The weekend is descending on us like a horde of hissing, barrel-throwing clairvoyants, but there’s still time for a quick update on Remedy’s Control 2, which Remedy says is going great. The same is apparently true for the multiplayer Control spin-off Project Condor and the Max Payne 1 and 2 remakes, which Remedy is working on with GTA and Max Payne 3 creators Rockstar.
As reported Very goodRemedy reveals in its latest version financial report that Control 2 has “reached production readiness” after delivering “a version of the game that showcases several important features in a playable form.” Now they’re “expanding” it into full production. Teaser trailer with visuals of targets at every moment, Remedy. I’ve never heard a telekinesis sound effect as satisfying as the one in Control.
Meanwhile, Max Payne 1 & 2 Remake has “gone from production-ready to full production.” According to Remedy, the development team is currently working on a version of the game that’s playable from start to finish. As for Condor — which apparently has you joining a group of determined federal agents trapped in the Oldest House — “the development team has been working on multiple maps and mission types, and we’ve also hosted an increasing number of internal and limited external playtests to validate features and gather feedback.”
In February of this year, Remedy acquired the rights to the Control franchise from 505 Games, giving them a say in how and when Control games are published. Remedy also canceled its partnership with Tencent codenamed Kestrel in May, freeing up resources and people for its existing franchises.
Since then, as the latest financial announcement explains, they’ve “considered self-publishing and related business models, as well as discussed various partnership publishing opportunities” for both Control and the Alan Wake series. Apparently, we can expect to hear more “towards the end of the year.” Here’s my idea for the future of Control: creating a spin-off series based on the CTRL+ keyboard shortcuts. CTRL+F could be a detective simulation, for example, while CTRL+O could be an open world, and CTRL-Alt-Delete could be a special minigame I play in Alan Wake 2 when the ray tracing gives my computer a seizure.
