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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...

• Fri 9th Aug 2024
• Xbox
• Control 2
• Remedy
• Xbox Series X
• Xbox Series S

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...

• Thu 29th Feb 2024
• Xbox
• Remedy Entertainment
• Control
• 505 Games
• Alan Wake 2

News Free Play Days: Try This Xbox Game For Free (June 8-11)

Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate

Xbox Free Play Days returns today, with just the one free title this weekend. It's a good one though, with Microsoft bringing Remedy's Control to the program from today (Thursday) until Sunday night. Control (Xbox Store) As usual, remember that you'll need Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate...

• Thu 8th Jun 2023
• Xbox
• Xbox One
• Free Play Days
• Control
• Xbox Series X

News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (November 3-6)

In control

The first Free Play Days weekend for November is here, and it's another solid effort from Xbox! That's mainly due to Remedy's Control (not the Ultimate Edition, sorry), which headlines this weekend's free offering. Here's everything you can play for free this weekend with Xbox Live Gold: Control NHRA Championship Dra

• Thu 3rd Nov 2022
• Xbox
• Free Play Days
• Xbox One
• Xbox Series X
• Xbox Series S

PSA Control And The Medium Both Leave Xbox Game Pass Next Week

7 days to go

Last week, Xbox dropped its first February update for Xbox Game Pass. There's some good stuff coming this month, but sadly, a few heavy hitters are also leaving the library. They include Remedy's Control, along with next-gen exclusive horror title, The Medium.

• Tue 8th Feb 2022
• Xbox
• Xbox Game Pass
• Control
• The Medium
• Remedy

News Even With No New Games, 2020 Was Remedy’s Most Profitable Year So Far

Control has proven to be a big success for the developer

Remedy Entertainment can celebrate 2020 being its most profitable year so far, despite releasing no new games. Coming off the popularity of Control, with multiple post-launch expansions and an Ultimate Edition released, the company saw 2020 as a massive success, Gamesindustry.biz reports. In...

• Mon 15th Feb 2021
• Xbox One
• Xbox Series X
• Control
• Remedy Entertainment

News 505 Games Is Aware Of Control Ultimate Edition Issues On Xbox Series X

The issue affects both graphics and performance mode

Last week we reported that Control Ultimate Edition players on the Xbox Series X were suffering with an extensive amount of crashing while playing the game. It appears the issue is widespread enough to be known by its publisher 505 Games, who has acknowledged the issue and said they are working on...

• Thu 11th Feb 2021
• Xbox Series X
• Xbox Series S
• Control
• Control Ultimate Edition
• 505 Games

News Control's Photo Mode Reveals Xbox Series X Performance Boost Over PS5

The mode allows you to uncap the FPS

Control Ultimate Edition launched with two performance modes for Xbox Series X earlier this week, and while the ray tracing enabled Graphics Mode is capped at 30 FPS, there's actually a way of pushing past that limit in Photo Mode. That's exactly what Digital Foundry has done in the experiment above, and the...

• Sat 6th Feb 2021
• Xbox
• Xbox Series X
• Control Ultimate Edition

News Control Ultimate Edition Is Getting Reports Of Crashes On Xbox Series X

Players are highlighting consistent issues

Control Ultimate Edition launched on Xbox Series X|S earlier this week, and while it looks fantastic, it seems some players are encountering an issue which is causing the game to completely crash. Players have taken to Reddit to share their experiences with the game and how it appears to be crashing on a...

• Fri 5th Feb 2021
• Xbox Series X
• Xbox Series S
• Control: Ultimate Edition

News Control Ultimate Edition Looks Remarkable On Xbox Series X

Photo mode is going to be a lot of fun

Control Ultimate Edition launched on Xbox Series X|S yesterday and the results of the next-gen version are nothing short of fantastic. Digital Foundry, as well as numerous fans on social channels have expressed how beautiful the game is on the Xbox Series X|S. Back in 2019, Control was considered an insight...

• Wed 3rd Feb 2021
• Xbox Series X
• Xbox Series S
• Control Ultimate Edition