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Control Resonant gets a September release date and a story trailer from Remedy

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:52:02 +0000

The upcoming Control sequel from Remedy Entertainment finally has a release date, and it is out this September. Read more...

Control Resonant gameplay shows off gravity-altering powers of the new protagonist

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:26:01 +0000

Today's State of Play also brought in fresh gameplay from Remedy Entertainment's next game, Control Resonant, showing off some high-octane sci-fi action. Read more...

Control sequel announced by Remedy, brings a new protagonist and setting

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 03:42:01 +0000

Remedy Entertainment is expanding its supernatural universe of games with a sequel to Control. Jesse Faden is no longer the protagonist though. Read more...

Remedy updates Control with Hideo Kojima mission unlock, better ray tracing, HDR, and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:26:01 +0000

A surprise update is hitting Control Ultimate Edition, and it's bringing a wealth of visual upgrades, bug fixes, and even a Kojima mission that was previously platform exclusive. Read more...

Remedy's Control is free to claim on the Epic Games Store for a day

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:08:01 +0000

The Epic Games Store's seventh daily giveaway has been revealed to be a copy of Control. The Remedy-developed action game is free to claim for the next 24 hours. Read more...

As Control hits 4.5 million copies sold, Remedy reveals sequel will be an action RPG

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:16:01 +0000

Remedy Entertainment is taking a slightly different route with Control 2, adding RPG elements to the experience compared to the original action-focused game. Read more...

Annapurna will co-finance Control 2; will work on Control and Alan Wake film and TV shows

John Callaham — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:50:01 +0000

Remedy will now self-publish Control 2, with Annapurna co-financing the sequel to the acclaimed third-person game. Read more...

Remedy acquires Control franchise rights from 505 Games

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 20:26:01 +0000

The Control franchise is now completely under Remedy Entertainment. The acquisition from 505 Games gives the studio full ownership of the original entry, plus upcoming spin-offs and sequels. Read more...

Alan Wake 2 sales cross 1.3 million, becomes Remedy's fastest selling game ever

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:38:02 +0000

Remedy Entertainment has announced Alan Wake 2 as its most successful game launch ever. The action horror game has now reached 1.3 million copies sold across PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. Read more...

505 Games parent company Digital Bros plans to lay off 30 percent of its employees

John Callaham — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 22:20:01 +0000

Digital Bros, the parent company of game publisher 505 Games, announced plans to lay off 30 percent of its workforce, saying it will now "prioritize high-quality and long-standing successful titles." Read more...

Remedy offers an update on its four upcoming games after the launch of Alan Wake 2

John Callaham — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:36:02 +0000

Remedy has launched Alan Wake 2 but the developer has four projects in various stages of production. Today, it offered an update on all four games, including the remakes of Max Payne 1 and 2. Read more...

Control, NFL 24, Crime Boss: Rockay City are Xbox Free Play Days games this weekend

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:16:01 +0000

Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now start playing Control, NFL 24, Crime Boss: Rockay City for no extra cast as part of the latest Xbox Free Play Days edition. Read more...

Remedy's Control joins Xbox Free Play Days this weekend

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:52:02 +0000

The Remedy Entertainment-developed action game Control has been revealed as the latest Xbox Free Play Days drop. Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate members can try the title over the weekend. Read more...

Remedy confirms Control 2 is in development, currently in concept stage

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:48:01 +0000

Remedy and 505 Games have announced that a full-blown sequel to 2019's Control is now in development. The supernatural action game will target PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. Read more...

Xbox Free Play Days brings three titles with up to 90% discounts

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 23:34:01 +0000

Microsoft has made three games available on Xbox Free Play Days this weekend. It is also offering up to 90% off the titles, so if you like this week's offerings, be sure to pick them up at a discount. Read more...

Control is free to claim on the Epic Games Store today

Vishal Laul — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 16:22:01 +0000

Epic Games Store has put on offer Control to claim and keep for free on the tenth day of its Winter Sale. It's an action title by Remedy Entertainment set in the same universe as Alan Wake. Read more...

Remedy is making a co-op game set in the Control universe codenamed Condor

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 20:34:01 +0000

The minds behind Alan Wake and Control games, Remedy Entertainment, today announced its next entry in the connected universe of games will be a four-player cooperative multiplayer venture. Read more...

Remedy's Control is free to claim on the Epic Games Store

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:14:01 +0000

The Remedy Entertainment-developed supernatural action game from 2019, Control, is the latest giveaway to roll out of the Epic Games Store. The title is a freebie until next Thursday. Read more...

The Medium, Yakuza 3, 4, 5 Remastered, and more head to Xbox Game Pass

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:46:01 +0000

Another wave of games are hitting the Xbox Game Pass subscriptions of Microsoft, with hit titles such as Control, The Medium, Yakuza Remastered Collection, Desperados III, and more. Read more...

Control hits the Xbox Game Pass for PC subscription on January 21

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:48:01 +0000

Weeks following its long-teased arrival to the Xbox Game Pass for Console subscription, Remedy Entertainment's Control is finally landing on the PC variant of the service later this week. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Control on Game Pass, new features, and various Insider builds

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 14:42:01 +0000

The beginning of December has brought Control to Game Pass, a new Feature Experience Pack to Windows, as well as a holiday ad from Microsoft. Make sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...

Control, Dragon Quest XI S, Greedfall, and a lot more games are coming to Xbox Game Pass

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:06:01 +0000

Microsoft announced a whole lot more games that are incoming to its Xbox Game Pass for Console and PC subscriptions soon. New arrivals include Control, Greedfall, Unto the End, Starbound, and more. Read more...

Control Ultimate Edition and Hitman 3 are coming to the Switch through the cloud

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:06:01 +0000

During a surprise Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase today, it was revealed that Control and Hitman 3 are coming to the Switch in cloud versions, with the former available today. Read more...

Control Season Pass is currently on sale on the Epic Games Store

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 17:02:01 +0000

The Season Pass for 505 Games and Remedy Entertainment's action-adventure video game Control is on discount at the moment. Customers can avail the slashed price on the Epic Games Store until Sep 3. Read more...

Control Ultimate Edition coming to Steam on August 27

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:04:01 +0000

An ultimate edition of the massively popular 2019 third-person title Control has been announced by 505 Games and Remedy Entertainment. Control Ultimate Edition will launch on Steam on August 27. Read more...

Remedy building a "Connected Universe" of games, next entry already in production

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 08:02:01 +0000

Remedy Entertainment has revealed it is building a shared universe where its games are set, with Alan Wake and Control already confirmed to be a part of it. A new game is also in the works. Read more...

Remedy Entertainment gains a publisher for two next-gen multi-platform games

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:22:01 +0000

A new publishing deal sees Remedy Entertainment getting funding for two new video game projects being developed for PC and consoles. These include a AAA game and a smaller-scale project. Read more...

Facebook has announced expanded user controls for political ads

Paul Hill — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:08:01 +0000

Facebook has announced that Ad Library will gain several new transparency and control features over the course of the year. One of the features will allow users to reduce the political ads they see. Read more...

Nvidia 436.15 Game Ready driver adds day-one support for Control

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:42:01 +0000

Keeping in pace with its red rival, Nvidia has released a new Game Ready driver that adds day-one support for the upcoming title Control. The game supports ray tracing on compatible GPUs. Read more...

AMD Radeon 19.8.2 driver has Control performance improvements and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:56:02 +0000

AMD says its newest driver release, Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.8.2, boosts performance on Remedy Entertainment's Control by 10%. Support for Man of Medan and HDCP 2.3 also arrives. Read more...

Alan Wake franchise publishing rights are now under Remedy

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:22:01 +0000

Remedy Entertainment announced today that the Alan Wake franchise it developed almost a decade earlier for Microsoft platforms has had its publishing rights revert back to the studio. Read more...

The inventor of the web is developing a platform to give users more control over their data

Usama Jawad — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 07:44:01 +0000

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web, is working on a new project that will change how we interact with people, apps, and services on the web, by allowing us more control over our data. Read more...

The maker of Quantum Break debuts 'Control' at E3 2018

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 04:30:01 +0000

At Sony's E3 presentation, the makers of Quantum Break and Alan Wake debuted a new game called Control. Players will harness supernatural abilities, use firearms, and will be tasked to solve puzzles. Read more...

Microsoft outlines new privacy features in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Usama Jawad — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has detailed some new privacy features that will be heading to Windows 10 customers with the Fall Creators Update next month, that will allow for greater control over data and transparency. Read more...

Russia will soon block LinkedIn if company doesn't store user info locally

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:26:02 +0000

Russia is on the verge of blocking access to LinkedIn, after the company lost an appeal in court. The Russian ban is based on a recent law which forces companies to store user data locally. Read more...

Arduino and Raspberry Pi: your next science project

Dmitry Dolinsky — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:30:45 +0000

What I thought would be an electronics board with LED control and perhaps FM functionality, unraveled into a world which included Bluetooth, WiFi, displays and controllers as well as advanced robotics Read more...

EU to debate Europe-wide ban on pornography

Paul Ferson — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:22:02 +0000

A document, the "Report on Eliminating Gender Stereotypes" includes a little clause that wants to ban access to adult content in the European Union. Controversial, and it's being debated on Tuesday. Read more...

Reuters website hacked, spreading lies about Syrian situation

Paul Ferson — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:42:32 +0000

Reuters was hacked on Friday, with an account being hacked and used to spread misinformation about the situation in Syria, and specifically about the Free Syrian Army's movements. Read more...

SOPA rises from the grave once more

Paul Ferson — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:36:56 +0000

After fighting against SOPA earlier this year, the Internet rejoiced at its ability to come together against controversial bills. Now it's coming back again, ready for another round. Read more...

Wikipedia goes down in Russia in protest at new law

Paul Ferson — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:13:11 +0000

Due to a controversial law being considered by Russia's State Parliament which could allow the blacklisting of websites, Wikipedia has closed itself for a one-day protest again. Read more...