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Volition Founder Leaving The Company
Volition has wrapped development on Red Faction: Armageddon (which releases on May 31), and it's now working on gonzo open-world game Saints Row: The Third, which we put on the cover of Game Informer earlier this year (for more check out our Saints Row 3 hub). While the game has generally garnered a good buzz, today, a news story in the News-Gazette revealed that the company’s president and founder Mike Kulas is resigning from the company immediately.
Replacing Kulas will be Dan Cermak, Volition’s current vice president of product development. According the News-Gazette story, “[Kulas] said his departure is voluntary and wasn't triggered by any event. He said he intends to stay in town, has no immediate professional plans and wants to ‘clear’ his mind this summer before deciding what to do next.”
Kulas’ background with Volition actually goes back to a company called Parallax Software, which he co-founded in 1993 with Matt Toschlog. Parallax eventually split into two companies, Volition and Outrage Entertainment. Kulas has been running Volition ever since.
For more on both Kulas and the history of Volition, check out our documentary on the history of the company.
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