Remedy just lately up to date traders on its roadmap of upcoming video games, confirming that the Max Payne remakes are able to enter manufacturing, whereas different titles like Control 2 are nonetheless in pre-production. The studio has now given an additional replace on Project Vanguard, its upcoming multiplayer recreation. While initially envisioned as a free-to-play title, it has since been rebooted right into a ‘premium’ recreation.
Remedy’s upcoming multiplayer recreation, codenamed ‘Vanguard’, will now not launch as a free-to-play title. According to Remedy CEO, Tero Virtala, the sport has developed right into a ‘premium’ title, which means it’ll have a price ticket, reasonably than being free to obtain.
In an traders observe, Virtala mentioned: “We have made some nice strides in free-to-play and multiplayer improvement in Vanguard. After lots of cautious consideration, we imagine that taking up a brand new route the place the sport will likely be constructed extra round Remedy’s core competencies is the appropriate solution to go.”
Of course, being a premium multiplayer title doesn’t imply that there will not be microtransactions, so we’ll have to attend and see what the general monetisation technique is. With this alteration in route, Vanguard will return to the idea part and will likely be given a brand new codename. The recreation is now being developed beneath the codename “Kestrel” and will likely be constructed on most of the options, belongings and themes already designed for Vanguard.
KitGuru Says: It feels like we’re nonetheless fairly a methods off from seeing Remedy’s multiplayer recreation in motion. With that mentioned, the reboot will retain lots of what was already constructed, so the idea part could not final very lengthy.
