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It was always the plan to make a Dylan-focused game, says Control Resonant art director, but creating a 'high level' world came first — 'We create the world, and then there are opportunities to have these different lenses into it, or different stories'

Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that it was always the plan to make a Control game starring Dylan.

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Remedy says Control Resonant's shapeshifting weapon was conceptualized for the first game when it considered enabling Jesse's gun to turn into a sword — 'We really needed to make sure that this is something that works and is fun on a very visceral level'

Remedy has said the team "needed to double down" on Dylan's melee-oriented combat in Control Resonant to make it "fun to play on a very visceral level."

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I was worried Control Resonant wouldn't be Control enough, but then I got lost in an infinite bedroom dimension

Hands-on with a 2-hour build of Control Resonant.

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'Control Resonant' Release Date, PC Specs, and RTX Support Revealed Ahead of Launch

"Control Resonant" release date, PC specs, system requirements, gameplay details, and RTX support have been revealed. Find out what hardware is needed and what to expect at launch.

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Remedy didn’t learn anything from its past releases and wants to put Control Resonant next to GTA 6

If you're not CoD, then GTA 6 is your worst nightmare.

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Remedy CEO says releasing Control Resonant near GTA 6 is playing the long game: "You can expect a voice that will cut through the noise"

"Hopefully [GTA 6] will sell consoles"

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Remedy's CEO isn't worried about Control Resonant launching close to GTA 6: 'It’s going to put the spotlight even more on games than maybe in past years'

He hopes GTA 6 will sell more consoles and "raise the tide" for everyone.

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Remedy's new CEO thinks cross-media deals will help its games sell more, and for once I think I agree

It's a lot of business talk, but that doesn't necessarily make it wrong.

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Control was destined to become an RPG franchise all along, says creative director: 'That's how Control was born'

News to me, but I suppose non-Euclidean geometric brutalist Rome wasn't built in a day.

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Control is "Remedy's RPG franchise," says creative director, and it's been that way since long before it was even called Control

"We're gonna embrace that, fully commit to it" in Control Resonant

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Remedy’s latest financials aren’t too bad considering Firebreak flopped, which the CEO puts down to its ‘structurally more efficient budgets’

"The studio is the right size for the ambitions ahead of us."

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Remedy is moving on from FBC: Firebreak, but it's going out with a bang: One final update adds 5 new maps, a lower price, friend's pass, and a promise the game will 'continue to be playable for years to come'

Remedy's first multiplayer shooter didn't go well, but the studio says it learned a lot from the experience and hopes new players will give it a chance.

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Remedy confirms Jesse Faden ‘is not playable’ in Control Resonant — but still claims ‘she’s a big part of the game’

Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that Control's main character, Jesse Faden, won't be playable in Control Resonant alongside her brother Dylan.

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Control Resonant gameplay designer says 'this not a soulslike' but an 'action-driven' sequel that leans heavily on melee and supernatural abilities — 'The player is very much in charge'

Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that Control Resonant will lean into melee action compared to the first game, but that it's "not a soulslike".

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Control Resonant is far more of an RPG than I expected, complete with talent trees, stats screens, and build-crafting that wouldn't feel out of place in a Diablo game

Remedy's taking another ambitious creative swing with its new sequel.

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Control Resonant trades shooting for a shapeshifting sword because "melee is cool", its creative director tells me, and he's not wrong

Preview | Control Resonant warps Manhattan and hands players a transforming melee weapon for an action RPG like no other

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Alan Wake Remastered drops an out-of-the-blue patch that glams up the whole thing and lets you skip the intro—which you shouldn't, because it's now in dazzling HDR

Abra kedabra, Alan-a-kazam.

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How often do we see game sequels totally shift genres?

The upcoming Control: Resonant moves from shooter to melee action. You sure don't see that very often.

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Control: Resonant serves up our first good look at its weird new outdoors world at Sony's State of Play showcase

Remedy's upcoming Control sequel really is a big departure from the original.

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'There is varied interest in different crafts at Remedy into investigating these AI tools', says Remedy interim CEO, but confirms Control Resonant 'does not use generative AI content at all'

Control Resonant does not utilize generative AI, however, Remedy interim CEO Markus Mäki has confirmed that there is interest in the tech at the company.

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Remedy's new CEO is a former sports betting guy and EA executive who aims to 'scale Remedy in a way that builds lasting value'

Is it just me or does that not sound great?

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Control Resonant may be an action-RPG, but Remedy isn't veering into hellishly-challenging territory: "There are no parries, there is no back-and-forth with a single enemy"

Big in 2026 | Remedy pushes Control is a bold new direction as the Hiss spill into the streets of Manhattan

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'There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic Publishing,' Remedy says in defense of Epic's deals with developers: 'The publishing deal with Epic was very fair to Remedy'

The statement comes in response to Larian publishing boss Michael Douse's comment that Epic's deals might do more harm than good by keeping games off of Steam.

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Remedy pushes back against Baldur's Gate 3 dev's criticism of Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and its game publishing — "There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic"

After Epic's game publishing of Alan Wake 2 was criticized by Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director, its developer Remedy defended its deal with Steam's competitor.

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Remedy defends Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney as Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead questions "millions in lost revenue" from no Steam version: "There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic"

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