Is it just me or does that not sound great?
  • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    2 months

    Nnooooo

    They were already building lasting value.

    By just making good artistically meaningful games.

    • Paradachshund@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2 months

      “Art is something that we think is a little outdated in the modern business landscape” - this guy probably.

      • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2 months

        "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.caEnglish
      2 months

      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.

      • Comrade_Spood@quokk.auEnglish
        2 months

        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

        • popcar2@piefed.caEnglish
          2 months

          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.

          • doublah@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            2 months

            From what I understand Epic gave them a blank check for the development of the game, which is great when it comes to developing that game for the creatives involved.

            But they did expect some sales revenue after release so they could develop other games and because Epic aren’t a very good publisher (not just in the forced EGS exclusivity, but the lack of marketing and physical console editions) their business plans likely got very shaky.

      • AgentRocket@feddit.orgEnglish
        2 months

        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.

        • MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2 months

          Firebreak was fun and really solid, definitely lacking a lot of content though. I think Remedy’s scale and (I believe) It being handled by a sister studio they setup definitely provided a hurdle.

          Once i saw everything there is to see, there’s not a lot keeping me coming back except when i get an itch for the gameplay loop again. I got maybe 100 hours out of it playing with friends. and even then, thats just me.

  • ieatpwns@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 months

    Welp any hopes I had for more of the control universe after resonant just got trashed

    • slimerancher@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2 months

      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.

    • aksdb@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2 months

      If you hold Control that high, then no worries: everything will be under Control.

  • catalyst@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 months

    Well shit. I hope the supposedly in development Control 2 manages to come out somewhat unscathed before things go fully downhill.

  • fyrilsol@kbin.melroy.org
    2 months

    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.”