I argee with the article’s author that there’s reason to have some concerns about this.
Remedy's new CEO is a former sports betting guy and EA executive who aims to 'scale Remedy in a way that builds lasting value'
Submitted 1 day ago by 73ms@sopuli.xyz to games@lemmy.world
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5oap10116@lemmy.world 1 day ago
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Nnooooo
Paradachshund@lemmy.today 1 day ago
“Art is something that we think is a little outdated in the modern business landscape” - this guy probably.
pivot_root@lemmy.world 1 day ago
"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
popcar2@piefed.ca 1 day ago
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.
AgentRocket@feddit.org 20 hours ago
IMO Alan Wake 2 could have performed much better if it wasn’t an Epic exclusive, but from what I heard, because of that deal, Remedy got their development cost back before the game officially broke even.
Don’t know what to think of Firebreak, because it’s a genre i don’t like (coop) and that doesn’t go well with Remedys biggest strength, the storytelling. Until recently i didn’t even know the game existed.
Comrade_Spood@quokk.au 1 day ago
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
FirmDistribution@lemmy.world 1 day ago
"build lasting value.
Oh no, he’s already using investor lingo
Blackmist@feddit.uk 12 hours ago
Well that’s an ominous headline if ever I saw one.
Pazintach@piefed.social 15 hours ago
There goes another good studio. RIP.
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Fuck that shit
I_Clean_Here@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Just don’t overextend, Remedy. Stay in your niche you dumbasses. Stay unique. No one cares about Firebreak exactly because it is just some lame copycat bullshit.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 17 hours ago
I didn’t know Firebreak existed (or forgot it). Doesn’t look like anything that makes me want to buy and play. I am not against the idea of the game, its just not exiting (unless you have friends or family who are exited for this). Looks like a forced multiplayer live service game on a developer who are known for interesting single player games… where did we saw that before? (Anthem, Suicide Squad, Marvel’s Avengers)
Cantaloupe877@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Smells cooked to me.
ieatpwns@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Welp any hopes I had for more of the control universe after resonant just got trashed
aksdb@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
If you hold Control that high, then no worries: everything will be under Control.
ieatpwns@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
😎👉👉
slimerancher@lemmy.world 1 day ago
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.
criss_cross@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You’ll get control legends with loot boxes and micro transactions.
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 21 hours ago
Every artifact is a lootbox instead
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 day ago
RIP Remedy 😭
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 20 hours ago
Remedy is cooked.
itkovian@lemmy.world 1 day ago
RIP Remedy.
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 1 day ago
And another studio dead and gone.
noobdoomguy8658@feddit.org 19 hours ago
RIP, thanks for the fun.
CreamyJalapenoSauce@piefed.social 1 day ago
All my dreams for Control 2 just went up in smoke
carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
Control 2 should hopefully be fine as the CEO is new and it is scheduled for the first half of the year (They told investors 2026H2 and no one would lie to investors /s). Not so sure about anything else.
slaacaa@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Barel enough time left to add some microtransaction
Tronn4@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Control 2026. Control 2027. Control 2028
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
Nah. It’ll be an online hero shooter.
SabinStargem@lemmy.today 17 hours ago
This is the TRUE American Nightmare. Rest in peace, Mr. Wake.
catalyst@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well shit. I hope the supposedly in development Control 2 manages to come out somewhat unscathed before things go fully downhill.
Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
There is already a trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQm-ExRz60
_Nico198X_@europe.pub 1 day ago
i hate capitalism. so very, very much.
rumba@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
‘scale Remedy in a way that builds lasting value’
Checks corpo-speak to English dictionary:
Lasting value is cash: Scale plan: First down, drastically, then bisect as many times as possible, then sell off the chunks to the highest bidders.
Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 19 hours ago
Well hopefully at least we’ll get one more good game out of them with Control 2. Maybe also the Max Payne remake. Hopefully they’re too far along for Mr. Shareholder Speak is able to fuck it up. But I guess we’ll see.
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Remedy already has lasting value in our hearts you out of touch dork!
SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours ago
same could have been said about Blizzard
THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well they’re done.
biotin7@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Remedy is fucked. Not that I mind, I never liked their newer games. The only game I ever liked from Remedy is Max Payne
mohab@piefed.social 1 day ago
Of course, they announce a DMC-like Control sequel and go apeshit right after… I swear this genre is cursed.
devolution@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Poor Sam Lake.
73ms@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Hopefully it won’t be like Nokia and Stephen Elop.
slimerancher@lemmy.world 1 day ago
At the time I was sure Elop is some kind of undercover agent from Microsoft.
rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 1 day ago
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.
biofaust@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
I never understood why Remedy got publicly traded.
SystemL@literature.cafe 1 day ago
Just make sam lake the ceo bruh
grueling_spool@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Into the ground, you say?
jasoman@lemmy.world 1 day ago
With AI and microtransactions you say!
justastranger@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Microtransactions are for pussies, macrotransactions are where it’s at
Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Are their offices rent controlled?
TheBat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
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