Volition (company)
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Formerly called
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Volition, Inc. |
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| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Predecessor | Parallax Software |
| Founded | November 1996 |
| Founders | Mike Kulas Matt Toschlog |
| Headquarters | Champaign, Illinois, United States |
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Key people
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Dan Cermak |
| Products |
Red Faction (2001—11) Saints Row (2006—present) |
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Number of employees
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300 (2014) |
| Parent | Deep Silver |
| Website | www |
Deep Silver Volition, LLC (formerly Volition, Inc., commonly referred to as Volition) is an American video game developer located in Champaign, Illinois. The company was created when Parallax Software was split into two companies, Volition and Outrage Entertainment, led by Mike Kulas and Matt Toschlog in November 1996.
When Interplay Entertainment was the publisher, Volition Inc developed the FreeSpace series of space simulation video games. When Interplay tumbled towards bankruptcy, Volition Inc was acquired by THQ in September 2000. Since then, Volition Inc has developed several acclaimed titles including the Red Faction series, the Summoner series, The Punisher, and the Saints Row series.
Insane, a game developed in collaboration with Guillermo del Toro was announced at 2010 Spike Video Game Awards but Volition's version of the game was cancelled in 2012. del Toro has since announced that Insane is still currently in development from an as of yet undisclosed developer.
When THQ filed for bankruptcy, a number of companies showed interest in the assets of THQ. General manager of Volition Inc., Dan Cermak said that Warner Bros., Electronic Arts, Take-Two, Ubisoft, Deep Silver, and an unnamed group from Chicago undertook site visits in the weeks preceding the sale. Eventually, Volition was acquired by Koch Media for 22.3 million USD. The only other bid was 5.4 million USD by Ubisoft.
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