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'

[Guest]

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.

[popcar2@piefed.ca]

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.

[pivot_root@lemmy.world]

"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

[athatet@lemmy.zip]

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.

[rtxn@lemmy.world]

"We are absolutely cooked, chat." - Alan Wake (writer)

[rampantparanoia2365@lemmy.world]

A couple? As in 1 and 2?

[korkki@lemmy.ml]

yeah, MP1 and MP2.

[i_jedi@lemmy.today]

I predict a Control gacha game.

A 50/50 soft pity at 100 pulls, with hard pity at 200. Pull your favorite Control character on the limited banner! Note the limited banner character won't transfer to standard once the banner ends. Pity also will not carry over.

[comrade_spood@quokk.au]

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

[tothegravemylove@sh.itjust.works]

What the fuck, when was that?

[biotin7@sopuli.xyz]

Remedy is fucked. Not that I mind, I never liked their newer games. The only game I ever liked from Remedy is Max Payne.

CORRECTION: I kind of did like Control.

[popcar2@piefed.ca]

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.

[mohab@piefed.social]

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/02/22/metal-gear-survive-makes-you-pay-10-for-a-new-save-if-you-dont-want-to-delete-your-existing-character

[tothegravemylove@sh.itjust.works]

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.

[_nico198x_@europe.pub]

i hate capitalism. so very, very much.

[screen_shatter@lemmy.world]

Are their offices rent controlled?

[creamyjalapenosauce@piefed.social]

All my dreams for Control 2 just went up in smoke

[criss_cross@lemmy.world]

You’ll get control legends with loot boxes and micro transactions.

[tronn4@lemmy.world]

Control 2026. Control 2027. Control 2028

[venator@lemmy.nz]

You can thank Hideki Hayakawa, who turned thier Digital Entertainment (home videogames) division into more casino type things, completed around when Hideo left:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL-BmDNuS7w

And now thier "Digital Entertainment" division is way more profitable:
https://www.pcgamer.com/konami-just-had-its-best-ever-year-thanks-to-games-youve-never-heard-of/