The Embracer Group, as a part of their second quarter incomes outcomes, introduced that Volition might be altering working teams and changing into a part of Gearbox. Beneath their previous group, Plaion, which is the previous Koch Media, Volition produced the critically disappointing and financially underwhelming Saints Row reboot. Whereas the title carried out in step with administration’s monetary expectations for the quarter, the participant expertise, in accordance with Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors, left the fanbase partially polarized.
Wingefors defined that he was completely satisfied that gamers loved the sport, however an virtually equal variety of gamers had been additionally extremely disenchanted. The aim for a brand new entry in an present IP is to be higher than the one which got here earlier than it, and on that measure, the newest Saints Row failed. After a powerful launch within the U.Ok., the second week of bodily boxed gross sales dropped a staggering 80%.
Because the disappointing launch, Volition has been working to enhance the Saints Row participant expertise with a large-scale replace, containing over 200 enhancements to the bottom recreation, going dwell earlier this week. The aim of the replace was to offer stability and bug fixes for gamers, particularly these taking part in in co-op. High quality of life modifications contains, however will not be restricted to, decreased repetition of challenges, improved car administration, extra rewarding challenges, and higher utilization of rumble and haptic options.
Changing into a part of Gearbox will present Volition with an efficient, U.S.-based administration group with a confirmed monitor file of success. Volition’s transfer is the primary main shift of Embracer Group transferring a studio from one working group to a different. Volition’s promise to help Saints Row all through 2022 and into 2023 with frequent content material and help updates could repay with improved lifetime gross sales. Present financials on the success of Saints Row, which has been worthwhile for Embracer Group, are anticipated to be publicly out there with the complete quarterly report later this month.
