Developer Remedy Entertainment has announced it has acquired the full right to the Control IP, something it previously shared with publisher 505 Games. Remedy reportedly paid 17 million euros for the privilege; however, 505 Games will remain publisher throughout 2024 while the transition takes place.
On the heels of Alan Wake 2's success, Max Payne remakes and Control 2 are picking up the "development pace"
16.02.2024 - 16:13 / gamesradar.com / Tero Virtala / Kaan Serin
Springboarding off of metafictional horror Alan Wake 2, developer Remedy Entertainment has announced that its other bizarro shooters have "increased development pace."
The development tidbit comes courtesy of the studio's stock exchange memo, which is largely focused on Alan Wake 2's strong commercial performance. The long-awaited sequel reached 1.3 million copies sold by February 2024, according to Remedy, making it the studio's "fastest-selling game so far."
Alan Wake 2 still hasn't recouped its development costs, but the studio notes that the game, in two months, sold more than double what Control managed to sell in four months. Keeping in mind that Control went on to shift over 4 million units, the company has high hopes for Alan Wake 2's "long tail sales," especially after its incredibly strong reviews.
"The successful launch of Alan Wake 2 has supported our other game projects: Condor, Control 2, and Max Payne 1&2 remake have all increased development pace thanks to the personnel released from Alan Wake 2," CEO Tero Virtala explains. "We expect these projects to reach their next development stages during the first half of 2024."
My head is stuck deep into the Remedy Connected Universe, but let's run through the studio's pipeline for a refresher. Control 2 is, as you might have guessed, a sequel to 2019's supernatural shooter. Condor is a multiplayer project set within the same twisting, liminal offices. And Max Payne 1&2 remake has the studio returning to the dour revenge stories that made them a household name, in collaboration with series owners Rockstar Games.
Remedy Entertainment also mentions that they have high hopes for Alan Wake 2's continued success due to some free updates and upcoming expansions that tie into the Remedy Connected Universe, which officially includes Control and unofficially includes the rest of their games (probably due to legal reasons.)
Can’t wait for your next oddball romp? Check out the best Remedy games .
The website gametalkz.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Top Authors
Popular Topics
pcgamesinsider.biz
04.03.2024 / 12:37
Remedy acquires Control IP
Finnish games firm Remedy has bought the rights to its smash hit title Control.
gamesradar.com
03.03.2024 / 18:43
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director acknowledges the JRPG's wonky performance mode: "We hear you and we are currently working on an update"
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director has reportedly promised an update for issues with the game's 60fps performance mode.
gamesradar.com
03.03.2024 / 13:33
Indie developer unleashes an alarming 600 cats onto Steam and shows no signs of stopping with 800 more incoming
One independent developer has unleashed several catventures onto Steam in recent months and they're not slowing down anytime soon. Beware: sleepy purrs and sharp claws ahead.
gamesradar.com
01.03.2024 / 21:31
Alan Wake 2 composer "violated one piano with adult toys" to create the horror game's nightmarish soundscape
Alan Wake 2 is a wild ride in nearly every sense of the word, and to match the game's oddball energy, composer Petri Alanko used some, err, unconventional 'toys' to bring the nightmarish soundtrack to life.
thesixthaxis.com
29.02.2024 / 10:53
Remedy acquires the rights to the Control series from 505 Games – includes Control 2 and Condor
Remedy Entertainment has acquired the full rights to the Control franchise as a whole from 505 Games, including both the already-released 2019 game, and any future projects. Those games include Control 2, co-op game Condor and anything else related to Control that Remedy cooks up.
videogameschronicle.com
29.02.2024 / 06:53
Remedy has acquired full rights to the Control franchise from 505 Games
Remedy Entertainment has acquired full rights to the Control franchise from 505 Games.
wccftech.com
28.02.2024 / 21:21
Control IP Acquired by Remedy for €17 Million
Today, Remedy announced the acquisition of the full rights to the Control franchise from publisher 505 Games for €17 million, which is basically what the publisher had paid for the development of Control 2 and codename Condor to date. 505 Games will remain the publisher of the original Control through a transition period that will end on December 31, 2024.
digitaltrends.com
28.02.2024 / 19:06
Remedy Entertainment now owns the rights to the Control franchise
Remedy Entertainment, the developer behind 2019’s Control and critically acclaimed games like Alan Wake 2, now fully owns the rights to the Control franchise. That means the Finnish studio now has full, for the lack of a better word, control over the future of this series, including its sequel and multiplayer spin-off.
gamesindustry.biz
28.02.2024 / 17:45
Remedy acquires full Control rights from 505 Games for €17m
Remedy has reacquired the rights to its hit action game Control from 505 Games.
gamesradar.com
25.02.2024 / 17:43
Elden Ring director can't stop making poison swamps, says Shadow of the Erdtree's one was a point of "introspection and reflection for me"
FromSoftware's frequent director Hidetaka Miyazaki has acknowledged his 'making poisonous swamps' addiction, and although the upcoming Elden Ring DLC was a moment of "introspection" for the developer, he's not stopping any time soon.
gamesradar.com
25.02.2024 / 12:33
Speedrunner sacrifices precious time to perform Alan Wake 2's musical number during their run
Speedrunners usually skip anything in games that can shave valuable seconds off their runs - from cutscenes to entire levels - but one record chaser sacrificed precious time to perform Alan Wake 2's now-iconic musical number.