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Remedy have called it quits on the project codenamed Kestrel. The co-op multiplayer game was an original IP being made with the backing of Tencent, but now Remedy say they've cancelled it to allow them to focus on "other games in our portfolio", all of which are based on "existing franchises".

Acclaimed game developer Remedy Entertainment has announced the cancellation of its co-op multiplayer game, codenamed Kestrel. This decision comes amid Remedy prioritizing the allocation of resources towards other ongoing projects within its portfolio.

In its most recent quarterly report, Remedy Entertainment has provided updates on which stage of production each of its many current projects is at.

While Remedy Entertainment has delivered an acclaimed sequel with Alan Wake 2, it’s also working on expansions, a sequel to Control (which will be self-published) and a remake for Max Payne 1 and 2. If that wasn’t enough, Condor, its foray into co-op multiplayer (not to be confused with Kestrel), is also in development.

Remedy Entertainment has shared details on Project Condor, it’s upcoming multiplayer spin-off from the shared universe of Control and Alan Wake 2.

Alan Wake developer Remedy has shared more details on its upcoming live-service multiplayer game, currently known as Condor.

Developer Remedy Entertainment, known for its work on critically-acclaimed titles like 2019’s Control and 2023’s Alan Wake 2, has revealed more details about its next title—a live-service game based on the Control setting. As caught by VGC, the studio revealed details about its next game, currently codenamed Condor, in its recent annual financial report.

Remedy has recently shared more information about Codename Condor, its upcoming co-op Control spin-off. It was already known that the next entry in the Control franchise would be a live service title, but now Remedy shared some details about its premise and development, revealing that it will not be a free-to-play game.

For some players, can be a challenging game, but there is a way to turn on some cheats and make the experience a bit easier. Gameplay and even some major boss fights can be quite difficult to beat, so there is a way to turn on some cheats from the in-game menu. This means you do not have to download any external program to make your experience slightly easier, as the options are available within the game.

Remedy has good news for fans of Alan Wake and Control, hinting that the time between games won't be as long as the wait between Alan Wake 2 and its predecessor. As the Remedy universe continues to grow, the studio behind Alan Wake and Control has ambitious goals for both series.

Tero Virtala, the CEO of Remedy Entertainment, has made it clear that upcoming Alan Wake sequels will be coming out more steadily. The original game was released in 2010, but Alan Wake 2 didn’t hit the market until October 2023.

Control and Alan Wake have both brought Remedy Entertainment plenty of success in recent years, with Control having sold 4 million units, and Alan Wake 2 hitting 1.3 million sales to become the studio’s fastest-selling game. It’s no surprise, then, that the developer intends to keep expanding both franchises with more new releases going forward.

Remedy’s award-winning action-adventure game Control is making a return to Xbox Game Pass, but this time it will be the Ultimate Edition that subscribers get to enjoy. The game first launched in August 2019, and within a few months of release, its developer reiterated that Control would not be coming to Xbox Game Pass. However, it did eventually make an appearance on Microsoft’s subscription service, which contributed to Control hitting the milestone of 10 million player within two years.

The third-person action and atmospheric world of sometimes test your cunning with interesting puzzles, including one where you have to fix an HRA machine through punch cards. For those unfamiliar with the Federal Bureau of Control, this can be a difficult obstacle in their journey. With Jesse Faden's supernatural powers, you have plenty of tools to find the right solution.

One of Remedy's best games is coming to Xbox Game Pass this month. Microsoft's subscription cycles through new titles each month, adding new titles while removing others. Recently, major titles such as the and remakes, and have been added to the subscription.

Xbox Game Pass has revealed four more titles that will be added to its library in March 2024. All of the newly confirmed arrivals, which include some highly acclaimed games such as Control, will reach Xbox Game Pass over the following two weeks.

Update:

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.

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.

Remedy Entertainment has announced the acquisition of full rights to Control for €17 million from publisher 505 Games. The developer will handle publishing, distribution, marketing and other rights. 505 Games will continue publishing Control until December 31st, 2024, but after that, it will earn no royalties from the title.

Remedy Entertainment has acquired all publishing, distributing, marketing, and other rights to the Control intellectual property from 505 Games, the developer announced.

Remedy Entertainment has announced that Alan Wake 2 has become its fastest-selling game to date with 1.3 million units sold, and while the acclaimed survival horror title is certainly impressing with its sales, Remedy’s previous flagship release, 2019’s Control, is continuing to sell at a steady pace as well.

Fans of Control and the world that it shares with the Alan Wake games may have much to look forward to, as a new trademark filed by Remedy Entertainment provides more information pertaining to the next game in the series. It's known that Remedy apparently has a number of different projects in the works, but new information suggests that the studio has even grander aspirations for the future of the Control universe than fans had expected.

Remedy Entertainment has a lot on its plates over the coming years, with a couple of its several upcoming projects being seeing the studio try its hand at multiplayer experiences. One of those, a co-op Control spinoff codenamed Condor, has been in the works since 2021, and entered the “production readiness” stage late last year. That, it seems, has gone hand-in-hand with Remedy landing on a name for the title.

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American actor James McCaffrey has passed away aged 65, a representative of his has confirmed to TMZ. McCaffrey, who had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, passed on Sunday, as per the report. News of his death was first shared by actor Kevin Dillon on Instagram.

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Alan Wake 2 released last month, with the promise of more content to come after launch. This will include a New Game Plus mode, known as The Final Draft, which will add some kind of alternative story.

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The studio has said it plans to release games at a faster pace going forward, and it sure does look like it.

Coming nearly a decade and a half after the release of the first game, Alan Wake 2 is obviously going to get a lot of players who’ve never had any experience with the franchise. That, combined with the fact that it’s also connected to Control through the Remedy Connected Universe, means there’s a lot to catch up on, even if Remedy has stressed that it’s tried to make the game as newcomer-friendly as possible.

Blizzard seems to have really kicked the hornet's nest with its latest update for Diablo 4. Patch 1.1.0 released just a couple of days ago at the time of writing, and to say that it hasn't gone down well would be a dramatic understatement. Said update makes sweeping changes to the game's balance, most notably nerfing a wide range of class builds and damage-enhancing mechanics. Basically, a lot players who have toiled away at creating powerful post-campaign characters feel like they've been punished for no good reason.