Volition working on new action RPG franchise

by Richard Mitchell on Aug 11th 2010 3:00PM

According to recent job listing at Volition (Red Faction: Armageddon) the studio has a new action RPG franchise in the works. Specifically, the listing notes that the studio is "collaborating with a high-powered creative talent in the entertainment industry to develop this original, unannounced franchise." It wouldn't be the first time Volition has delved in role-playing territory; the studio previously released Summoner for the PS2 and PC.

1UP also points to the resume of Volition's Jason Hayes (dug up by Superannuation and now seemingly pulled), which lists a project called "Downfall," apparently in development since 2004, though it's unclear if the two projects are related. With Volition making the new action RPG project public knowledge -- even announcing the job listing on its Twitter account -- hopefully we'll have more info soon.

Via: 1UP
Source: @VolitionInc, Volition-Inc.com

Tags: Downfall, Volition

Reader Comments (14)

NO NO NO NO NO! The title should be "Volition working on a new Freespace game" damnit.

@AirIntake
This. Just this.

@AirIntake

Freespace mention in the house.

Respect.

my favorite genre with my favorite developer? i likes the sound of this already

Awesome Action RPG + Awesome Volition Physics engine = awesome game. Make it happen!

I love Volition, I love action RPGs, I'll be keeping my eye on this one.

And we all remember how well Summoner went over....no, wait, most of you are lucky enough not to know.

I love the nonannouncements. "We're doing SOMETHING! GET PSYCHED!"

@ThePenIsMightier

Well, I don't think they were announcing the job listing to build up hype... er, maybe except to get people interested in the job psyched.

@ThePenIsMightier

I think you have to give Summoner a little bit of a break, it was a launch title after all. I bought it (along with SSX and Tekken Tag) on release day with my PS2 and really enjoyed it, despite the few issues it had (mainly framerate).