HQ Function

Primary game development studio, housing all development disciplines including design, art, programming, audio, and quality assurance for their flagship titles.

Notable Features:

A modern office space within a larger commercial building, designed to foster creative collaboration, typical of game development studios. It likely featured open-plan areas, meeting rooms, and recreational spaces for employees.

Work Culture:

Historically known for a close-knit, passionate, and creative work environment. Employees often cited a strong sense of camaraderie. The studio culture aimed to reflect the fun and player-centric nature of its games, though it also likely experienced periods of intense 'crunch' common in game development.

HQ Significance:

The Champaign HQ was significant as the birthplace of iconic franchises like Saints Row and Red Faction, establishing Volition as a key studio in the action-adventure genre and contributing to Champaign's small but notable tech and development scene.

Values Reflected in HQ: The studio's games often reflected values of fun, player agency, creativity, and a willingness to experiment with over-the-top gameplay. The HQ environment likely aimed to support these by fostering a creative, collaborative, and somewhat informal atmosphere.

Location:

As a game development studio, Volition's primary operations were centralized at its US headquarters. Its global presence was facilitated through its publishers (historically THQ, and later Deep Silver/Plaion, under Embracer Group), which managed international marketing, sales, distribution, and localization of its games for worldwide audiences across various gaming platforms.

Street Address:

One Main Plaza, Champaign, IL 61820, USA

City:

Champaign

State/Province:

Illinois

Country:

USA