Volition, Inc.

Infobox_Company
company_name = Volition, Inc.
company_
company_type = Subsidiary of THQ)
company_slogan = N/A
foundation = Champaign, Illinois (1996)
location = Champaign, Illinois
key_people = Mike Kulas, president Dan Cermak, vice president
industry = Video games
products = '
"FreeSpace 2"
"Summoner"
"Red Faction"
"Summoner 2"
"Red Faction II"
"The Punisher"
"Saints Row"
"Saints Row 2" '
revenue = unknown
operating profit = unknown
homepage = http://www.volition-inc.com

Volition, Inc. is a video game developer for consoles and Windows-based PCs. Volition is located in Champaign, Illinois. The company was created when Parallax Software (developers of the critically-lauded "Descent" series) was split in two. The other half was the now-defunct Outrage Entertainment who developed "Descent³" and "Alter Echo".

With Interplay Entertainment as a publisher, Volition, Inc. developed the "" series of space simulation computer games. As Interplay tumbled towards bankruptcy, Volition, Inc. was acquired by THQ. Since then, Volition, Inc. has developed several acclaimed titles including "the Red Faction series", "the Summoner series", "The Punisher", and the "Saints Row" series.

Volition is currently working on the upcoming release of the third in the "Red Faction" series, "", and the sequel to "Saints Row", "Saints Row 2".

Games

* "" (before Q1 2009)
* "Saints Row 2" (2008)
* "Saints Row" (2006)
* "The Punisher" (2005)
* "Red Faction II" (2002)
* "Summoner 2" (2002)
* "Red Faction" (2001)
* "Summoner" (2000)
* "FreeSpace 2" (1999)
* "" (1998)

External links

* [http://www.volition-inc.com/ Volition website] (official website)
* [http://saintsrow.com Official Saints Row 2 Community]
* [http://redfaction.com Official Red Faction Community Forums]
* [http://www.thq.com/ THQ.com] (official website)