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In a LinkedIn post by Shawn Guiney, Bethesda, and Xbox Game Studio representatives have shown support by meeting with the employees affected by the recent closure of Deep Silver Volition. This compassionate gesture from two industry giants not only showcases their commitment to the gaming community but also highlights the importance of unity in times of adversity.

The closure of Saints Row developer, Volition, undoubtedly brought uncertainty and concern for those talented individuals who found themselves suddenly without a workplace. However, Bethesda and Xbox, known for their dedication to creating innovative gaming experiences, might have opened their doors to them.

The meeting itself may even provide job opportunities in order to leverage their skills and expertise to further enrich their game development endeavors. This collaborative approach not only benefits the individuals involved but also contributes to the growth and evolution of the gaming industry as a whole.

As for the affected employees, this provides a glimmer of hope and a potential chance to continue their careers in an industry they are passionate about. It is a testament to their talent and dedication that two renowned studios have recognized their potential and are willing to meet up with them in person.

Bethesda & Xbox To Meet Up With Laid-Off Deep Silver Volition Employees

According to a LinkedIn post, Bethesda and Xbox Game Studio representatives will meet up with Deep Silver Volition employees.

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[DavidGzz]

Only 40 minutes from me, that's cool. I hope Saints Row stays around.

 

[The Pleasure]

Oh look. You can free control your way to a planet thanks to volitions expertise

 

[NikuNashi]

Perhaps the ex saints row guys could join 343i.

Really update Halo for modern audiences.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Didint they shut down for producing woke material that nobody wanted? Now all of a sudden you want them to take over the HALO franchise and others?

 

[lh032]

i hope so, volition current employees could contribute their modern creativity on Microsoft IP

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

The wokesters that fucked up Saints Row?

Yeah, I suppose they'd be right at home within Microsoft Game Studios (they/them).

 

[ByWatterson]

The wokesters that fucked up Saints Row?

Yeah, I suppose they'd be right at home within Microsoft Game Studios (they/them).

The meeting will be taking place on stolen Peoria land, for which Microsoft is very sorry, but not moved enough to do anything at all.

 

[RJMacready73]

The wokesters that fucked up Saints Row?

Yeah, I suppose they'd be right at home within Microsoft Game Studios (they/them).

Surely it's the Directors and Upper Management that makes those decisions, the vast majority of Devs are their punching a paycheck week in week out

 

[Orbital2060]

Maybe a good match for the skills that Bethesda are looking for

 

[Bernoulli]

they should help improve starfield AI and work on next projects like Hellblade 2 and fable

 

[Skifi28]

Sounds good. This sort of talent shouldn't be lost.

 

[The Pleasure]

Volition hard at work

 

[yazenov]

Didint they shut down for producing woke material that nobody wanted? Now all of a sudden you want them to take over the HALO franchise and others?

They're a great fit for MS.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Surely it's the Directors and Upper Management that makes those decisions, the vast majority of Devs are their punching a paycheck week in week out

Not at all.

Outside of studios with hugely prolific creative directors like Hideo Kojima, most modern AAA studios adopt a flat structure for creative decision-making. And you only needed to watch those Volition dev diary videos to understand that the whole team was on board and behind the creative direction for the new Saints Row.

Where studio leads are pushing in a direction and the rest of the studio vehemently rejects it, you get mass departures and games in development hell. That simply wasn't the case for Volition and Saints Row. The vast majority at the studio not only didn't reject the new direction they took the franchise, they celebrated it; and to the point that they were shitting on fans on social media to defend their "creative" decisions.

 

[M1chl]

The wokesters that fucked up Saints Row?

Yeah, I suppose they'd be right at home within Microsoft Game Studios (they/them).

I don't think that's fair, there are just a few people calling shots, does not really speak for the rest of the team. Management decision could very easily completely fucked a good project

 

[Banjo64]

Coming soon from the developers who brought Saints Row 2022 to a big screen near you:

Halo Infinite 2 - Chief Harder

 

[LiquidMetal14]

From a burning ship to a burning dumpster!

 

[DenchDeckard]

Fuck me......this place.

 

[Roufianos]

Great The people behind Saint's Row Reboot and Agents of Mayhem, two of the worst received AAA games in recent years.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

WHy are they meeting with these idiots? The main Volition left quite a while ago.
Dictate them. Them are mindless drones.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Didint they shut down for producing woke material that nobody wanted? Now all of a sudden you want them to take over the HALO franchise and others?

Dude, not all employees represent management / marketing leeches.

Take a deep breath

 

[Bloobs]

Xbox needs its own GTA for sure!

 

[Lord Panda]

Could Microsoft perhaps consider acquiring the Descent and FreeSpace IPs as well?

When the GTVA forces finally reach Sol, after a harrowing expulsion from the Capella system at the hands of the relentless Shivans, they stumble upon a drastically altered timeline. Earth is now ensnared in a seemingly hopeless battle against the formidable Covenant. And in this dire hour, the beacon of hope turns out to be none other than the legendary Master Chief, guided by his unflinchingly loyal AI, Siri.

In this unexpected convergence of worlds, alliances will be tested and new bonds formed as they band together to face the cataclysmic threat posed by the Shivans, potentially giving birth to an alliance that could save their interconnected worlds from the brink of destruction.

Yeah, yeah, I've got no life.

 

[Three]

Didn’t they just layoff a bunch of their veterans?

 

[UltimaKilo]

The wokesters that fucked up Saints Row?

Yeah, I suppose they'd be right at home within Microsoft Game Studios (they/them).

Like? Not familiar.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Just more proof MS been having a hard time attracting talent.

 

[ArtHands]

They are saviors to the industry

 

[Black_Stride]

RedFaction when?!?!?!?!

 

[Bernoulli]

RedFaction when?!?!?!?!

all i did on 360 was destroying any building or bridge i see

 

[Black_Stride]

all i did on 360 was destroying any building or bridge i see

Thats exactly what I miss about RedFaction, just blowing up stuff.....considering the power of the CPUs weve got im honestly surprised Volition didnt even try to make a small-ish RedFaction game with a throwaway story but awesome destruction......weve got so few games that allow that level of destruction these days.

 

[Banjo64]

Didn’t they just layoff a bunch of their veterans?

I think it was 10 or 11 thousand staff across Microsoft however 343i got hit very hard, and other studios also had redundancies.

 

[Flutta]

That’s not where the talent is at MS… lol

 

[Black_Stride]

That’s not where the talent is at MS… lol

Volition had their own engine.
Simply maintaining an engine is a sign of talent in and of itself.

And before the CTG Engine they also had the GeoMod Engine which is impressive to this day.

 

[Lord Panda]

Red Faction multiplayer on the X360 was some of the best online fun I've ever had. My friends and I would still talk about our hilarious sessions to this day.

 

[Fahdis]

Oh look. You can free control your way to a planet thanks to volitions expertise

Why do you have my dick on display to the world?

 

[StereoVsn]

Dude, not all employees represent management / marketing leeches.

Take a deep breath

Yeah, the culture wars screwed people brains up. The latest output from Volition wasn't great, but MS is just using this chance to drum up some publicity ,and pick up devs who just got laid off.

There is no need to go crazy here. Management and a few morons on social media isn't the majority of people in the studio. Most folks just want to do their job and get a paycheck.

Edit: The more interesting point is that MS fired thousands of developers recently. So this is kind of iffy. Although I guess Bethesda probably picked up folks who they needed from those layoff rounds.

 

[Clear]

Edit: The more interesting point is that MS fired thousands of developers recently. So this is kind of iffy. Although I guess Bethesda probably picked up folks who they needed from those layoff rounds.

I'd imagine this is going to happen regularly in future too. Annual layoffs are basically standard for mega-corporations as they seek to maximize efficiency and productivity whilst continually expanding.

The bigger question is what lessons were learned from the collapse of Volition. It might seem to some that the obvious reason the Saints Row reboot failed was its "poochiefication", while to others that trend-chasing approach was less instrumental than other design or marketing decisions.

 

[Hudo]

The Freespace IP lies with Embracer, right?

 

[BlackTron]

Okay does anyone here know how to use an engine newer than 1998?

 

[Deerock71]

Oh look. You can free control your way to a planet thanks to volitions expertise

I see Amazon droned my order to the office address. I better schedule an HR visit.

 

[StueyDuck]

All other pubs looking at saints woke...

It's ok Microsoft you can have that one. No court cases needed

 

[ReBurn]

I'd imagine this is going to happen regularly in future too. Annual layoffs are basically standard for mega-corporations as they seek to maximize efficiency and productivity whilst continually expanding.

The bigger question is what lessons were learned from the collapse of Volition. It might seem to some that the obvious reason the Saints Row reboot failed was its "poochiefication", while to others that trend-chasing approach was less instrumental than other design or marketing decisions.

The Saints Row reboot intentionally gave longtime series fans the middle finger by pushing a story that was absurdly outside what they had come to expect. They were trying to use the reputation of the brand to lure in a new audience and they failed to capture the old audience or a new one. They should have just named it something else to try to appeal more to the audience they wanted. They didn't make a bad game, they just made bad assumptions about who would want it.

I would be surprised if most of the people affected by the layoffs had any real say in the story or direction.

 

[MetalFreak]

Free tip MS: Just avoid the blue / pink haired writers.

 

[cormack12]

If Saints Row is the best the studio can put out then they just don't have the talent to work on triple A titles.

Microsoft is already playing catch up with the Tier 1 studios at Sony. But they are making strides. It would be so damaging introducing staff who just can't work to the level required. Saints Row was not as bad as it was made out but it wasn't even up to Aveum or Godfall, even Marvel Avengers.

 

[YuLY]

Or we could keep those woke fucks away from TES6, just a thought.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Fuck me......this place.

No thanks. We don't know where you've been.

 

[Lord Panda]

The Freespace IP lies with Embracer, right?

I thought so too in another thread, but it's still with Interplay apparently hence one of the greatest mod projects ever made: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeSpace_2_Source_Code_Project?wprov=sfti1

 

[Hudo]

but it's still with Interplay

Hot damn. But also a bit sad because the current Interplay surely don't have the money to finance a proper Freespace 3...

 

[Lord Panda]

Hot damn. But also a bit sad because the current Interplay surely don't have the money to finance a proper Freespace 3...

Yeah and the second game didn't exactly fly off the shelves either, so they're probably not being flooded with licensing offers