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{{Series
|name=Descent
|name=Freespace
|image=
|developer=[[Parallax]]
|developer=[[Parallax Software]], [[Outrage Entertainment]]
|publisher=[[Interplay]]
|publisher=[[Interplay]]
|year=[[1995]]
|year=1995
|genre=[[Shooter]]
|genre=[[Shooter]]
}}
}}
'''Descent''' is a series of shooters known for its full freedom of movement in all three dimensions. The source code for the first two games in the series has been freely available since the late 1990s.
'''Descent''' is a series of shooters known for its full freedom of movement in all three dimensions. The source code for the first two games in the series has been freely available since the late 1990s.


After ''Descent II'', Parallax Software split in two: [[Outrage Entertainment]] (developers of Descent 3) and [[Volition]] (developers of FreeSpace).
Descent 4 has been in and out of development several times in the decade since the release of Descent 3. Since 2009, Interplay is considering bringing the series back, due to announcements that they would focus on exploiting some of their existing intellectual property, including Descent. Two projects started on Kickstarter, both involving staff from the original series, and both games will be released in 2018 (''[[Descent: Underground]]'' and ''[[Overload]]).
 
{{Series
|name=Freespace
|image=
|developer=[[Volition]]
|publisher=[[Interplay]]
|year=[[1998]]
|genre=Space [[Flight simulation]] [[Shooter]]
}}
 
FreeSpace is a series of space combat flight sims originally set as a spin-off of the {{c|Descent}} series. The second game in the series no longer carried the Descent name.
 
In [[2002]], Volition released the source code for the engine used to create FreeSpace 2. This resulted in the creation of the FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project, an effort by fans working with the code to prevent fragmentation of the source base, and focus efforts on improving the code and adding features to the game.
 
Descent 4 has been in and out of development several times in the decade since the release of Descent 3. Currently it is believed that Interplay is considering bringing the series back, due to recent changes to their website and announcements that they would focus on exploiting some of their existing IP, including Descent.


{{Descent}}
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 20 October 2021

Freespace
Developer(s)Parallax
Publisher(s)Interplay
Year introduced1995
Genre(s)Shooter

Descent is a series of shooters known for its full freedom of movement in all three dimensions. The source code for the first two games in the series has been freely available since the late 1990s.

Descent 4 has been in and out of development several times in the decade since the release of Descent 3. Since 2009, Interplay is considering bringing the series back, due to announcements that they would focus on exploiting some of their existing intellectual property, including Descent. Two projects started on Kickstarter, both involving staff from the original series, and both games will be released in 2018 (Descent: Underground and Overload).

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Pages in category "Descent"

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