Remedy ramps up development on Max Payne 1+2 and Control 2
Remedy Entertainment’s latest half-year financial report for its investors shares development updates on some of its upcoming games, while also revealing that Alan Wake 2 has now recouped “most” of its development and marketing costs following the launch of the Night Springs expansion. Its next expansion, The Lake House, is expected to be released sometime in October, so we could be in for some more Alan Wake 2 achievements to collect.
As for Remedy’s unreleased games, Control 2 has moved into its “production readiness stage.” The team is currently scaling the game’s production, but has a build that “showcased several important features in playable form,” which has been used for internal playtests.
As for the Max Payne 1+2 remake, things are a little further ahead, with Remedy confirming that the game is now in full production: “The development team has been working towards developing the game to an early functional state from beginning to end while focusing on key differentiating gameplay features.”
While its free-to-play co-op multiplayer project, Codename Vanguard, which was later renamed to Codename Kestral, has been canceled, Remedy has shared an update on its multiplayer Control spin-off project, Codename Condor. Much like Max Payne 1+2, Condor has also entered full production.
“The development team has worked on multiple maps and different mission types,” Remedy says. “And we have organized a growing amount of internal and limited external playtesting for feature validation and feedback.”
We don’t yet have release dates for Control 2, Max Payne 1+2 remake, or Condor, but if you’re itching for a new game to play, take a look at our list of the best Xbox third-person shooters.