The head of the studio behind Alan Wake and Control talks to Game File about Remedy's survival, a key cancellation, and getting game devs to think more about game business (but not too much!)
Remedy Entertainment has revealed that Max Payne 1 & 2 remake has achieved critical development goals, while Control 2 is in full production.
I have seriously HIGH hopes for these remakes, hope they can live up to my own hype 🦖.
Remedy Entertainment is targeting a 2027 release window for Control 2, followed by Alan Wake 3 and Control 3 in 2029 and 2030, respectively.
Great news, and impressive if they can stick to those dates. I wonder whether we'll see far more crossovers between the two franchise's as a result.
I suspect the FBC will be put in a position in Control 2 where they have to start actively trying to get Alan Wake to help them.
Hot take : I'd prefer if WB approached Remedy about a collab for a Remedy's version of a Batgame, whilst Suicide Squad was in development. Trust me, it'd have been damn cool. I know WB higher ups are stubborn as hell.
Remedy Entertainment reveals that Alan Wake 2 has sold over two million units and begun accruing royalties.
Probably would have sold a lot more had it been available physically at launch. I feel like Remedy's greed will eventually close them down.
I'm not sure it's about greed. I am one of the fans who waited until the physical version was released (I've only just played it, as a matter of fact).
Remedy's games are a hard sell in most regards. The nature of the story appeals to a smaller group of people than the average game with it's level of ambition. As a result, and to ensure they can release the game they want to make, they are required to partner with companies that impose restrictions and make decisions like seen in this case.
Remedy is not complaining that it has only just become profitable. They are used to this. I think it has been said that Alan Wake II is the game of theirs that has turned a profit quickest.
Out of all the developers out there, I think they are possibly one of the least greedy. Many other developers would choose to make decisions that increase their financial takings - Remedy seems to make decisions that allow them to release the game they want to release, without sacrificing the vision that they have.
I agree very Niche games , awesome but pretty niche. I do applaud them to sticking too their vision instead of buckling to the crappy spirit of the age.
Remedy's greed, talk about not knowing what you're talking about.
I'm guessing everyone forgot that Epic published and funded this game, and put the terms on its distribution...
I'm glad this finally broke 2 million units sold, but Silent Hill 2 hit that goal in far less time and on fewer consoles. Remedy really needs to rethink putting its games on EGS.
Well... Yeah?
Wake 2 was not that great. But looking forward to this next game
I would hope after the learnings in Control 1 and refinement in AW2 for current-gen optimization, that they could reduce cost on the tech side for their next project.
Control 1 was also budget constrained and was great so I'm not worried. Remedys design and writing go further than a budget.
Does that mean the max payne remake is lower budget?