Remedy Entertainment CEO Steps Down After 9 Years

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Remedy Entertainment announced that Tero Virtala is leaving his position as CEO, effective immediately, after serving for over nine years. Markus Mäki, one of the company’s founders, has been named interim CEO, and Henri Österlund will now serve as Chairman of the Board.

So, it looks like Tero Virtala is staying with Remedy while they look for someone new to be CEO. And Sami Mäki, who used to be Chairman of the Board and is still a key part of the team running things, is taking over for now. He actually said some really nice things about Tero, thanking him for everything he’s done for the company since 2016 and wishing him well. It sounds like a pretty smooth transition, honestly, and I’m glad to hear Tero’s contributions were so valued!

Although the decision for Virtala to leave was agreed upon by both sides, the disappointing sales of FBC: Firebreak likely played a role. The cooperative shooter cost €30 million to make and received average reviews. While over a million people played it in the first week—which Remedy considered a technical achievement—the publisher wasn’t happy with how well it sold.

Over the following months, the game received several updates, culminating in the release of the ‘Breakpoint’ content update. However, this still didn’t significantly boost sales, causing the company to revise its long-term sales projections downward. While neither the Board nor Virtala publicly confirmed this change, they assured that projects like Control 2 and the Max Payne 1 and 2 Remake would continue as planned.

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2025-10-22 12:41