FBC: Firebreak Nonetheless Underperforming Regardless of Overhaul, Confirms Remedy

FBC: Firebreak nonetheless isn’t having the success Remedy hoped for, regardless of the large new replace, the studio confirms.

As Remedy Entertainment’s debut with multiplayer, FBC: Firebreak launched earlier this yr to not-so-shining critiques. Set within the Control universe, the title was met with many complaints for its opening and lack of substance. Last month, a brand new replace, referred to as Breakpoint, aimed to repair these points and add extra content material like new Crises and weapons. While it appeared like it might do the trick, Remedy has confirmed that it has not accomplished that simply but.

FBC: Firebreak Did Not Meet Internal Targets at Remedy, Studio Confirms

In an investor’s post on the corporate’s web site, Remedy Entertainment confirms that, regardless of the overhaul, FBC: Firebreak has not met inner targets for gross sales. The information comes earlier than the studio’s precise buyers’ studies, set for October twenty ninth. In a press release from CEO Tero Virtala, he states,

“Remedy is recognizing a non-cash impairment of capitalized development costs and allocated purchased publishing and distribution rights related to FBC: Firebreak,” says Virtala. “While we balance future investments to the title, we continue developing and improving the game in line with our updated long-term sales forecast.”

The aforementioned non-cash impairment is as much as 14.9 million EUR, with a majority of it representing the sport’s growth prices and publishing and distribution rights. The disastrous launch of FBC: Firebreak is one the studio wasn’t anticipating and maybe had an excessive amount of religion in. Curiously, it appears Remedy desires to proceed engaged on the title regardless of its continued failure. The firm is thought for crafting some superb experiences like Control and Alan Wake, so it’s doable. However, it is probably not value it for FBC: Firebreak, which at the moment has gamers within the double-digits.

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