Volition bliver en del af Gearbox efter Saints Row-skuffelse

Saints Row var tiltænkt som et reboot af serien, men noget kunne tyde på at det bliver det sidste kapitel i lang tid. Om ikke andet har spillets udgiver, Embracer, afsløret overfor deres investorer (via VGC), at de flytter udvikler Volition fra Plaion-gruppen over til Gearbox-gruppen.

Og hvad betyder det? Ja, det kunne betyde at Volition fremadrettet skal assistere Gearbox, og ikke direkte varetage Saints Row IP'en. CEO Lars Wingefors har sagt dette:

"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. Financially, Saints Row has performed in line with management expectations in the quarter. Going forward, Volition will transition to become part of Gearbox which has all the tools, including an experienced management team in the US, to create future success at Volition. This is the first internal group transfer where we transfer a major studio between operative groups, but it is not necessarily the last."

Det skal dog siges at vi ikke ved med sikkerhed at Volition ikke skal arbejde videre på deres egne spil.