Tag: Remedy Entertainment

Quantum Break is ‘temporarily’ leaving Xbox Game Pass

Remedy Entertainment insists the momentary delisting is due to licensing renewals.

Over the past few days, there’s been some confusion regarding Quantum Break and whether it’s leaving Xbox Game Pass or not – which it is, but only temporarily.

Initially released in 2016 for PC and Xbox One, Quantum Break is a narrative-heavy third-person shooter from developer Remedy Entertainment that quickly garnered a cult following. Earlier this week, whispers of the game leaving Xbox Game Pass spread like wildfire on social media. Which, understandably, left many long-time fans upset.

On Tuesday, developer Remedy Entertainment formally announced that, yes, Quantum Break will leave Microsoft’s subscription service soon – though it’s not permanent.

“Don’t worry, Quantum Break will be coming back to Game Pass,” Remedy Entertainment said on Twitter. “It is being temporarily removed due to some licenses that expired that were in the process of being renewed. We will let you know as soon as it is back.”

There’s no word on when Quantum Break will be back on Game Pass, though Xbox Games Marketing VP Aaron Greenberg said on Twitter that we’ll find out “as soon as it’s back” – a bit vague for our liking, but what can you do? 

The folks at Remedy Entertainment appear to be quite busy these days between Alan Wake 2, Control 2, and those Max Payne remasters.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Alan Wake studio partners with Tencent on new game codenamed Vanguard

It’s not a lake, it’s a microtransaction.

Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind Alan Wake and Control, is working with Tencent on a new co-op multiplayer title codenamed Vanguard.

It’ll be a free-to-play PvE shooter using a brand new IP created in-house at Remedy Entertainment, with Tencent handling co-financing and publishing duties in Asian markets. Apparently, it’ll also make use of Remedy’s proficiency with narrative-driven titles. Tero Virtala, CEO of Remedy Entertainment, is keen on Vanguard being a bold new venture for the company.

“Vanguard marks Remedy’s first entry into Games-as-a-Service business model, executed by our top tier team of free-to-play experts,” Virtala said in a press release. “We are building something new and exciting for co-operative multiplayer space, on top of Remedy’s strengths. Expanding our capabilities to take on publishing responsibilities is the next step in the development of our company.”

Remedy Entertainment sure is busy as of late. In addition to beginning development on Vanguard, the studio is also working on Alan Wake 2, which was announced at the Game Awards.

Keep in mind, this new title from Remedy Entertainment has nothing to do with Call of Duty: Vanguard. Hopefully, the studio comes up with a more distinct name before Vanguard sees the light of day.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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