Remedy Entertainment has recently been reorganizing management and reassessing their projects. In the process, Codename Kestrel has been cancelled and existing resources will be assigned to other titles that are in development.
Codename Kestrel featured in Remedy’s quarterly business review, the company described the game as a co-op multiplayer game which was in the concept stage. The project that began in November 2023 and co-financed with Tencent has now been scrapped.
In a statement, the CEO of Remedy Entertainment, Tero Virtala, said:
“Codename Kestrel showed early promise, but the project was still in its early concept stage. Our other projects have advanced well and are moving to the next stages of development, and increasing focus on them provides us with benefits. We can reallocate talented Kestrel developers to these other game projects, and many of our support functions get additional focus on their operations. This is yet another means to ensure that our game projects continue advancing well.”
Virtala signs off by thanking the Kestrel development team. “Though we decided to discontinue the project for wider Remedy benefits, our team has done good work and provided us with valuable learnings. I also want to thank Tencent for their partnership so far. They have been very professional and supportive.”
There are plenty of Remedy games in the works, including Codename Condor (part of the Control franchise,) Control 2, and remakes of Max Payne 1 and 2.
Although Codename Kestrel is no more, there’s a lot for Remedy fans to look forward to.
Consider checking out more of the latest news:
Sony backtracks on Helldivers 2 PlayStation account requirement | Microsoft Flight Simulator gets new visual effects, thanks to SimFX | Deliver Us Mars studio lays off all staff due to lack of funding | Xbox Games Showcase and “Redacted” Direct confirmed for June 9, 2024 |
