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Alan Wake 2 still hasn’t quite made its money back, according to Remedy’s latest financialsDoing it for the Scratch
Doing it for the Scratch
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Remedy Entertainment
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Remedy Entertainment
Thereviewnotes that the reporting period falls before the release of Alan Wake 2’s Lake House expansion and the Physical Deluxe Edition of the game. In other words, it’s possible that those releases have helped Alan Wake 2 make up the difference since today’s data was gathered.
The report also has a few updates on Remedy’s in-development projects. The recently revealed three-player Control spin-off shooterFBC: Firebreakwill be a “mid-priced” game and is “in full production with a focus on iterating on the core loop and implementing more of the UI (user interface) for more player clarity based on playtesting feedback.” TheMax Payne1 and 2 remakes they’re developing with Rockstar are “making steady progress in full production”.
The original Control appears to have been a commercial success for Remedy, with four million units sold as of February 2024. In the same month, Remedybought the rights to self-publish future Control gamesfrom the original game’s publisher 505 Games. In the latest financial review, Virtala offers investors the cautionary reminder that Remedy’s Control projects are going to make less money for Remedy at first, as there’s no publisher chipping in, but stand to make more after release, because there’s no publisher taking a cut.
Here are my blundering questions, as a financial bignoramus: 1) is Alan Wake 2’s commercial showing in line with Remedy’s expectations, 2) if it isn’t, what steps are they taking to ensure they can carry on justifying the development of eccentric spook-a-wrangles like this?
