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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.
  
The [[Meson Bomb]] is an experimental weapon developed at the Hideki Institute in the [[Vega]] system.  A highly classified project, this weapon has an explosive yield greater than any other warhead in the Terran or Vasudan arsenals, though its size requires it to be carried into battle by freighter rather than bomber.  Its first combat deployment was to destroy the [[Knossos]] device in [[Gamma Draconis]], and it was later used to collapse the subspace nodes leading from [[Capella]] to [[Epsilon Pegasi]] and Vega.
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On September 1st, 2023, Volition formally announced its closure as part of a restructuring by Embracer Group. ([[Volition|more...]])
In the [[Cold Element]] continuity, meson technology was used to create the prototype GTVX Gorgon Cannon which made a brief but memorable appearance in [[Derelict]].  The prototype cannon is expected to reach its full potential in the [http://ce.hard-light.net/bwo/intel.php?type=ships&id=1 GTD Golgotha], the flagship beam destroyer in [[Blackwater Operations]].
 
 
 
In the [[Blue Planet]] continuity, the Hideki Institute applied its meson technology research to create the [[Supernova (torpedo)|Supernova torpedo]].
 
 
 
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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...)