Tencent will release in Asia the free multiplayer co-op shooter that Finnish studio Remedy is working on under the codename Vanguard. Tencent will also make a portable version. Remedy has signed a deal with the Chinese tech giant for this.

From A deal between Remedy Entertainment and Tencent It is related to the development and release of the game. Remedy is developing the game and will self-publish it in most parts of the world. Tencent contributes the funding and ensures that the game is translated to the Asian markets and publishes the game there. Tencent also bears other costs related to local market versions.

As part of the deal, Tencent will also license the global rights to a mobile version of the game. Tencent will pay for its development and publication. The fix will then get a share of the revenue from the mobile version. Tencent is the creator of some of the most successful mobile games, such as Call of Duty: Mobile, Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor.

forefront It is the title of a free multiplayer cooperative game project that Remedy has been working on for a long time. According to the developer, the title is currently in proof of conceptThe stage and development budget are comparable to other major Remedy games.

It is a PVE shooting game, about which no other details are known. Remedy says the game combines its experience with story and action in an “immersive multiplayer experience.” The therapy is known by titles such as Alan Wake and Control. The game uses the Unreal Engine and is designed for PC and consoles. Whether the mobile version is separate from this one, or whether cross-play is possible, is not yet known.

In November Remedy opens a new studio In Sweden with the former heads of DICE and EA, to work on Vanguard. The treatment requires the address to be entered into Games as a ServiceBusiness model. This means free games that are kept for a long time and that earn money from in-game purchases. More and more publishers are earning In bulk with free games.