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Volition Brings PC Development Back Home

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Red Faction: Armageddon studio Volition isnā€™t terribly concerned about piracy on the PC, saying itā€™s focused first and foremost on making a game thatā€™s actually worth stealing.

PC versions of Volition games have been rather dodgy affairs in recent years. I didnā€™t take Saints Row 2 for a spin but I did spend some time with Red Faction: Guerrilla and it just wasnā€™t quite fully baked. Volition believes that a lot of those quality issues are a result of the games being ported by external studios and as the saying goes, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.

ā€œSome people say PC is dying. Some people say PC is the future. PC is the most variable, because it depends on what youā€™ve got under the hood,ā€ Studio Manager Eric Barker told Eurogamer. ā€œFor us, the key thing was making sure the PC version was done in-house.ā€

ā€œYou should see [the PC version of Red Faction: Armageddon], it looks absolutely beautiful. If youā€™ve got a great graphics card it looks fantastic. We definitely believe PC games are great and if theyā€™re done right and done well by a studio, theyā€™re phenomenal,ā€ he continued. ā€œThereā€™s a lot of debate and discussion. I canā€™t predict the future, but Iā€™m really happy with how Red Faction: Armageddon looks on PC. Itā€™s beautiful.ā€

Barker also said that Volition has a circumspect attitude toward piracy, the notorious PC bugbear that other studios have cited as a reason for stepping back from the platform. ā€œI donā€™t think [piracy] is something at the forefront for us,ā€ he said. ā€œFirst and foremost, we want to make sure weā€™re making a game people would want to pirate. Letā€™s make a game thatā€™s worth stealing, and then weā€™ll worry about making sure they donā€™t.ā€

Red Faction: Armageddon comes out on May 31 for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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