Remedy Entertainment surprised fans when it announced and released FBC: Firebreak, a new IP that totally deviates from what the studio was known for. Remedy has overhauled the game since its launch earlier this year, but it has still not appealed to gamers.
Consequently, Remedy has been forced to revise its operating profit outlook for 2025 from positive to negative. However, the company expects its revenue to increase compared to the previous year.
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“Due to the adjusted long-term sales forecast for FBC: Firebreak and the impairment, Remedy Entertainment Plc issues a profit warning and adjusts its 2025 outlook by lowering its guidance on operating profit (EBIT),” the company announced on its investor website.
Remedy launched FBC: Firebreak on June 17, 2025. However, the developer confirmed that the game sales underperformed. The game was eventually overhauled, based on player feedback, and multiple updates were released.
Remedy launched the first Major Update for FBC: Firebreak, called Breakpoint, on September 29, 2025. The update brought significant changes to the game’s core experience.
“Despite improved player and sales metrics after the update, sales have not reached Remedy’s internal targets,” the developer confirmed in the announcement.
“Remedy is recognizing a non-cash impairment of capitalized development costs and allocated purchased publishing and distribution rights related to FBC: Firebreak,” said Remedy Entertainment’s CEO Tero 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.”
Remedy Entertainment will publish its Q3 Business Review for the year on October 29, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. EET.
FBC: Firebreak is a three-player co-op first-person shooter set within a mysterious federal agency under assault by otherworldly forces. It received an average Metascore of 66 on Xbox Series X, 65 on PS5, and 64 on PC. On Steam, the reviews have remained Mixed, despite the overhaul.
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