Tag: Remedy
News Alan Wake 2 Devs Took Inspiration from Resident Evil, Wants Players to Feel 'More Vulnerable'
Don't turn out the lights
The eagerly anticipated Alan Wake 2 isn't far off now, with the spooky PS5 thriller arriving in time for Halloween on 17th October. Fans of scary things will be pleased to know developer Remedy has made creeping out players a greater focus in Alan Wake 2, with the studio looking to the recent Resident Evil series for...
News Stephen King Graciously Sold Remedy Alan Wake's Opening Quote for Just $1
Class act
The original Alan Wake opens with a killer line that directly references master of horror Stephen King, who, as it turns, sold developer Remedy the rights for a song. In his schlocky, iconic and uniquely Alan Wake way, the game begins with the self-aggrandising writer (aren't we all?) monologuing as images of scenic (and fictional) Bright...
News Alan Wake 2 Thinks It'll Beat Spider-Man to PS5's Best Graphics of 2023 Crown
It began with a dream
In the ever-increasing arms race of AAA games development, PlayStation players sure have some lookers to look forward to. Case in point: the just revealed, and really, really, ridiculously good-looking Alan Wake 2, which developer Remedy thinks will beat out heavy-hitters Spider-Man 2 and Assassin's Creed Mirage to be 2023's...
News Remedy Working to Realise Key Elements of Original Max Payne for PS5 Remakes
"He was trying to buy more sand for his hour glass. I wasn't selling any."
The world has gone on too long without Max Payne, with us last seeing the nihilistic former detective in Max Payne 3, released back in 2012. Developer Remedy announced last year that remakes of the iconic first two PS2 entries in the series would be built from the ground up...
News Alan Wake 2 Is Now Playable 'From Start to Finish', Says Remedy
It's not a lake... it's an ocean
Alan Wake 2, the increasingly angsty follow-up to the original Alan Wake, is playable from start to finish... provided you are a developer at Remedy and have access to the latest build. That's according to Remedy CEO Tero Virtala, who shared the news through the company's latest financial results report, stating...
News Developer Remedy Provides Update on In-Development Control Games, Alan Wake 2
Five projects currently in development
Developer Remedy has provided an update on its current slate of gaming projects, of which it currently has five in development. The news comes to us from the company's latest earnings briefing, from which several tasty tidbits can be gleaned. Let's start with the juicy stuff, the two in-development Control...
News Max Payne 1 and 2 Remakes Coming to PS5
In partnership with Rockstar Games
Remedy has announced it will be remaking PlayStation 2 classics Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne for PlayStation 5 in partnership with Rockstar Games. The two remakes will be shipped as a single product, with the project currently in the "concept development stage". Remedy will use its proprietary...
News Alan Wake Remastered Gameplay Is Looking Fire in 4K
Novelist just one week away
Xbox 360 classic Alan Wake is exactly one week away from making its debut on PlayStation systems with a remastered version, and courtesy of IGN, we can now take a look at what the updated re-release looks like when running on current-gen hardware. Seven minutes of 4K gameplay are embedded above, and you needn't worry...
News Alan Wake Remastered Confirmed for PS5 and PS4, Coming This Fall
"The original experience you fell in love with"
Following online retail listings this past weekend, developer Remedy has confirmed Alan Wake Remastered is indeed a thing and will launch for PlayStation 5 and PS4 this fall. Writing on an Alan Wake fansite, Sam Lake said the remaster "is the original experience you fell in love with all those years...
News Alan Wake Remastered Listed for PS5, PS4 Release on 5th October
It's happening
Alan Wake is finally heading to PlayStation consoles next month in a remastered package if multiple online listings from Taiwanese retailers are to be believed. Alan Wake Remastered will launch for both PS5 and PS4 on 5th October 2021, and supremely reliable insider ZhugeEX has confirmed the release "will be announced next week"...
News Control Multiplayer Spin-Off Game Announced, Bigger Budget Sequel Also Planned
Four-player PvE title codenamed Condor
Developer Remedy and publisher 505 Games have today announced plans to make a multiplayer title set in the Control universe. With the codename of Condor, it will be a PvE experience based around four players. Details are, admittedly, scarce – although the Finnish firm did share a piece of concept art...
News Remedy Reportedly Pointing Flashlight at Alan Wake 2
Part of Epic Games publishing deal
Remedy is reportedly working on a sequel to cult hit Alan Wake. According to talkative “industry insider” Jeff Grubb – who, to be fair to him, has a largely flawless track record thus far – he’s “heard” the title is being produced as part of a publishing deal that the Finnish developer signed with...
Review Control: Ultimate Edition (PS5) - A Great Example of What a PS5 Upgrade Can Offer
< A game/experience worth discovering/exploring >
Control’s road to release on PlayStation 5 has been a bit of a rocky one. Between the Ultimate Edition boxing out early adopters from a next-gen upgrade, certain users accidentally being given the upgrade they were told wasn’t possible, and now Control: Ultimate Edition releasing as a PlayStation...
News PlayStation Fans Fidgety as Control, The Last Guardian Devs Pick Epic Over Sony
An Epic move
The next games from the creators of The Last Guardian and Control will launch on the PlayStation 5, but they will not be published by Sony, as many had expected. The awkwardly named genDESIGN is helmed by legendary creator Fumito Ueda, who previously operated as part of Japan Studio before going indepen
News Control's Worrying PS4 Performance Issues Broken Down in New Analysis
Out of control
Control's a pretty good game, but it's hindered by some frustrating technical issues on PlayStation 4, as noted in our review. Providing some additional insight into the title's dodgy performance, Digital Foundry's new video is well worth a watch. As the accompanying article points out
News Alan Wake Seems Set for PS4 After Remedy Acquires Rights
Xbox 360 exclusive on the way
Update: Remedy Entertainment has told Eurogamer.net that it "could bring Alan Wake to different platforms if we so choose", suggesting a PlayStation 4 port could very well happen in the future. However, it added that it has nothing to announce now, and that it's "fully focused" on Control, which is due out next month...
News Some Fans Think Remedy and PlayStation May Be Partnering
Quantum repair
There’s a strange story doing the rounds that PlayStation may be partnering with Max Payne developer Remedy on a new game. It’s worth noting that the platform holder has already been fairly pally with the Finnish studio since it signed marketing rights to upcoming third-person shooter Control, but some feel that the
E3 2018 Remedy Pulls Back the Curtain on Control
Assuming direct control
Despite Sony stressing they'd be bringing only four games with them to E3 this year, it was generally accepted there'd be something more on display, even if it was just small. Not only did Sony show off a plethora of trailers during what was sort of an intermission for the people there in-person, there were some pretty big...
News Quantum Break Dev's Next Game Confirmed for PS4
To be published by 505 Games
We already knew that Remedy had expanded its engine's support to the PlayStation 4, but now its next game has been confirmed for Sony's system. The Finnish developer – who's long been one of Microsoft's primary partners – is working on a title called Project 7, a cinematic third-person shooter set in "a new...
News Quantum Break Maker Adds PS4 Support to Game Engine
Will release next game on Sony's system
After a prolonged period of Xbox exclusivity, Max Payne maker Remedy Entertainment has revealed its intent to release its next game on the PlayStation 4. The developer – most recently behind slow seller Quantum Break – has said that it's adding support for Sony's system to its proprietary Northlight...
News Quantum Break Dev's Next Game Could Come to PS4
Studio working on new game with new partner
Remedy released Quantum Break to a somewhat muted response a couple of months ago, but now the Finnish firm is beginning to look to the future. And its outlook may include the PlayStation 4, as it's stated on its website that it's "developing a brand new game with a new partner". The company has been...
Video Is Max Payne Still on Target on PS4?
Bullet time
Max Payne stealth released on the PlayStation Store as a refreshed PlayStation 2 title for the PlayStation 4 recently, so we figured that we'd take it for a spin to see how it holds up. You can watch us play through an hour or so via the video embedded above, and remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel for much more content like...
News Remedy: Business & Technical Decisions Kept Alan Wake Off PlayStation 3
Back in the hazy beginnings of this generation one of our most anticipated games was Alan Wake
The XBOX 360-exclusive horror shooter always looked right up our alley, but Remedy took so long to deliver the game that we'd long moved on when it released. We were playing PlayStation 3 and establishing PushSquare by the time the game out. Tellingly,...