Overview
- Remedy issued a profit warning and now expects operating profit to be negative and below the previous year.
- The company recognized a €14.9 million non-cash impairment covering the majority of Firebreak’s capitalized development costs and purchased publishing and distribution rights.
- Management lowered the game’s long-term sales forecast following underperformance despite multiple post-launch updates.
- CEO Tero Virtala cited a rocky launch and underperformance on Steam, which had been planned as the primary PC sales channel.
- The title’s reach has not converted to sales momentum, with PS Plus availability, low concurrent players on Steam, and a reported Metacritic score near 64.