A gaggle of former Volition builders have joined the event of steampunk RPG Clockwork Revolution beneath the banner of a contemporary studio.
Shapeshifter Video games has been based by Volition veterans, following the studio’s closure final 12 months and poor reception to its Saints Row reboot. Now, LinkedIn profiles of workers have since confirmed Shapeshifter’s first venture (thanks TechRaptor).
On LinkedIn, Shapeshifter Video games acknowledged it’s a co-development studio and revealed it was already working “with a prime writer on their subsequent nice IP”. Shortly after, inXile Leisure launched a press release saying its partnership with Shapeshifter to assist work on Clockwork Revolution.
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“Shortly after Volition closed, we flew to Illinois and labored with Xbox and the then ex-Volition management to safe this new group as our co-development associate,” inXile mentioned. “Their wealth of trade expertise additional bolstering our efforts in creating our upcoming steampunk RPG Clockwork Revolution.”
Clockwork Revolution was revealed final summer time throughout an Xbox Video games Showcase, when its visible similarities to BioShock Infinite grew to become a sizzling subject of dialogue. Xbox later clarified any similarities between Clockwork Revolution and BioShock Infinite are “unintentional”. Clockwork Revolution director went on to call Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines as influences.
Clockwork Revolution is in improvement for PC and Xbox Sequence X/S, and inXile mentioned it’s going to share extra details about the sport “in due time”.
Volition was shut down in August final 12 months as a part of mum or dad firm Embracer Group’s “restructuring” programme, and was estimated to have an effect on about 340 workers.