Tag: Remedy
News In the Busiest Gaming Month of the Year, PS5's Control Resonant Will Take Up a Lot of Your Time
Approximate length announced
September is the apocalypse for new console releases, with games like Marvel’s Wolverine and The Blood of Dawnwalker all vying for your attention. If you were hoping Control Resonant would be a breezy campaign you could beat in around 10 hours like its predecessor, then – well, think again. In an interview with
News Control Resonant's Fancy PS5 Steelbook Edition Flaunted in the Wake of Sony Ditching Discs
Take back control
Sony isn't pulling the plug on PlayStation discs until the start of 2028, so that means you still have roughly 18 months to buy new games as a physical product. I don't know whether they're just standing out more now the platform holder has made its announcement, but I've been noticing more posts about physical editions lately —...
Preview Like a Greatest Hits Game, Remedy Peaks in Control Resonant
The best of both Remedy worlds
There are far too many games coming out and nowhere near enough time to play them all in September. You could fuel a backlog for the next six months off its releases alone, so to cut through all the noise, I'm here to tell you Control Resonant is the one to pay attention to most. Off the back of its other series,...
News Control Resonant Looks Like a Surreal Visual Feast in Latest PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Manhattan, you don't look right
I feel like we've seen Control Resonant a billion times since its announcement, but in fairness, it does look very good, doesn't it? Here's the most recent trailer, showing off yet more gameplay of this action RPG sequel to Control. The thing that strikes me most in the trailer is just how visually arresting the...
News Control Resonant Is Yet Another September 2026 Release, New Trailer Confirms
Too many games
September 2026 is getting seriously packed, as now Remedy has confirmed it will also be putting out Control Resonant during that month. It'll be releasing on the same day as Silent Hill: Townfall, 24th September, and you can catch the new trailer above. Manhattan is under attack by otherworldly forces. Humanity's only shot at...
New Game Plus also detailed
More details have emerged about Remedy Entertainment's upcoming sequel, Control Resonant, by way of a developer diary that focuses on the action RPG's world. In it, several members of the team discuss the differences between this new game and the original, especially the move from a harsh, oppressive interior environment...
News 'We've Really Gone to Town': Control Resonant Dev Diary Focuses on Its Action RPG Gameplay
PS5 sequel is looking great
Remedy Entertainment has shared its latest dev diary for Control Resonant, and this one focuses on the sequel's gameplay and how it steps things up from the original. You can watch the video here: One interesting detail is that the team's goal with the Control series has been to figure out what an RPG made by Remedy...
News FBC: Firebreak Permanently Slashes Price as Its Final Major Update Goes Live on PS5
Time to drop in?
Remedy Entertainment has recently launched the final content update for its not-so-popular co-op shooter, FBC: Firebreak. At the same time, the publisher has permanently reduced the game's price on all storefronts. In a post on the game's Steam page, Remedy confirms FBC: Firebreak's new standard price of $19.99/£16.74 — about...
News 'A Great Showcase for PSSR 2': PS5 Pro's New Upscaler Continues to Get Rave Reviews
Practically all problems resolved
An extended analysis of Alan Wake 2, one of the original PSSR’s “problem childs”, has once again poured praise on PS5 Pro’s new upscaler. While the Remedy release was criticised on Sony’s supercharged system for many graphical inconsistencies, including a grainy, pulsing-type image, those problems have...
News Experience Two of PS5's Best Games with a 'New Level of Visual Fidelity' on PS5 Pro
Above and beyond
Legendary dev Remedy is updating two of its best games to take advantage of the PS5 Pro’s upgraded upscaler. Both the excellent Alan Wake 2 – a rare Push Square 10/10 – and the equally enjoyable Control Ultimate Edition will be patched to take utilise PSSR 2. For those who haven’t been keeping track, Sony h
News There's Some inFAMOUS: Second Son in Control Resonant, Says Remedy
We can see it
We already know about several inspirations that have made an impact on Control Resonant, but Remedy Entertainment has mentioned another one in a recent preview: inFAMOUS: Second Son. Yes, according to GameSpot's recent hands-off preview of the upcoming sequel, director Mikael Kasurinen and combat de
News PS5 Sequel Control Resonant Is Inspired by All the Coolest Sh*t
Including Neon Genesis Evangelion
In any of Remedy’s games, you can feel its influences pouring off the screen. While the studio has a unique style all of its own, it’s clear it draws inspiration from a wide range of art, including television, movies, and books. In a new video about Control Resonant, it’s touched upon some of the media which...
News Control Resonant Looks Mind-Bendingly Awesome in First PS5 Gameplay
Nobody mention Gravity Rush
Remedy Entertainment has rustled up some proper gameplay footage of its next game, Control Resonant, and it's looking extremely promising. Take a look for yourself below: In this sequel to the beloved action shooter Control, you play as Jesse Faden's brother, Dylan, who has made it out of the confines of the Oldest...
News Control Resonant Not a 'Safe Sequel', Remedy Aiming to 'Push the Boundaries'
Will it resonate?
Remedy Entertainment isn't known for making safe bets with its games, so its latest comments on the upcoming Control Resonant shouldn't come as a big surprise. The game, a sequel to 2019's Control, was announced at the 2025 Game Awards, and will follow Jesse Faden's brother Dylan as he leaves the confines of the Oldest House amid...
News Control Resonant from Remedy Revealed, Out in 2026 for PS5
Focus on melee combat with Dylan Faden as the lead
The next entry in the Control universe, named Control Resonant, has been announced by Remedy. It's coming to PS5 in 2026, and you can catch the reveal trailer above. This time around, Dylan Faden takes the lead role, and the combat will be melee-focused. You can catch some gameplay clips in the...
News Could Remedy Reveal Control Resonant at The Game Awards Next Month?
Is it a sequel or the TV show?
We’re in that window just a few weeks prior to The Game Awards where some publishers are hyping up their announcements – and others are just leaking online. Case in point: industrious fans have discovered a trademark application by Finnish studio Remedy for Control Resonant
News Remedy CEO Out in Aftermath of FBC: Firebreak Disaster
Live (out of) service
Remedy CEO Tero Virtala has stepped down with immediate effect, as the Finnish studio deals with the fallout of its live service disaster. Last week the company revealed that it was effectively writing off the entire development budget of FBC: Firebreak, after the first-person shooter failed to find a foothold in the crowded...
News Control Dev Remedy Issues 'Profit Warning' Over Live Service Spin-Off FBC: Firebreak
Fire fighters
Finnish dev Remedy isn’t set to release its next financial quarterly report until later in the month, but it’s getting the bad news out of the way early. The Control maker has issued a “profit warning” based around its ignored multiplayer spin-off FBC: Firebreak. The game was included with PS Plus Extra, but has failed to...
News New PS Plus Game Alan Wake 2 Offers All Its DLC at a Bargain Price
Just £4.50 / $6 for the Deluxe Upgrade
One of 2023's best games, Alan Wake 2, is now part of PS Plus Essential. The base PS5 game is special, but if you're already eyeing up the two pieces of DLC for the full experience, you're in luck: they're on sale now. As part of today's new PS Store Player's Choice Sale, the Deluxe Upgrade option for the g
News Remedy Knuckling Down on Control 2, Max Payne Remakes
Dev not satisfied with FBC: Firebreak sales
Control 2 and the Max Payne remakes should be the next two games Remedy releases, as the Finnish developer details how the projects continue to reach development milestones in a new financial report. In the case of Control 2, the PS5 sequel is "on track", and the team is currently focusing on the...
News Remedy 'Super-Motivated' to Improve FBC: Firebreak As It Passes 1 Million Players
Finding a remedy
PS Plus title FBC: Firebreak has now surpassed a total of 1 million players, according to developer Remedy Entertainment. This figure has been reached just over a week after launch, though the multiplayer shooter's early days haven't been particularly smooth sailing. As Remedy highlights in its social post about the milestone,...
Review FBC: Firebreak (PS5) - PS Plus Shooter Proves Remedy Should Have Stayed in Its Lane
Stick to what you know
FBC: Firebreak is a funny kind of game, especially from Remedy Entertainment. In an odd first, Remedy — the team behind single player games like Alan Wake 2 — has pivoted to multiplayer with its latest project. FBC: Firebreak is a first-person co-op shooter set within the Remedy Verse. And while there’s plenty to like...
News PS Plus Extra Game FBC: Firebreak Will Continue to Grow Post-Release
New jobs, enemies, locations, and more on the way
It’s almost impossible to predict whether PS Plus Extra game FBC: Firebreak will have the juice to stand the test of time as a live service, but Remedy at least has some post-release plans up its Finnish sleeves. The game – which is trying to reach as many players as possible through Sony’s...
News Control 2's Budget Won't Be as Big as Alan Wake 2, But Remedy's Confident It'll Be Excellent
Takin' back control
Remedy’s upcoming Control sequel will have a smaller budget than Alan Wake 2, but the Finnish firm is still confident it can make an excellent experience. CEO Tero Virtala confirmed the tidbit in an interview with Game File, revealing that the cost of his company’s previous game was “quite a bit higher” than the €50...
News First PS Plus Extra Game for June 2025 Confirmed
FBC: Firebreak out on 17th June
Remedy has revealed its co-op-focused Control spin-off, named FBC: Firebreak, will launch for PS5 on 17th June 2025. The game is included in PS Plus Extra from day one, meaning we now know the first title included in that month's lineup for the service, even before May's selection has been confirmed. If you wish to...
News Remedy Will Showcase Its PS5 Co-Op Shooter FBC: Firebreak in Upcoming Livestream
Leave yourself a sticky note
A brief new trailer has been released for FBC: Firebreak, the co-op first-person shooter set in the world of Control. It offers a quick glimpse at the gameplay, which revolves around containing various supernatural threats as they break out across the Oldest House. These include fires and intense heat, pink explosive...
News Upcoming PS Plus Extra Game FBC: Firebreak Out for PS5 This Summer
New gameplay makes up latest trailer
Remedy has announced FBC: Firebreak, its new multiplayer game set in the Control universe, will release for PS5 in the Summer months. When it launches, the online spin-off will be immediately part of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium.
News Kojima Cameo Mission Coming to Control Ultimate Edition on PS5
Dr Yoshimi Tokui's Guided Imagery Experience
With the reveal of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach's release date and that incredible new trailer, we've certainly got Hideo Kojima on the brain. We can never get enough, but thankfully, the auteur creators dulcet tones are coming to Remedy Entertainment's Control Ultimate Edition on PS5. In some...
News Remedy Is Aiming for Excellence with Max Payne Remake
Rockstar an "esteemed partner"
Remedy Entertainment has a fair number of projects on the go, and one we've yet to hear much about is its Max Payne 1 and 2 remake. Announced in 2022, the developer is bringing back the first two entries in the action shooter series. While publishing and marketing will be handled by Rockstar Games — which still owns...
News Remedy Offers Control 2 Insight, AAA Action RPG on €50 Million Budget
Looking at 3-4 million units for 100% ROI
Remedy has shared an inside look at the budgeting and lifetime goals of creating Control 2, as it states the future game is working on a roughly €50 million budget and will need to sell between three and four million copies to improve on its investment costs. The game is a AAA action RPG, which going by...
News Remedy's Sam Lake Honoured with Andrew Yoon Legend Award
Kojima, Schafer, Druckmann, Lake
Charismatic Remedy Entertainment boss Sam Lake has been honoured with the Andrew Yoon Legend Award, named the recipient by the New York Videogame Critics Circle. Lake has spent over two decades at Remedy, serving as creative director on both the Alan Wake and Control franchises. He's also a wonderful dancer. The...
News Remedy Reveals Co-Op Control Game FBC: Firebreak, on PS Plus Extra from Day One
Launches for PS5 in 2025
Remedy has formally unveiled Project Condor as a co-op-focused FPS set in the Control universe, titled FBC: Firebreak. It's a three-player co-op game where you and your friends team up to complete missions set inside the Federal Bureau of Control, which feature "raging paranatural crises across a variety of unexpected...
News PS5 Pro's Alan Wake 2 Upgrades Will Be a 'Pleasant Surprise'
Remedy weighs in on supercharged system
There was drama among gaming enthusiasts this weekend when a paywalled Digital Foundry analysis of some early PS5 Pro footage attached some lower than expected resolutions to titles like Alan Wake 2. We’re going to refrain from sharing the information here, primarily because it’s not publicly available –...
Getting there
Alan Wake 2 is one of the finest games money can buy on the PS5, but developer Remedy’s still not seen a penny of profit from the release. The title’s financial toils have been well documented for a little while now; effectively, it needs to make back its development and marketing budget before it can start generating royalties for...
Random Alan Wake 2 Fan Detects Audible Scratch Foreshadowing, to the Relief of Dev Responsible
Listen closely
An Alan Wake 2 super fan with particularly acute hearing has picked up on an early and quite esoteric bit of foreshadowing, much to the relief of the Remedy dev responsible for its inclusion. Obviously, targeted spoilers for the 2023 survival horror title to follow! In an interaction chronicled by
Random US Vice President Kamala Harris Potentially Linked to Shadowy Federal Bureau of Control
The Deepest State
In news that could have a tangible effect on the upcoming presidential aspirations of current U.S. Vice President and presumptive Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, a link between the politician and the shadowy governmental organisation known as the Federal Bureau of Control has resurfaced. Discovered when Remedy Entertainment...
News Alan Wake 2's Photo Mode Harbours Few Surprises on PS5
But is always a welcome addition
It’s hard to remember a time before Photo Modes, as most major releases feature some form of photography option these days. For some developers, allowing players to take pictures isn’t always a priority, and so the support comes later down the line. Alan Wake 2 is a prime example of that: a new update, available...
News Horror Hit Alan Wake 2 Is Getting a Retail PS5 Release Because You Wouldn't Shut Up About It
Shelved
Alan Wake 2 was one of the best games of 2023, but one recurring complaint Remedy fans had was that it wasn’t available physically. The Finnish studio alleged at the time that a “large number” of players had already transitioned to digital storefronts like the PS Store, and while that’s certainly reflected by financial data from...
News Alan Wake 2's PS5 Night Springs Expansion Appears Locked for Summer Game Fest
Hopefully it's peak
Remedy wants fans to “join” it on 7th June, when Alan Wake 2’s first paid expansion Night Springs will presumably be announced as part of Summer Game Fest. We’ve known for quite some time that the inaugural DLC for the Finland-based studio’s critically acclaimed PS5 horror will be named after the franchise’s fictional...
News Remedy Cancels Premium Co-Op Multiplayer Game Codename Kestrel
Despite the project showing "early promise"
Remedy has revealed that its in-development premium cooperative multiplayer game, Codename Kestrel, has been cancelled. Previously, Kestrel was known as Vanguard, and the monied Chinese holding company Tencent was set to handle publishing. Remedy said that cancelling Kestrel will allow the studio to focus...
News Remedy Regains Control of Control IP from Publisher 505 Games
For a steal
Developer Remedy Entertainment has announced it has acquired the full right to the Control IP, something it previously shared with publisher 505 Games. Remedy reportedly paid 17 million euros for the privilege; however, 505 Games will remain publisher throughout 2024 while the transition takes place. CEO Tero Virtala wrote in a press...
News Alan Wake 2's Photo Mode Arrives Spring 2024, Just in Time for Night Springs
Say cheese and die!
Remedy has announced that critical darling Alan Wake 2 will get its Photo Mode in Spring 2024. It's hot on the news that the spooky, surreal horror title has sold 1.3 million copies, making it the studio's fastest-selling game to date. The developer announced the news on
News Without a Physical PS5 Release, Alan Wake 2 Is Still Remedy's Fastest Selling Game
Sales top 1.3 million units
Fans want a physical edition of Remedy’s horror sequel Alan Wake 2, but the critically acclaimed game isn’t exactly struggling on digital storefronts. The title has now sold 1.3 million copies worldwide, making it the fastest-selling title in the Finnish firm’s history. It previously reached one million units by the...
News Remedy Has Clarified Logo Issue, Recently Resolved Amicably with Take-Two
Nothing to see here
In case you needed a hand, Remedy's logo is on the left and Rockstar's is on the right. Update (18/1/24): Remedy has reached out to Game File reporter Stephen Totilo with a statement about the logo dispute between it and Rockstar. In a nutshell, it's nothing to worry about: A representative of the studio said: "...this was a...
News Legendary Remedy Star James McCaffrey Has Passed, Aged 65
"No one could do what he did better than him"
James McCaffrey, an actor with a career spanning more than 35 years in television, film, and, of course, video games, has passed away following a battle with cancer, surrounded by friends and family. McCaffrey played Max Payne across all three games in the series and most recently voiced Alex Casey in...
News Remedy Drops Official Alan Wake 2 Old Gods of Asgard Music Video, and It Rocks
It was a scene from a nightmare, but I was awake
Alan Wake's insane, fourth-wall-breaking multimedia adventure continues, now wearing the skin of this official Alan Wake 2 music video. Herald of Darkness is the hot new single from the in-universe band Old Gods of Asgard, and the track recounts Alan's journey in the form of a warped rock opera...
News Remedy Ditches Free-to-Play Model for Upcoming Multiplayer Game
Project Kestrel now a "premium" title
Alan Wake 2 developer Remedy has today announced the online multiplayer project it's making with Tencent won't be a free-to-play release anymore. Instead, it'll launch as "a premium game with a strong, cooperative multiplayer component" now known as Kestrel (previously Vanguard). Besides the fact it takes place...
News Alan Wake 2 Datamining Points to Alternate Ending in New Game+
Light in the darkness
Alan Wake 2 is currently blowing minds and Metacritic scores, with the tortured sequel quickly jumping to the top of many players' personal GOTY lists. As more and more roll credits, evidence of what precisely this "alternative narrative" developer Remedy Entertainment teased for the titles New Game Plus mode have begun to e
News Max Payne 1 + 2 Remake Seems to Be Remedy's Next Big Release
Now in the production readiness stage
Alan Wake 2 is less than a week old and already is Remedy providing updates on the other four projects it currently has in the works. Speaking to investors, it appears the studio's Max Payne remake project is next in line for release, claiming it has "progressed into the production readiness stage". The same...
News Remedy Director Wants to Make 'Crazy, Huge-Budget, Dark Gothic Fantasy' Game Next
Sam Lake on life post-Wake
Creative director and both the literal and figurative face of Remedy Entertainment, Sam Lake, is fresh off the release of Alan Wake 2 and is already looking ahead to what comes next. In typical fashion, it's just about the last thing you'd expect. Capping off an extensive and wide-ranging interview with the impeccably...
