Doing it for the Scratch
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.
Remedy have taken certain steps to shore up their books. Half of Control 2’s development is being funded by Annapurna, in return for the rights to expand the Control and Alan Wake franchises into film and television. The company have also recently taken out a 15 million euro convertible loan agreement with Tencent. They expect their numbers to improve further by the time of their next financial report.
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”.
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?
