Unfortunately, one of the most anticipated games was the remake of Saint Rows and was plagued by many problems including that fans of the franchise felt that it was not the same game and other complaints that followed, that rendered the game as a disappointment.

A disappointment to the point that Embrace Group announced that Volition, the studio developer of the game and franchise, will be shifted from Plaion and will be absorbed by Gearbox Software.

“The reception of Saints Row did not meet the full expectations and left the fanbase partially polarized.

The game development studio, Volition, has been working hard to improve the player experience.

Financially, Saints Row has performed in line with management expectations in the quarter.

Going forward, Volition will transition to become part of Gearbox which has all the tools, including an experienced management team in the US, to create future success at Volition.

This is the first internal group transfer where we transfer a major studio between operative groups, but it is not necessarily the last.”

-Lars Wingefors, Embracer Group CEO

In other words, this time the feedback went over the value of the earnings that the game was bringing in sales and was really good that Embracer Group.

As of the writing of this, there are no details about what are the immediate plans of Gearbox Software having gained the roster of Volition.

Via Embracer Group