | |release history = The company was founded by Mike Kulas in October 1996 as '''Volition, Inc.''', established after [[Company:Parallax Software|Parallax Software]] (Which Kulas was one of the co-founders of.) was split into two entities (the other being [[Company:Outrage Games|Outrage Entertainment]]). | ||
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| + | Volition had been part of a few parent companies for years. It was acquired by [[Company:THQ|THQ]] by in 2000, up until THQ's bankruptcy in 2013 where Volition was acquired by [[Company:Deep Silver|Deep Silver]] and rename itself to '''Deep Silver Volition, LLC''' in the same year. In 2022, [[Company:Embracer Group|Embracer Group]] announced that Deep Silver Volition would be transferred from Deep Silver to Gearbox Software. | ||
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| + | |current state = Following the commercial failure of ''[[Saints Row]]'', the company was closed down on August 31, 2023. | ||
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Revision as of 05:24, 4 September 2023
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| Website | |
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| https://www.volitiongames.com | |
| Parent company | |
| Gearbox Software | |
| Previous names | |
| Volition | |
| Founded | |
| October 1996[1] | |
| Defunct | |
| August 31, 2023[2] | |
Deep Silver Volition, LLC was an American video game developer and was a subsidiary company of Gearbox Software.
The company was founded by Mike Kulas in October 1996 as Volition, Inc., established after Parallax Software (Which Kulas was one of the co-founders of.) was split into two entities (the other being Outrage Entertainment).
Volition had been part of a few parent companies for years. It was acquired by THQ by in 2000, up until THQ's bankruptcy in 2013 where Volition was acquired by Deep Silver and rename itself to Deep Silver Volition, LLC in the same year. In 2022, Embracer Group announced that Deep Silver Volition would be transferred from Deep Silver to Gearbox Software.
Following the commercial failure of Saints Row, the company was closed down on August 31, 2023.
Games developed
Engines developed
| Engine | Developer | Website | First release | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG | Volition | 2 June | 2 June | |
| Geo-Mod | Volition | 22 May 2001 | 1 April 2003 | |
| Geo-Mod 2.0 | Volition | 2 June 2009 | 3 July 2018 |
References
- ↑ GameSpy Retro: Developer Origins (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-09-03
- "Mike Kulas -- Co-Founder: Volition was formed from Parallax Software in October, 1996."
- ↑ Volition on LinkedIn: An update from Volition. - last accessed on 2023-09-03