Remedy Entertainment is Busy Between Alan Wake, Max Payne, More
It's been a long time since either Remedy Entertainment or Rockstar Games have interacted with the Max Payne franchise. In recent memory, Remedy has mostly been busy with expanding the universe of its acclaimed paranormal action-adventure title Control. Meanwhile, Rockstar Games has been hard at work supporting the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption games, both of which have flourished in the last several years. Now, however, the time has come for the return of Max Payne. Remedy just announced that Rockstar plans to fund remakes of both Max Payne games, which will be released on next-gen consoles and developed with Remedy's own Northlight Engine.
The announcement of the Max Payne remakes is remarkable, and not just because Remedy hasn't worked on a Max Payne game in more than a decade. The announcement also comes at a time when Remedy has a lot going on. While it's working on the Max Payne remakes, Remedy will be juggling a few important projects that belong to Alan Wake and Control's shared universe, as well as a mysterious shooter simply known as Vanguard. It's great to see Remedy working on so many promising projects, but the studio has to avoid biting off more than it can chew.
Alan Wake 2's Light Mechanics Can Shine in Survival-Horror
There's a lot of growth happening around the supernatural universe that Control and Alan Wake both inhabit. Not only did Remedy just release Alan Wake Remastered, but it's currently working on a second attempt at Alan Wake 2, which is slated for release in 2023. Remedy didn't provide many details when announcing Alan Wake 2, but apparently it'll lean into the survival horror genre, and players won't have to have played the first Alan Wake in order to understand the sequel. The
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