I am seething about Embracer shutting down Volition. Anyone who's ever played Descent or Freespace knows how important this studio is to the entire history of video games. This is a damn shame.
@flargh from how much Embracer had banking on that multi billion dollar deal and how much they absorbed over the last few years, this feels like the first of many shoes dropping
@flargh I woke up to the news an hour ago and was horrified to see them shut down so suddenly. I've been sitting on an in-depth making of interview with Matt and Mike about Descent for ages (I was planning on using it as the foundation of a book or longread article, but neither got off the ground); I really should get that published somewhere.
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@utterer Hoping Aspyr makes it through this, but after the KoTOR debacle who knows
@flargh I hope so too along with that game preservation wing Embracer established. Looking at their portfolio I didn’t realize how much they have consumed…
I do wish Aspyr still published Mac titles too though. They seemed to give up the ghost with Civilization 6. 🙏