Remedy News Articles
Friday28th Nov 2025
News Control 2 Could Show Up At The Game Awards Following New Remedy Trademark
Or possibly a TV show?
The Game Awards is coming up in just a few weeks here on December 11th, which means we're probably going to start seeing hints at what might crop up at the show in the near future. Earlier this week, we had our first confirmed reveal in the form of
Monday24th Nov 2025
News FBC: Firebreak Update Gets Last-Minute Delay, Now Coming To Xbox Game Pass In January
"It still needs a bit more time"
Remedy's co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak hasn't exactly had the quickest start to life on Xbox, but the team vowed to support the game back in the summer; announcing a major update for later in the year. Well, that 'Rogue Protocol' update has now been delayed, as the studio "makes sure everything feels r
Wednesday22nd Oct 2025
News Remedy CEO Steps Down, Not Long After Studio Admitted 'Weak Sales' For FBC: Firebreak
"Tero Virtala will step down from his position..."
Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind the likes of Alan Wake and Control, has today announced a change in CEO - as Tero Virtala steps down from the company. The team announced this via a new press release to investors, where interim CEO Markus Mäki "thanks Tero Virtala for his substantial...
Friday17th Oct 2025
News Control's New 120FPS Mode Tested In Latest Digital Foundry Analysis
"The advantages speak for themselves"
Earlier this month, Remedy unveiled its new patch for Control Ultimate Edition - adding in a bunch of current-gen features that had been present in the PC version for a number of months prior. Since then,
Monday6th Oct 2025
News Control Ultimate Edition Gets Big Xbox Series X|S Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
120FPS support! HDR! Bonus Kojima mission!
Control Ultimate Edition has just received a major update on Xbox Series X|S, adding in a bunch of current-gen tech features alongside the once-PS4 exclusive mission 'Dr. Yoshimi Tokui’s Guided Imagery Experience'; featuring Hideo Kojima. You may remember that this patch actually went live on PC back in...
Tuesday12th Aug 2025
News Rockstar Working 'Close' With Remedy As Max Payne 1+2 Development Advances
"The Max Payne 1 & 2 remake project continues"
Finnish studio Remedy has given us another financial update this week, as it continues to work on multiple projects following the Xbox Game Pass release of FBC: Firebreak. One of those projects is Max Payne 1+2 Remake, which GTA developer Rockstar is working 'closely'
Friday18th Jul 2025
News Remedy Says 'This Is Just The Start' As FBC: Firebreak Gets Xbox Game Pass Roadmap
"The road ahead for FBC: Firebreak"
Remedy has posted a detailed look at "the road ahead for FBC: Firebreak", as it looks to improve and expand upon the launch experience for its co-op adventure on Xbox Game Pass. The team starts by announcing that following four early patches over the last month or so, its first 'major update' is due out this...
Wednesday2nd Jul 2025
News Remedy 'Hoped' For A Better FBC: Firebreak Launch, But Game Pass Is Helping
It has "new players coming in every day on console"
Remedy's Control spin-off FBC: Firebreak launched on Xbox Game Pass last month to a somewhat muted reception, and now the team has admitted that it had "hoped for a better launch" with its multiplayer title. In a new interview with GameSpot, Remedy's Thomas P
Tuesday17th Jun 2025
Roundup FBC: Firebreak Is A Step Down For Remedy, Early Reviews Suggest
A departure from the norm
We've had a couple of new day one launches on Xbox Game Pass today — one being Remedy's FBC: Firebreak — and so far, it's not quite living up to the high standards that the Control & Alan Wake developer has set itself. That's not to say that impressions are wholly negative so far, more mixed, but it seems as thoug
Tuesday13th May 2025
News Remedy's FBC: Firebreak Getting Free Tech Test Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
And it's playable this weekend!
Last month, Control & Alan Wake developer Remedy announced a June release date for its upcoming co-op game FBC: Firebreak - and now the title is getting a closed tech test ahead of its Xbox Game Pass launch.
Thursday1st May 2025
News Remedy's Sam Lake 'Went Away For Half A Year' After Finishing Development On Alan Wake 2
"I was very tired and stressed"
Alan Wake 2, from early concepts way back in the day to its final release in late 2023, was long in the making over at Finnish studio Remedy Entertainment. In the end, it all felt worth the wait when the Alan Wake sequel landed with a bang a few years back - but development did take its toll on the people making it...
Friday18th Apr 2025
News Remedy Announces New Showcase For Its Xbox Game Pass Title FBC: Firebreak
Coming to a screen near you next week!
Less than two years on from Alan Wake 2, developer Remedy is about to launch its next major title in co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak - and you can learn lots more about the Control spin-off in a new 'Special Livestream' showcase airing next week. Yep, the Finnish studio confirmed the event at the tail end of its...
Monday10th Mar 2025
News Control Ultimate Edition Is Getting A Brand-New Patch That Brings PS4 Exclusive Mission To Xbox
Featuring... Hideo Kojima!
Remedy Entertainment, the team behind 2023's Alan Wake 2, has today announced quite a big patch for its previous game; Control. Specifically, this update has been announced for Control Ultimate Edition on Xbox Series X|S, PC and PS5 - and it's bringing a previously-PS4 exclusive mission to all versions of the game. That...
Wednesday12th Feb 2025
News Remedy Talks Upcoming Projects As Alan Wake 2 Finally Makes A Profit
Alice, we got the paycheck
Finnish game maker Remedy has been addressing investors in a new financial call this week, and the fresh fiscal report provides some nice updates on Control 2, the team's Max Payne re
Thursday30th Jan 2025
News Xbox Glitch Sees Alan Wake Remastered Get 100% Discount
Update: Microsoft appears to have removed it
Earlier this week, we highlighted a fantastic Alan Wake 2 deal that bundled in Alan Wake Remastered as a free bonus game - and now Xbox users appear to have found a glitch with the system that allows them to claim the remaster without making a purchase at all. Thanks to Alan Wa
News Xbox Free Play Days Includes One Of 2023's Highest-Rated Games
Jump into a free trial right now!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Free Play Days lineup - and this one is quite a biggie. Headlining the selection this week is Alan Wake 2, with Remedy bringing a free trial to Microsoft's FPD program this weekend. Here's your full Xbox Free Play Days lineup this week: Alan Wake 2 (3-hour free trial) Sword Art Online...
Tuesday29th Oct 2024
News Alan Wake 2's New DLC Updated For Xbox Series X|S, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
Following the arrival of Alan Wake 2: The Lake House last week as well as a special anniversary update for the game, the team at Remedy has now rolled out another update. This latest one for Xbox Series platforms and other systems includes a bunch of general updates and fixes for the new DLC. Here's the full rundown, courtesy of...
Monday21st Oct 2024
News Alan Wake 2 Is Getting A Free 'Anniversary Update' On Xbox Series X And S
Remedy tells us what's in store
Last week's Xbox Partner Preview event gave us the release date for the Alan Wake 2 Lake House expansion, and today, Remedy has announced that all players will get access to the
Thursday17th Oct 2024
News Alan Wake 2's Lake House Expansion Floats Onto Xbox Series X|S Next Week
It's not a lake, it's an ocean
Remedy Entertainment has today unveiled the release date for its Alan Wake 2 Lake House expansion; the second add-on to 2023's Xbox horror hit Alan Wake 2. We're entering the Lake House on October 22nd, where things are bound to get weird and wacky in the world of Alan Wake. As part of
Tuesday24th Sep 2024
News Alan Wake 2 Lake House Expansion Hits Xbox Next Month
Welcome to the Remedy-verse
Remedy Entertainment has just unveiled a short teaser trailer for its upcoming Alan Wake 2 expansion - with the 'Lake House' DLC now set to hit Xbox consoles next month. The game's second expansion follows on from the fantastic Night Springs add-on, which launched on Xbox earlier this year. Deluxe Edition owners - this...
Friday9th Aug 2024
News Control 2 In 'Playable Form' As Developer Remedy Lays Out Games Pipeline
"This is a great milestone for us"
Developer Remedy Entertainment has just released another financial report this week, as it sums up the last six months of business and what's next for the team. In that report, Remedy talks about its upcoming games pipeline - delivering some insightful updates on Control 2, Max Payne 1+2 Remake and more. First of...
Friday7th Jun 2024
News Remedy Announces First Expansion To The GOTY-Rated Alan Wake 2, Out This Weekend On Xbox
Welcome to Night Springs
Update (Fri, 11:30pm): Well, it's official! The Alan Wake 2 Night Springs expansion is coming to Xbox Series X|S tomorrow, June 8th! We'll drop Remedy's reveal trailer for the new add-on up above. It's also been announced that the game is getting a physical edition that's releasing later this year! "Step into the world of...
Tuesday7th May 2024
News Remedy Cancels 'Codename Kestrel' As Work Continues On Max Payne, Control 2
"Our other projects have advanced well"
Developer Remedy Entertainment has today announced the cancellation of 'Codename Kestrel', a co-op multiplayer game first announced back in 2021 under the name 'Vanguard'. Despite multiple iterations of the title, and years in early development, the Finnish team has now canned the project in favour of working...
Tuesday30th Apr 2024
News Alan Wake 2 Still Hasn't Made Profit Despite Huge Critical Success
DLC development now underway
Remedy's new investor call this week not only brought news on future projects like Max Payne, but also some fresh updates on already-released titles - including last year's Alan Wake 2. We have both goo
Monday29th Apr 2024
News Max Payne 1+2 Remake About To Enter Full Production At Remedy
Development progress to the MAX
Remedy's upcoming Max Payne remakes are about to enter full production, with the team providing an update on its plans during a new investor call. Previously announced last year to be "into the production readiness stage", the co
Wednesday20th Mar 2024
News Remedy's Max Payne Remakes Will Have 'Similar Development Budget' To Alan Wake 2
"A major new game with great potential"
Shortly after the launch of Alan Wake 2, developer Remedy commented on how it was "excited" to press on with its Max Payne remakes - and a new financial report gives us a hint at what exactly we can expect from the team's sprucing up job when it launches on Xbox. Remedy CEO Tero Virtala says that Max Payne 1...
Tuesday12th Mar 2024
News Remedy's Sam Lake Wraps Up 'Final Motion Capture Shoot' For Alan Wake 2
DLC should be on the way soon
Alan Wake 2 was a huge hit on Xbox last year, becoming a bit of a critical darling around the time of its release in October 2023. The main game was certainly a complete experience, but the team has since been working on DLC, and a new tweet from Remedy dev Sam Lake hints that its launch might not be too far off. This...
Tuesday5th Mar 2024
PSA Control's Return To Xbox Game Pass Includes Lots Of Bonus Features
The Ultimate Edition is coming
As part of today's Xbox Game Pass update, Microsoft has announced the next six games coming to the service - and the list includes Remedy's Control Ultimate Edition. Now, Control has been on Game Pass before, but this time around the 'Ultimate Edition' is bringin
Thursday29th Feb 2024
News Remedy Purchases Full Rights To 'Control' Franchise From 505 Games
"We can now weigh up the options"
Following the success of Alan Wake 2 — which became Remedy's fastest-selling game earlier this month — the developer has announced that it's managed to acquire the Control IP from previous publisher 505 Games. The deal has cost the Finnish developer roughly €17 million, and it now allows the team to...
Friday16th Feb 2024
News Alan Wake 2 Is Remedy's Fastest-Selling Game, Now An 'Established Franchise'
"Expanding these franchises will be a key part of our future"
Alan Wake 2 was one of the best-received game releases of 2023 from a critical standpoint, and the title seems to have done well for Remedy from a commercial perspective as well. In a new press release from the developer, the team has announced that Alan Wake 2 has shifted 1.3 million...
