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The Lake House Expansion To Launch October 22nd

Alongside the new level, the expansion update will include an Assist Mode, new songs by Poe and Petri Alanko, plus a return of the beloved grey tweed jacket.

Introducing FBC: Firebreak

In a surprise announcement, Remedy has revealed its next Control adventure,FBC: Firebreak! The adventure is a three person, cooperative FPS set in The Oldest House.

FBC: Firebreak Community First Look

Check out the first details of FBC: Firebreak, Remedy's debut multiplayer title launching in 2025.

Community Spotlight: Moss Baby

We're putting Moss Baby in the spotlight, with their brilliantly stylish and hilarious artwork, guaranteed to improve your day.

Night Springs & Summer Game Fest Coverage

From Night Springs to Alan Wake 2's physical edtions, we follow Remedy's journey at Summer Game Fest and Play Days.

A Conversation with Tiia Öhman

We recently spoke Tiia Öhman about working as a photographer on the Alan Wake 2 set. Her stunning work can be seen in-game, in marketing, and on merchandise.

An Open Letter from Sam Lake / Alan Wake Remastered

Alan Wake Remastered is coming! Read Sam Lake's open letter announcing the new game, his passion for Wake's debut adventure, and release details.

Our Conversation with Matthew Porretta, the Voice of Alan Wake

To celebrate the game's 10th anniversary, we sat down with Matthew Porretta, the incredible voice actor behind Alan Wake, to talk about his experiences and memories.


6th November 2024
Poe Reveals Second Press of Alan Wake-Themed Vinyl, This Road

With the first edition selling out within days of going live, Poe has announced a second run of her upcoming album, This Road

Similar to the first release, the Limited Edition 12" vinyl covering the two songs featured in Alan Wake 2; This Road (AW) and 6 Deep Breaths, the latter of which recently featured in the expansion pack, The Lake House

Published by their label, Repoezessed, the vinyl is currently priced at $33.33 USD, and is available to pre-order via the official store. The cover is a simple design, described as a single gatefold securing the vinyl, alongside images of the potential final design. At present, there are no information on if the second edition will have a physical variation compared to the first. The new batch is set to be released this November/December, but pre-orders are now open.

Check out the second pressing, limited edition vinyl, HERE!

Poe is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer whose music career kicked off in 1994 when she signed to Modern Records. By 1995, she released her first album, Hello, which received raved reviews and received a Gold certification in the US. Five years later, she was back with the album, Haunted, which contained its iconic track of the same name. 

In Alan Wake, the studio used Poe's Haunted, an eerily beautiful song, to bring chapter two to a close. For the sequel, she has a much greater presence in the game, providing the end-of-chapter songs to each of the Dark Place segments and in The Lake House expansion.

5th November 2024
Remedy Entertainment's Q3 2024 Business Review
[Including Notes & Project Progression]

Remedy Entertainment closed out last week with their financial report for investors covering the third quarter of 2024. As a publicly-owned company, the studio publishes reports every quarter, providing insight into the progress made by their development teams, alongside their financial standings. 

If you've checked out our previous break-downs on these reports, you'll probably be very familiar of our setup. In this post, we'll examine the latest internal news and see what's next for the studio. Everything in black is what has been revealed in their previous H1 2024 report, with new details written in red. 

As always, if you're interested in the numbers, I recommend checking out the reports directly to ensure that you're getting the most accurate data. In our round ups, we look primarily at the company's changes, the projects it's working on, and the challenges and achievements it had in the reported time.

The original report was posted on the Remedy Investors website on November 1st. On the same day, Liisa Eloranta (Senior Investor Relations Specialist at Remedy) hosted a livestream to discuss the publication, alongside Tero Virtala (CEO) and Remedy's newly appointed CFO, Santtu Kallionpää. You can watch the full broadcast HERE.




Highlights (Q3 2024)

Revenue. Revenue increased by 128.6% to EUR 17.9 (7.8) million. 

Annapurna Partnership. In August, Remedy and Annapurna announced a new partnership. For Control 2, the US-based company will finance 50% of the development budget. Given their background, Annapurna will also gain rights to allow them to expand Control and Alan Wake onto film and television.

Self-Publishing. Remedy will be moving into self-publishing for FBC: Firebreak.

Royalties. Royalties throughout 2024 so far have come from game sales of Control and the original Alan Wake, including Alan Wake Remastered.

Tencent Loan. In September, Remedy and Tencent entered into an agreement for a EUR 15 million loan, with the terms agreed on during an Extraordinary General Meeting of Remedy on October 24th. 

Alan Wake 2 Expenses. At the start of February, Remedy announced that they had sold 1.3 million units of Alan Wake 2 and had already recouped a "significant part" of the development and marketing expenses. Remedy changed the description to "most" of the development and marketing costs in the H1 and Q3 reports.

Post-Review Period. Alan Wake 2's second story expansion, The Lake House, launched on PlayStation, Xbox and PC (via the Epic Store). The release trailer for the DLC was broadcast during the PlayStation Showcase, alongside the reveal trailer for the three-player game set in the Federal Bureau of Control called FBC: Firebreak, formerly codenamed "Condor". 


Internal Developments

Max Payne 1&2 Remake. The project is now in full-production mode and making steady progress towards important milestones.

Alan Wake 2. The game has already recouped most of its development and marketing costs, and saw the launch of the first expansion, Night Springs, over the Summer. On October 22nd, past the review period, Remedy launched the second expansion, The Lake House and the physical edition of Alan Wake 2.

FBC: Firebreak. Formerly "Condor", FBC: Firebreak has reached the full production stage and was announced at the PlayStation Showcase after the reporting period. Remedy will self-publish the game, which they have teased will be "mid-priced", in 2025. It is due to launch on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. Alongside purchase options, FBC: Firebreak will launch day one on PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate, as well as in the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for Extra and Premium members. In response to player testing, the team are now focused on "iterating on the core loop and implementing more of the UI (user interface)."

Control 2The game is in the production readiness stage as originally planned, and will be scaling up, with expectations that it will move into full production next year. The reports list that "many of the critical features of the game have been implemented to mitigate production risk, and workflows and pipelines are being tested in preparation for full production."


State of the Studio

Publishing. Remedy has been exploring the potential of self-publishing and related business models, as well as opportunities from potential publishing partners. They are currently aiming to self-publish FBC: Firebreak.

Control IP. In February 2024, Remedy acquired full rights to the Control franchise from 505Games. A deal made in the late Summer saw Annapurna support 50% of Control 2's development costs, as well as rights extended to them to bring Control and Alan Wake IPs to film and television. 

Core Management Changes. Santtu Kallionpää has joined Remedy as their Chief Financial Officer in  August 2024.


Recap / 2021-2025 Studio Goals

While the previous few years have been dedicated to strengthening its position as a multi-project developer, the Board has established the key stepping stones that would define success internally going ahead. These goals include:

To create several successful games, with the goal of at least one major hit.

To own at least three expanding game brands with "long-term hit potential".

Strengthening the studio's position to select the ideal distribution for each project (e.g. self-financing, self-publishing, and working with partners).

Strengthening Remedy's status and value within Europe.

Maintaining a profitable and growing studio with "well-managed risks".

31st October 2024
Alan Wake 2 Vinyl Soundtrack by Laced Records Available for Pre-Order

Alan Wake 2's haunting soundtrack will officially be released on vinyl in April 2025, available from Laced Records. 

The collection was previously teased in an GamesIndustry.biz article back in July 2024 which looked at the power and interest for video game soundtracks as their own separate entity. For the piece, they spoke to Danny Kelleher (CEO of Laced Records), with the author, Sophie McEvoy, later describing that, "he notes that Remedy was really supportive and heavily involved throughout the whole process, particularly for the eventual vinyl release that both Remedy and Laced have alluded to online."

While a known concept for a few months, Laced Records have provided the first glimpse into what their  collection would look like, alongside the ability to pre-order for their Spring 2025 release. (It sounds like a long way but, brace yourself, it's six months.)

For the pre-order collection, there are four versions that you can sign up for. Let's look at each of them in detail and what makes each different.


The Alan Wake 2 (Limited Editon X4LP Boxset) features four transparent vinyls with a white splatter design. Each of the four vinyls are secured inside a rigid board slipcase with a silver printed laminate wrap featuring the Words of Power. This version is the most comprehensive, featuring 47 tracks, including the original score by Petri Alanko, all parts of This Road by POE, and the Chapter Songs. The collection is available to pre-order now for £77. 

The Alan Wake 2 (Deluxe X4LP Boxset) features all of the above, including the price, but instead the vinyls will be your typical black LP. 


Similarly, for the Deluxe Double vinyl, there are two versions; one limited edition and one standard. 

For the Alan Wake 2 (Exclusive Edition Deluxe Double Vinyl), there are two transparent red heavyweight vinyls, secured in a deluxe gatefold sleeve. There are twenty-six tracks in total, including the Chapter Songs, Yötön Yö, and sixteen tracks by Petri Alanko. This version is available to pre-order for £36.

The Alan Wake 2 (Deluxe Double Vinyl) features the exact same but instead of two transparent red vinyls, they are black. 

We have reached out to Laced Records to ask how the limited edition-ness (definitely a word) of the pieces are measured. Some companies have a limited timed run during their pre-order campaign, whereas others have the more traditional fixed amount. The information is not provided in their newsletter or on the listings, so we were curious. At present, we have not heard back, but will update you in case we receive a response.

31st October 2024
[Archived] Laced Records Newsletter: Pre-order Alan Wake 2 vinyl [October 2024]

Today, Laced Records reached out to subscribers with a newsletter promoting their newly announced Alan Wake 2 vinyl collection. Originally teased on social media yesterday, the company offers two variations of the soundtrack, each with their own limited edition and standard edition versions.

This newsletter is recreated in full below as an archive of Alan Wake's history, but we highly recommend subscribing directly to receive all the Laced Records vinyl goodness via your inbox.

Remedy Entertainment and Laced Records are bringing the pioneering, unforgettable music of award-winning meta-horror masterpiece Alan Wake 2 to vinyl. 
 
All music has been mastered for wax and will be pressed to heavyweight LPs. Sleeve artwork is by Remedy Entertainment.
 
The Laced-exclusive Limited Edition 4LP boasts transparent and white splatter discs. Four spined inner sleeves are adorned with Words of Power; these slide into a rigid board slipcase with printed silver laminate wrap. In a nod to the duality of the game’s story, Saga Anderson graces the slipcase cover, while Alan Wake appears on the back.






The Exclusive Edition double LP features a selection of essential tracks on transparent red discs, housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve. The gatefold image shows an ill-fated deer, half submerged in the shallows of Cauldron Lake.

Remedy and Creative Director Sam Lake are perhaps unmatched in their reverence for, and investment in, music in their games. They pursued four main creative strands for the soundtrack: long-time collaborator Petri Alanko (Alan Wake, Quantum Break, Control) returned as lead composer, providing a biting yet emotive dramatic horror score, as well as fan favourite janitorial ballad “Yötön Yö”, sung by Martti Suosalo (Ahti).
 
Music artist POE and Sam Lake fused consciousnesses to birth four parts of the spiralling, woozy epic “This Road”; the end-of-chapter tracks for Wake’s journey through the Dark Place. 
 
Poets of the Fall once again inhabited their roles as the Old Gods of Asgard to create prog opuses “Dark Ocean Summoning”, “Anger’s Remorse” and the monumental “Herald of Darkness”, with in-fiction vocals by Matthew Porretta (Alan Wake) and David Harewood (Mr. Door). 
 
Finally, music production house Fried Music together with Nordic Music Partners gathered a small army of exceptional songwriting talent to create the eclectic, evocative, in-universe ‘Chapter Songs


4LP BOX SET
GBP £77 | USD $88 
 
DOUBLE LP
GBP £36  |  USD $38
Shipping estimate April 2025


The original soundtrack for Alan Wake 2 by Petri Alanko with POE's "This Road" parts I-IV is streaming via Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube & more: https://lnk.to/alan-wake-2

Now with added song "End of an Era" from The Lake House DLC. 


The greatest hits of the Old Gods of Asgard are streaming: https://lnk.to/old-gods-of-asgard
 
And don't miss Fried Music and Nordic Music Partners' 'Chapter Songs': https://lnk.to/aw2-chapter-songs

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