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Back when Volition was an independent developer the company released a space combat game series called Freespace for publisher Interplay. The game combined incredible graphics, fast-paced gameplay and a solid sci-fi storyline to make one of the best space combat titles ever made.

After releasing the original game in 1998 and a sequel in 1999, Interplay hit some financial problems and Volition was bought by THQ in 2000 where they went onto develop the Red Faction and Saints Row series of action games. The Freespace game engine, however, turned into an open source port for anyone to make any game they wanted. But Interplay still owns the Freespace IP. Could the publisher release a third game in the series? Could THQ buy the series from Interplay and have Volition return to it after all this time? We think it would be a good move. 13/01/09