Summary
- Remedy Entertainment expects the Max Payne 1+2 remake and Control 2 to enter the next stages of their development by Q2 2024.
- Both the Max Payne remake and Control 2 are currently in pre-production stages, while the multiplayer Control spin-off Codename Condor is confirmed to be in full production.
Developer Remedy Entertainment has released a quarterly report detailing the expected development cycles for its previously announced Max Payne 1+2 remake, Control 2, and Codename Condor. Both the Max Payne remake and the upcoming sequel for Control were first announced in 2022, and players now have a better idea of when these highly anticipated releases will enter the next stages of development.
Audiences have considered Max Payne and Max Payne 2 to be long overdue for remakes, with the smash hit titles originally released in 2001 and 2003, respectively. Control proved to be a major success for Remedy when it launched back in 2019, and fans have been eager for more of the classic Matrix-style gameplay of these two franchises.
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According to an investor report by Remedy, both the Max Payne 1+2 remake and Control 2 are in pre-production stages of development. Remedy explained that Max Payne 1+2 is currently in the "production readiness stage," which Control 2 is expected to enter sometime in Q2 of this year. The Control multiplayer spin-off game Codename Condor has been confirmed to be in full production, though a potential release window was not disclosed. Codename Condor is described as having a "unique Remedy angle" that complements the core gameplay loop. Control and Codename Condor both take place within the same universe as the Alan Wake franchise, and the success of Alan Wake 2 has been noted by Remedy as a major boost to the studio's development expenses.
Development Schedule For Upcoming Remedy Releases
The Max Payne 1+2 remake is slated to be a rebuilt version of the two titles combined into one brand-new release. The game has been sitting in a pre-production readiness state since October 2023, but Remedy has assured investors and fans that the project will be moving into full production by Q2 2024. Control 2 is still undergoing testing and adjustments for proof-of-concept, with the environment, mechanics, and graphics requiring final touches. Similar to Max Payne, Control 2 will enter its next development phase in Q2 2024. Remedy is currently also working on Codename Kestral, another multiplayer title, and DLC expansions for Alan Wake 2.
Many fans have been eagerly awaiting more entries into the so-called Remedy Connected Universe of games. The connections between Alan Wake and Control have had audiences hopeful for even deeper dives into the expansive lore of these connected franchises and their shared in-game universe. With the iconic gameplay of the Max Payne remake and a stacked docket of "RCU" titles slated for development, fans of Remedy have plenty to look forward to in the coming years.
Max Payne
- Released
- July 23, 2001
WHERE TO PLAY
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Max Payne is a relentless story-driven game about a man on the edge, fighting to clear his name while struggling to uncover the truth about his slain family amongst a myriad of plot-twists and twisted thugs in the gritty bowels of New York during the century's worst blizzard.
The groundbreaking original cinematic action-shooter, Max Payne introduced the concept of Bullet Time® in videogames. Through its stylish slow-motion gunplay combined with a dark and twisted story, Max Payne redefined the action-shooter genre.
- Developer(s)
- Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher(s)
- Gathering of Developers
- Platform(s)
- PC, PS2, Xbox (Original), Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Android, iOS
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter
