FBC: Remedy says Firebreak 'sales are weak' despite turning profit

June, FBC: Fire Protection Becoming Remedy's first self-published game as the company attempts to expand its shared universe, which includes Control and Alan Wake. Remedy previously revealed Firebreak’s Sales lower than expectedbut the latest reports indicate that the game will cost the company a very significant writedown.

Ahead of Remedy's quarterly financial report on Oct. 29, the company shared an update The company faced losses of 14.9 million euros, or approximately $17,234,085. Remedy noted that this amounts to “a substantial portion of the game's capitalized development costs,” before adding that the company's cash position has not changed as a result of this setback.

Firebreak ran into trouble on launch day, when the player count reached 1,992, which was its peak day. those numbers dropped sharply thereafter The number of simultaneous online players per day is less than 100. Remedy later admitted that the players were particularly Not satisfied with the first hour of the game and promises to correct its flaws in future updates.

Remedy rolled out the Breakpoint update in late September, which includes a playable tutorial for new players that walks them through the basics while adding background information on the game's world, including The Oldest House in Control. The update also makes significant changes to how players select missions. However, Remedy noted in its report that despite achieving “improved player and sales metrics,” the update fell short of its “internal goals.”

The company is currently working hard on control 2as well as the “Max Payne 1 and 2 Remastered” project in partnership with Rockstar Games. Remedy's October 29th report may contain more details about these games.