Saints Row 1 design director Chris Stockman has revealed he wants to revive the open-world crime series following devel…
Saints Row 1 design director Chris Stockman has revealed he wants to revive the open-world crime series following developer Volition’s poorly recieved 2022 reboot, and claims publisher Embracer Group has reached out to hear more.
Stockman departed developer Volition (which was closed in 2023 as part of devastating layoffs across Embracer) in 2007, shortly after Saints Row 1’s release. Following stints at Human Head Studios and Zynga, he founded VR-focused studio Bit Planet Games, known for the likes of Ultrawings and The Battle of Sol. But nearly 20 years after Saints Row 1’s release, Stockman reckons he still knows what makes the series work – and it wasn’t in the recent reboot.
„There’s a level of expectations for a Saints Row game, and [developer Volition’s reboot] missed the mark on all of them“, Stockman recently told Esports Insider. „When I found out that they were rebooting Saints Row, I spoke to an old friend of mine who was my old boss for Saints Row 1. He was the producer, and I was learning about what they were doing, and I thought, ‚Man, this is a terrible idea.
