Remedy CEO Tero Virtala is to step down with immediate effect, and the Alan Wake and Control studio hasn't found itself a permanent replacement for him yet.
That's according to a news post on the official Remedy website, in which the studio reveals that Virtala will be stepping down and that his interim replacement will be Markus Mäki, who previously served as Remedy's Chairman of the Board.
Naturally, Mäki will be vacating that role in order to serve as interim CEO. He'll be replaced as Chairman by Henri Österlund, who's served on Remedy's board for eight years.
Remedy says it's initiating its search for a new CEO "immediately", and that Virtala will remain in his position in order to assist with handover once a permanent replacement is found.
No reason for Virtala's departure was given, but it's been a rough year or two for Remedy, to say the least. Back in August, the studio admitted that sales of its latest release, multiplayer shooter FBC: Firebreak, had been unsatisfying.
A major update for the game, Breakpoint, was released back in September, and while it briefly injected a little life back into FBC: Firebreak, it hasn't been enough to sustain player interest, if...
