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Title: Volition??
Post by: z3r0_tr0jAn on January 07, 2005, 10:31:06 pm

Just recently I was browsing Gamespot and an ad came up for the game, "The Punisher." The ad ended and the credits screen came up showing the developers and what consoles it was being made for, and other things like that. I was suprised to see the Volition logo at the top, with Volition inc. underneath. Can someone tell me what's going on? I thought Volition was dead!

Title: Volition??
Post by: Nuclear1 on January 07, 2005, 10:33:12 pm

:rolleyes:

Volition is NOT dead. Please do a search next time before you start an entire thread relating to a topic that we have already discussed well-near a few times.

Title: Volition??
Post by: z3r0_tr0jAn on January 08, 2005, 12:10:12 pm

Oh, sorry. Honestly, I don't visit this site that often, and I was rushed anyways. Don't get me wrong, though, this site is awesome.

Title: Volition??
Post by: Carl on January 08, 2005, 12:16:33 pm

yes, they''ve been working on the game for some time now. hopefully they will get many moneys from it.

Title: Volition??
Post by: Nuclear1 on January 08, 2005, 12:31:31 pm

...many moneys with which to buy their freedom and make that-which-must-not-be-named. :p

But anyway, sorry if I seemed too offensive in my first post, trojan. I had just assumed too many things before I submitted, and I'm glad you enjoy the site. ;)

Oh, and in case you haven't gotten one:

:welcome:

Title: Volition??
Post by: xenthorious on January 08, 2005, 12:44:49 pm

I was always under the impresion that Volition was not dead, but generious enough to give us the source code by making it GPLed.  Am I wrong with any of this?

Title: Volition??
Post by: karajorma on January 08, 2005, 01:13:49 pm

The code isn't GPL'd. We can't make any money from it for one thing.

Apart from that you're pretty close.

Title: Volition??
Post by: kode on January 10, 2005, 11:31:07 am

the movie is so-so, so what'll that make the game? even if [v] does it...

Title: Volition??
Post by: redsniper on January 10, 2005, 04:04:34 pm

crap probably

Title: Volition??
Post by: Thorn on January 10, 2005, 04:19:06 pm

It would probably suprise you. There are a lot of Punisher comic book fans out there, despite the movie.

Title: Volition??
Post by: ShadowWolf_IH on January 10, 2005, 04:51:10 pm

Stop messing with him guys.  Truth is we are all employees of :v: .

Now you guys be nice.

 if you have questions you can email Raa.  [email protected]

Title: Volition??
Post by: Taristin on January 10, 2005, 04:52:42 pm

Damnit! Shadow! Now I'm gonna get spammed up the proverbial 'wazoo'...

Title: Volition??
Post by: kode on January 10, 2005, 05:05:12 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Thorn
It would probably suprise you. There are a lot of Punisher comic book fans out there, despite the movie.

ah, well. I'm only speculating. having only seen two screenshots, I shouldn't really judge. I'll have a real say after I've actually tried it.

Title: o.O
Post by: Grimloq on January 10, 2005, 05:16:14 pm

raa, since when are you an '*@volition-inc'?

Title: Re: o.O
Post by: Windrunner on January 10, 2005, 05:27:31 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Grimloq
raa, since when are you an '*@volition-inc'?

since never i guess, read between the lines grim, learn how to read the sarcasm in some posts ;)

Title: Volition??
Post by: august on January 10, 2005, 05:48:47 pm

There's a demo out, right? Supposed to be pretty awesome.

Title: Volition??
Post by: Flipside on January 10, 2005, 06:31:36 pm

Too violent for most reviewers, which is hilarious, I mean, it's The Punisher'.

These people could buy a game called 'Digital Blood dripping down your monitor' and then say 'Ohhh... it's a bit too graphical!'

Title: Re: Re: o.O
Post by: Taristin on January 10, 2005, 08:23:55 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Windrunner


since never i guess, read between the lines grim, learn how to read the sarcasm in some posts ;)

How dare you sully my good name! You... You... You... Hussy!


;)

Title: Volition??
Post by: Moonsword on January 10, 2005, 08:29:36 pm

I'm not seeing this, I'm not seeing this...

Is this what happens when school starts back up?  Everyone goes nuts?

Title: Volition??
Post by: IcyScythe on January 10, 2005, 08:50:25 pm

I might buy it just to support -V-... well maybe not... we shall see :D

Title: Volition??
Post by: SKYNET-011 on January 10, 2005, 09:02:15 pm

Check it out before you buy. I made this mistake when I bought Terminator 3. :no::hopping:

Title: Volition??
Post by: Grimloq on January 10, 2005, 09:13:49 pm

i cant read sarcasm. tis a mental difficulty :)

(and no, thats actually NOT sarcasm :p )

Title: Volition??
Post by: Carl on January 10, 2005, 10:17:38 pm

are you sure it's a mental difficulty? are you sure you're not just stupid?

Title: Volition??
Post by: NGTM-1R on January 10, 2005, 10:18:04 pm

I beg to differ. Volition is dead. A commando team from here killed them to keep them from making a THQ-controlled FS3.

THQ hired a bunch of other people and called them Volition to hide that fact.

Title: Volition??
Post by: Carl on January 10, 2005, 10:21:33 pm

http://thq.com/punisher/screens/

the polymodels are pretty sweet, but the shaders are lacking. it looks flat, as if they haven't done anything with the lights yet.

Title: Volition??
Post by: Charismatic on January 16, 2005, 05:38:27 pm

Quote

Originally posted by ngtm1r
I beg to differ. Volition is dead. A commando team from here killed them to keep them from making a THQ-controlled FS3.

THQ hired a bunch of other people and called them Volition to hide that fact.

Yah well i want 'it' bad enough, i dont care who controls it. Just as long as its as good as the others and better, and fixes the storyline, with little or no loop holes and gaps..

Title: Volition??
Post by: aldo_14 on January 16, 2005, 05:42:11 pm

All the previews I've read of the Punisher have been pretty negative so far... basically amounting to 'it's a Max Payne clone with no bullet-time and scripted torture sequences'

Title: Volition??
Post by: IceFire on January 16, 2005, 05:44:07 pm

Quote

Originally posted by ngtm1r
I beg to differ. Volition is dead. A commando team from here killed them to keep them from making a THQ-controlled FS3.

THQ hired a bunch of other people and called them Volition to hide that fact.

Definately been some staff changes...but that happens.  As far as I know, the people running Volition are still the same bunch that announced Descent: FreeSpace back in 1997.

Title: Volition??
Post by: NGTM-1R on January 16, 2005, 06:13:17 pm

Quote

Originally posted by IceFire

Definately been some staff changes...but that happens.  As far as I know, the people running Volition are still the same bunch that announced Descent: FreeSpace back in 1997.

Gah. Don't you people recognize humor when you see it?

Title: Volition??
Post by: august on January 16, 2005, 06:16:16 pm

Two decent Punsiher reviews:

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/punisher


I think there's still good folks over there at V, they've just been trying to make enough cash to keep existing as a company after no one bought FS2 and they had to get bought out by THQ.

I'm really curious as to what's next after The Punsiher.

Title: Volition??
Post by: vyper on January 16, 2005, 06:56:22 pm

ngtm1r, what you don't realise is that IceFire thought you knew about The Plan(TM), and you had gone public with that part...

Title: Volition??
Post by: Charismatic on January 22, 2005, 10:11:32 pm

Sorry but, the plan?

Title: Volition??
Post by: InfernoGod on January 22, 2005, 10:30:35 pm

Yes. The Plan. Join me in my official news coverage in my bi-weekly
:snipe:
Ouch...

Said too much...

Title: Volition??
Post by: Lightspeed on January 23, 2005, 08:25:52 am

Not the Plan! :eek2:

Title: Volition??
Post by: Carl on January 23, 2005, 08:28:19 am

Yes, the Plan (http://warpstorm.com/community/Smileys/warpstorm/sid.gif)

Title: Volition??
Post by: BlackDove on January 23, 2005, 09:13:06 am

****, don't talk about the plan people. Remember what we were told would happen if we did.

Title: Volition??
Post by: ZylonBane on January 26, 2005, 09:23:07 am

Red Faction 3?

Title: Volition??
Post by: Nuclear1 on January 26, 2005, 03:19:10 pm

Ah ****... that hurts. :snipe:

And The Plan™ will be initiated, no matter how many know it.

Ah hell... *pushes red button*

*THQ headquarters explodes*

Title: Volition??
Post by: Moonsword on January 26, 2005, 03:23:59 pm

I just saw that on the news... my God, man, what have you unleashed???!!!!!