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| align="left"| [[Image:RScreen0023.jpg|left|350px|thumb|The Lucifer Superdestroyer in Freespace Open]] the '''[[SD Lucifer]]''' was a significant Shivan capital ship during [[The Great War]]. The eventual destruction of the lucifer at the end of Freespace 1 was the single most pivotal moment of the entire war, and would eventually allow the [[Terrans]] and [[Vasudans]] to claim a costly, if temporary, victory.
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| align="left"| [[Image:Volition.PNG|left|260px|thumb|The Volition logo]]'''Volition, Inc.''' was the developer and publisher of the ''FreeSpace'' series. Volition is usually referred to simply as '''V''' or '''[V]''' by fans. It was one of two companies formed from the splitting of [[Wikipedia:Parallax Software|Parallax Software]].
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Since its acquisition by THQ, Volition worked on and released several noteworthy game titles, including the ''[[Wikipedia:Summoner (video game)|Summoner]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Red Faction (series)|Red Faction]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Saints Row (series)|Saints Row]]'' series.
  
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Effectively invulnerable in normal space due to its sheath-shielding system, the Lucifer was futher advantaged by its armament of at least three (likely four) beam (or beam-like) weapons in an era before Terrans or Vasudans  had developed such technology. Its forward "[[Shivan Super Laser|Flux cannons]]" were its primary armament, and used to destroy large ships and installations such as the [[A Failure to Communicate|Beta Aquilae Communications Terminal]] while its side mounted beams were used in the attack on [[Vasuda Prime]].([[SD Lucifer|more...]])
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On September 1st, 2023, Volition formally announced its closure as part of a restructuring by Embracer Group. ([[Volition|more...]])
 
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Latest revision as of 03:41, 3 September 2023

Featured Article of the Moment
The Volition logo
Volition, Inc. was the developer and publisher of the FreeSpace series. Volition is usually referred to simply as V or [V] by fans. It was one of two companies formed from the splitting of Parallax Software.


Since its acquisition by THQ, Volition worked on and released several noteworthy game titles, including the Summoner, Red Faction and Saints Row series.


On September 1st, 2023, Volition formally announced its closure as part of a restructuring by Embracer Group. (more...)

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