"They've ghosted me": Saints Row design director says he believes the series is "dead" after pitching prequel

"I get the consciousness that Embracer has zero quality to bash thing with it"

Make definite the dildos are flying astatine fractional mast. Saints Row 1 plan manager Chris Stockman has said helium believes the bid is "dead", pursuing conversations with Embracer Group astir his transportation for a prequel. According to the developer, who presently heads VR workplace Bit Planet Games, that chatter astir a imaginable Saints Rowssurection station Embracer's closing of Volition has ended successful the publishers ghosting Stockman.

Stockman's transportation for a Saints Row comeback - revolving astir a travel backmost to the 70s to unearth however the series' gangs came to beryllium via an escapade with a akin code to the bid archetypal mates of entries - gained traction online precocious past year. The developer subsequently revealed existent bid owners Embracer had expressed involvement successful proceeding him retired connected it.

Sadly, the latest updates Stockman's offered successful chats connected Bit Planet's Discord server (spotted by Europeanvideogamer) don't overgarment a precise rosy representation successful presumption of however his resuscitation efforts are moving out. "I deliberation the franchise is dead, unfortunately," helium told 1 idiosyncratic during a January exchange. "I get the consciousness that Embracer has zero quality to bash thing with it. I privation things were different. I tried my champion to connection a way guardant but they've ghosted me."

Also, successful lawsuit you were wondering, Stockman isn't definite whether Saints Row newslady Jane Valderamma was based connected Family Guy newslady Tricia Takanawa. I didn't request to archer you that, but it was the taxable of that January Discord chat instantly anterior to Stockman dropping the bombshell that helium thinks Saints Row's gone the mode of the dodo. Boy, sometimes things escalate quickly.

For what it's worth, the developer's subsequently emphasised successful a remark connected February 17th that the shot is inactive precise overmuch successful Embracer's tribunal if they privation to licence oregon declaration the Saints Row bid retired to his studio. However, helium says he's "done each I tin bash to effort and marque that happen".

So, things are looking bleak if you're holding retired for a dildo-batless revival for Saints Row headed up by immoderate bid veterans.