I argee with the article’s author that there’s reason to have some concerns about this.
Into the ground, you say?
With AI and microtransactions you say!
Microtransactions are for pussies, macrotransactions are where it’s at
Remember when Konami was charging money for save slots? 😂 I can’t with this industry…
What the fuck, when was that?
Omg wtf, Konami used to be great back in the day. What a way to burn up all good will with your fans. I refuse to buy any of their new games after they burned the bridges back when they claimed to be getting out of gaming for good.
Micro transaction is such a stupid pr spin of a term that just means regular transaction and I hate how well it’s caught on.
Nnooooo
They were already building lasting value.
By just making good artistically meaningful games.
“Art is something that we think is a little outdated in the modern business landscape” - this guy probably.
"Art isn’t about artistic expression. Billions of people make paintings and most of them go unseen. Museums, on the other hand… They don’t make paintings, they make experiences. For a nominal entry fee, consumers have access to an evolving and ever-changing catalog of content.
This is the future we envision here at Remedy. High quality games that build upon themselves, creating an experience that grows with the player. For that reason, we’re announcing that the Alan Wake series will no longer be individual games, but instead a live-service experience with episodic content."
- also that guy probably
They were already building lasting value.
Not… Really. Alan Wake 2 under-performed and reportedly broke even 2 years after release. FBC Firebreak was a huge failure. It’s not surprising to me that they’re gonna pursue money harder. I hope Control 2 is good, at least.
I imagine locking Alan Wake 2 to the EGS on pc probably did not help their sales there. FBC I feel like had no excuse though
Epic must’ve given them a really good publishing deal to make it an exclusive though. If it were also on Steam it definitely would’ve moved more copies but I doubt they would end up with more money than what Epic paid.
“build lasting value”.
Oh no, he’s already using shareholder lingo
Welp any hopes I had for more of the control universe after resonant just got trashed
Oh, I won’t worry about that, even if things go bad, it’s an already established universe with lots of fans, perfect for their next live service game setting.
RIP Remedy.
RIP Remedy 😭
And another studio dead and gone.
Well shit. I hope the supposedly in development Control 2 manages to come out somewhat unscathed before things go fully downhill.
There is already a trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQm-ExRz60
RIP remedy
Yup. It’s dead.
I have the real quote here:
“I am delighted to announce the appointment of Jean-Charles (JC) Gaudechon to lead Remedy into a phase of PROFITS!!,” Remedy chairman Henri Österlund said. “His proven history in shitting up gaming franchises and successfully leading international studios into the ground is an excellent fit to the current stage of Remedy’s business.”
Well they’re done.
Poor Sam Lake.
Of course, they announce a DMC-like Control sequel and go apeshit right after… I swear this genre is cursed.
Hopefully it won’t be like Nokia and Stephen Elop.
At the time I was sure Elop is some kind of undercover agent from Microsoft.
Yeah, I was of the same mind right from the start and people just looked at me funny when I mentioned it. All I could do was just watch in horror from the sidelines. In Finland.
