Remedy and Tencent are working on a co-op shooter. “Something new and interesting.”
Remedy Entertainment has recently added a new project to its portfolio. The studio is currently working with Tencent on a free-to-play co-op shooter codenamed Vanguard (unrelated to the latest Call of Duty). The PVE (player vs. environment) game will bring “Remedy’s experience of storytelling and combat into an immersive multiplayer experience.”It will be available on PC and consoles, but you will definitely have to wait a long time before you can use it.
Remedy and Tencent are working on a co-op shooter
At the moment, the game is only in the feasibility stage. Remedy will also offer it in most countries around the world, while Tencent will take care of localization and publishing for Asian markets. The two studios are jointly funding the development of Vanguard, which is expected to be updated frequently. Remedy and Tencent will pay their own publishing and operating costs, and each will return their share of the revenue after recovering development costs.
In addition, Tencent will develop and market the mobile version of Vanguard, which remains the intellectual property of Remedy. The Chinese conglomerate will bear development and publishing costs and share the proceeds with Remedy.
“Something new and exciting”
“Vanguard marks Remedy’s entry into the Games as a Service business model, a project led by our team of free to play experts. We are creating something new and exciting to play together beyond Remedy’s strengths,”Remedy CEO Tero Virtala said in a statement. “Vanguard is a global opportunity and Tencent can help Remedy internationally and lead operations in Asia and mobile markets.”
Remedy already has several games. In June, the studio announced a co-op PVE game based on Control, as well as what appears to be a bigger budget sequel. A few weeks ago, he also confirmed that he was working on Alan Wake 2, the sequel to the 2010 cult game that Remedy relaunched this year. The developer is also working on the single-player component of its first-person shooter CrossfireX.
As for Tencent, this long-term partnership adds to the already long list of agreements of its kind that the company entered into in 2021. This year alone, the Chinese giant has bought or invested in more than 100 video game-related companies. More recently, Tencent acquired Turtle Rock Studios, to which we owe Back 4 Blood.