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DICE 2011 Interview: Remedy CEO on Alan Wake and Death Rally

gamrFeed's Chris M. Arnone sat down with Remedy CEO Matias Myllyrinne at DICE 2011 and talked about Alan Wake, DLC, and the upcoming remake of Death Rally on iOS.

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ActionBastard4821d ago

I think Alan Wake was a game hurt by 360 exclusivity. It was a good game, but the more people that could have played it (being somewhat niche), the more likely Alan Wake 2 would be getting made.

Smkt4821d ago

red dead redemption killed Alan Wake... It was retarded of MS to launch it the same day as rdr.. and i was kinnda surprised that MS wasn't advertising it as much as it does its other exclusives.

Persistantthug4821d ago

Not enough shooting in Alan Wake.....Not well received on XBOX 360.

Pixel_Enemy4821d ago

My problem with Alan Wake was the lack of variety in the game play. It was all.. Shine your flash light then shoot the bad guy over and over again. Power is out, find the generator...

ABizzel14821d ago

Alan Wake isn't the typical game for the 360 audience.

ReservoirDog3164821d ago

This last year was really* good to the western genre. Not saying they should've went toe to toe with a R* game but I don't think anyone expected a non GTA game, let alone a game set in the western times, to sell that* much.

Also SMG2 released like that same week.

And I still have to get Alan Wake.

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silvacrest4821d ago

the same could be said for heavy rain, its a niche game and it was exclusive yet it sold well, the difference with HV was the audience on the PS3

it may sound like BS but i think this is true, 360 gamers like there FPS over most other genres while the PS3 gamers are more varied

zaz124821d ago

Alan Wake 2 should go multi platform to succeed financially

Smkt4821d ago

@Persistantthug
play alan wake or watch some youtube vids before you make retarded comments like that.. alan wake had too much shooting imo.. game was still fun but it felt more like max payne with a flashlight than a horror/thriller.

ActionBastard4821d ago

I agree silvacrest. The PS audience is more accustomed to variety. Hopefully AW2 is multiplatform and is a tad more than point and shoot. Run in woods. Repeat.

showtimefolks4821d ago

AW2 should be made but what's sad is so many people missed a great game. these are my pros and cons:

this game took what 4-6 years to make
game-play is simple point flash light shoot and find generators
story was awesome
graphics are great
nice dlc
where was MS advertisement and where was word of mouth SALES come on Xbox community

we all just don't want FPS after FPS we need to support these kind of games

heavy rain for example did one million quick SHOW SUPPORT FOR GAMES OTHER THAN JUST FPS

nothing wrong with playing FPS but we do want variety not just one kind of games

Neko_Mega4821d ago

I think it would have sold better if it was on 360, PS3 and PC. Now if Alan Wake 2 comes out, it better choose its timing well.

A choose not to come out when a Call Of Duty, Gears, Halo or any other big game.

stuntman_mike4821d ago

they should of at least sold it on PC. the game would have done better.

sp1deynut4821d ago (Edited 4821d ago )

...since it applies here. :o

Without fail, in every article, posters prove that they:

1.) didn't bother to read the article, yet tried (in vain) to comment on it.

or

2.) fail so miserably at reading comprehension, that their comment(s) expose them for the idiots they truly are.

He's only talking about how early in the process they talked about and showed some of AW ; they are running a MUCH tighter operation from now on, and any news/info about AW2 won't happen until much closer to completion. In other words, they're taking the Bethesda/Skyrim approach.

@ Smkt... Dude...it's N4G. But hey, if thinking that makes you feel better, keep those blinders on. Ignorance is bliss, after all.
And, BTW, if what you propose is indeed the case...then all of those comments are SPAM/off topic/trolling... so my point still stands. They've said nothing that hasn't been said a 1000 times before, and certainly nothing that pertains to the point of this story and it's headline. :o

Smkt4821d ago

ever occur to you that maybe people are not commenting on the article but just generally discussing the game?

RememberThe3574821d ago

That last answer was a huge hint that they're working on an other big project. I can't wait to hear about it.

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Gamer buys 4,000 copies of Alan Wake, none of them work

Alan Wake, from Max Payne and Control creator Remedy, is a horror classic, prompting one player to buy 4,000 copies that don’t even work.

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roadkillers8d ago

Kind of a goody story...

On a serious note, that is why I try activating gift cards asap. It's happened to me where the store didnt scan it right where the card was unusuable. Happened at Wally World.

gigoran88d ago

wait, that place is real? national lampoon wasn't kidding?

Tacoboto7d ago

I just bought two of the MonsterVerse Godzilla movies on 4K - both had digital copies expiring in 2023. Both were actually expired.

I'd be surprised but it's WB, of course they'd actually expire them

Knightofelemia8d ago

Usually most of those redemption card have an expiry date on them. If they expired all buyer did was buy recycled paper. And some of those codes are country locked to certain countries. I buy a card from the States I can't use it in Canada.

Chocoburger8d ago

Dumb and silly story. She wasted her money for no reason.

Is it really that hard to go to Steam or GOG. She spent $240, when its currently 70% off on GOG, and only costs $4.49.

Gee, I wonder, should I spend $240 on eBay, or $4.49 on GOG? 🙄

Rynxie8d ago

Most likely she wanted to resell a few or most of them. However, it was a too good to be true situation.

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Profchaos8d ago

So in short she paid $240.00 assuming usd for a bunch on unactivated game codes.

I still don't understand why I guess cause there's not a physical version and she wanted something for a collection or art project.

Rynxie8d ago

No, most likely to resell. However, she ended up getting screwed.

Asplundh8d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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Now that Remedy owns Control, it’s time to reclaim Quantum Break

Alan Wake 2 studio Remedy Entertainment has reclaimed the rights to Control, and now sci-fi hit Quantum Break deserves the same treatment.

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Petebloodyonion55d ago

Totally agree with that especially when Quantum Break has several references to Alan Wake and Alan Wake make allusions to QB.
I do believe that MS and Remedy can work things out and MS has usually been nice to devs and publishers regarding IP.

Obscure_Observer55d ago

They can't "reclaim" what was never theirs.

Petebloodyonion55d ago

I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP.

Lightning7755d ago

MS is not doin anything with it. Plus they're doing a multiverse of their own so Remedy needs the IP.

If MS wants to have exclusive let it be timed for 6 months then go to other platforms. MS seems to be, let's say, generous with some if their games as of late.

Or have QB2 be multiplat from the jump, put it on GP. Keeping QB2 as an exclusive is kinda weird these days.

Obscure_Observer54d ago (Edited 54d ago )

@Petebloodyonion

"I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP."

Good luck

@Lightning77

"MS is not doin anything with it."

Japan Studio is dead nd Sony isn´t doing anything with Bloodborne either! Yet I can 100% guarantee that there´s a far bigger demand for a sequel, remake or even a remaster for that game from both PS5 and PC gamers.

That been said, why don´t you ask Sony tol sell the IP to Fromsoftware now that according to rumors, they bought Elden Ring from Bandai?

ZwVw55d ago (Edited 55d ago )

Reclaim? That would mean that they actually owned the ip at one point, which they never did (MS always has). Apples & oranges. Remedy always owned the Control ip (just not the publishing), as they have with Alan Wake.

About as likely as them getting the Max Payne rights from Rockstar.

mastershredder55d ago (Edited 55d ago )

Sending you game to a publisher does not mean they get "rights to own it " unless that was part of the contract (monetary/ strategic reasons). 505 was the publisher they worked with to publish and distribute it, it dos not mean that 505 flat out "owned" anything, clearly they did have a special arrangement that made them open to limit their publishing rights. and so here we are and big whoop

Jingsing55d ago (Edited 55d ago )

Yeah get Quantum Break PS5, only if you put it on disc with all the associated movie material.

isarai55d ago

I mean they got the Alan Wake IP back from MS, so I feel like they could get QB back as well

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Remedy Takes Full Control of Control Franchise From 505 Games

Remedy Entertainment has announced that they've purchased the full rights to the Control franchise from 505 Games.

isarai56d ago

Oh nice, I wonder if they'll try to do the same with Max Payne 🤔

-Foxtrot56d ago

I hope so, Rockstar ain't doing shit with it sadly.

I loved the gameplay in Max Payne 3, it was fantastic but it just didn't feel like Max Payne at its core, it felt like they were doing a new IP or experimenting with one and reshaped it into Max Payne

The Noire, the atmosphere, the dark grittiness, the graphic novel cutscenes, Mona Saxx were all missing.

I'm hoping if they ever get the rights back they do their own version of Max Payne 3, off the secret ending from MP2 where Mona survives.

Max was finally starting to heal thanks to Mona in MP2 and in MP3 they just put his character back to square one, all that development gone.

isarai56d ago

Kinda what I'm thinking too, like as much as I'd love for R* to give it their unmatched magic touch, they're not doing anything with it.

I loved MP3, only gripe was that the story had very little to do with Max personally but it was still great. The Mona ending would be amazing and honestly not entirely out of the realm since MP is kinda considered part of the control universe, though I would like that to stay out of MP as much as possible and be it's own thing.

The fact that we haven't gotten a MP3 remaster is crazy imo

JL293055d ago

Why would you need a Max Payne 3 remaster? You must be on console.

isarai55d ago

I'm on both, still want a remaster

GamerRN55d ago

I think Control was a great game that deserves a sequel

Machina55d ago

A sequel is in the works - they announced it a couple of years ago.