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Remedy Shares New FBC: Firebreak Trailer - Hazards of the Job

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Published: 04-17-2025, 06:45 PM

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Remedy Shares New FBC: Firebreak Trailer - Hazards of the Job

It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.

Remedy Entertainment shared a new gameplay trailer today for their upcoming co-op FPS, FBC: Firebreak.

FBC: Firebreak places you in the makeshift shoes of the Federal Bureau of Control's first-response unit. Working as a team, you must do what you can to contain a variety of paranatural threats within the Oldest House.

This specific video offers a look at some of the hazards that players will have to contend with...

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Remedy's FBC: Firebreak Set for Summer Release

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Published: 03-23-2025, 03:19 PM

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Remedy's FBC: Firebreak Set for Summer Release

Take Control.

Remedy Entertainment shared a new gameplay trailer for FBC: Firebreak as well as a new release window for this co-op shooter. FBC: Firebreak is expected to release in summer 2025 for Steam, Epic, Xbox, and PlayStation. It will also be a day one release on PC Game Pass, Game Pass Ultimate, and PlayStation Plus (Extra and Premium).

FBC: Firebreak is a multiplayer PvE shooter where you try to restore order to the Oldest House after it "falls under siege...

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Alan Wake 2 Free Anniversary Update Arrives October 22

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Published: 10-21-2024, 05:42 PM

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Alan Wake 2 Free Anniversary Update Arrives October 22

Will release alongside The Lake House.

October 22 is a pretty big day for Alan Wake 2. Not only will the game's second DLC, The Lake House, be released but so too will a free Anniversary Update for all players. Developer Remedy Entertainment says that the Anniversary Update is the "biggest addition to quality of life and accessibility options to the game to date." This update will add in some of the more frequently requested features by the community.

Apparently,...

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Alan Wake 2 PlayStation 5 Pro Enhancements Detailed

Created by: Shawn Zipay

Published: 10-21-2024, 04:57 PM

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Alan Wake 2 PlayStation 5 Pro Enhancements Detailed

Plenty of raytracing await your return to Bright Falls.

With the PlayStation 5 Pro release lingering just around the bend, several studios are coming out with details on how their titles will be enhanced on the $700 console. Today, Remedy Entertainment detailed what fans can expect from various PlayStation 5 Pro enhancements for Alan Wake 2.

Remedy says that there will still be two graphics modes for Alan Wake 2 on the Pro. They are still labeled as Quality and Performance....

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Remedy Reveals Co-op Shooter FBC Firebreak

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Published: 10-17-2024, 05:55 PM

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Remedy Reveals Co-op Shooter FBC Firebreak

Welcome back to the Federal Bureau of Control.

Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind games like Alan Wake and Control, just revealed their new 3-player co-op shooter. It's called FBC: Firebreak and is set within the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), which fans will undoubtedly recognize from Control.

FBC: Firebreak places you in the role of one of the Bureau's "most adaptable response unit," called Firebreak. This team "has the skills and courage...

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Remedy and Annapurna Partner for Control 2 and Potential Film and TV Adaptations

Created by: Shawn Zipay

Published: 08-30-2024, 06:07 PM

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Remedy and Annapurna Partner for Control 2 and Potential Film and TV Adaptations

Annapurna to fund 50% of Control 2, with options for film and television rights.

Remedy Entertainment and Annapurna are teaming up to bring the world a lot more Control. Annapurna will fund half of the development for Control 2, which is currently at some stage of development over at Remedy. Furthermore, Annapurna Pictures will have the option to create film, TV, or other audiovisual media for Control and Alan Wake.

The options for films, TV shows, and more are there...

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Remedy is Close to Recouping Alan Wake 2 Development Costs

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Published: 08-09-2024, 05:33 PM

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Remedy is Close to Recouping Alan Wake 2 Development Costs

The action-horror sequel sold 1.3 million units as of February.

Remedy Entertainment says that they still have not yet recouped the costs associated with the development and marketing of Alan Wake 2. They're close, but it just hasn't happened yet.

As of February 2024, Alan Wake 2 sold over 1.3 million copies. It's not clear how much higher that figure is here in August. Remedy's latest financial report, as relayed by wccftech.com, says that the studio is very close to...

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Alan Wake 2 Getting Special Physical Release

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Published: 06-09-2024, 02:10 PM

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Alan Wake 2 Getting Special Physical Release

A limited run from Limited Run Games.
At Summer Game Fest, Remedy Entertainment announced they are partnering with Epic Games and Limited Run Games to release a physical edition of Alan Wake 2. Pre-orders are open for this on June 8 and through through to July 21 exclusively through Limited Run Games' website. The Alan Wake 2 Collector's Editions will begin shipping out to buyers this December and are only available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.

The Collector's Editions...

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Remedy Entertainment Cancels Codename Kestrel

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Published: 05-07-2024, 02:42 PM

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Remedy Entertainment Cancels Codename Kestrel

This co-op multiplayer game will never see the light of day.

Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind games such as Control and Alan Wake, just announced that they have cancelled a co-op multiplayer game that they were working on. This game, codename Kestrel, is being shelved in order to focus on already established franchises in Remedy's portfolio.

Not much at all was known about Kestrel. All that we knew was that it was going to be "a premium game" and it...

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Alan Wake 2 PC Requirements Lowered with Newest Update

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Published: 03-06-2024, 08:03 PM

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Alan Wake 2 PC Requirements Lowered with Newest Update

Big gains for GTX 10-series cards.

With the release of update 1.0.16.1 today for Alan Wake 2 on the PC, the minimum system requirements have come down. Players will now need only an Nvidia GTX 1070 or an AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT GPU to play Alan Wake 2 on PC.

When Alan Wake 2 came out in October 2023, the minimum hardware needed to play the game at 1080p and 30FPS was an Nvidia RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600 GPU. The reason for those initially high GPU requirements is because...

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James McCaffrey, Max Payne and Alan Wake 2 Voice Actor, Dead at 65

Created by: Shawn Zipay

Published: 12-18-2023, 04:18 PM

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James McCaffrey, Max Payne and Alan Wake 2 Voice Actor, Dead at 65

McCaffrey passed away after a battle with cancer.

James McCaffrey has passed away at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. McCaffrey is an actor that is best known as the voice of Max Payne in the entire Max Payne series. McCaffrey's voice was most recently heard in the form of Alex Casey in Alan Wake 2.

The news of McCaffrey's passing first broke on TMZ. According to TMZ's initial report, McCaffrey passed away on Sunday while surrounded by friends and family. The...

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Promised New Game Plus Update for Alan Wake 2 is Here

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Published: 12-11-2023, 07:07 PM

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Promised New Game Plus Update for Alan Wake 2 is Here

Featuring a new ending, difficulty, content, and story.

Just as Remedy Entertainment promised, the New Game Plus option for Alan Wake 2 was released today. The much desired New Game Plus update for Alan Wake 2 came earlier today as just one part of the game's new update, dubbed The Final Cut.

Simply adding in a New Game Plus option isn't the only thing that came with this update though. Remedy also added in a new ending with this New Game Plus, added in a new Nightmare...

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Alan Wake 2 Getting New Game Plus on December 11

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Published: 12-09-2023, 06:40 PM

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Alan Wake 2 Getting New Game Plus on December 11

The Final Draft will be the game's first major content release.

Remedy Entertainment will release the first major content update for Alan Wake 2 on Monday, December 11th. This update is called "The Final Draft" and it will include, among other things, the highly anticipated addition of New Game+.

The Final Draft will include a new ending, though just how different that ending will be compared to the first playthrough is anybody's guess at this point. Remedy...

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Remedy Ditches Codename 'Vanguard' Free-to-Play Plans

Created by: Shawn Zipay

Published: 11-13-2023, 06:15 PM

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Remedy Ditches Codename 'Vanguard' Free-to-Play Plans

Free-to-play deemed just too risky.

Remedy Entertainment announced their plans to reboot a project known only as codename Vanguard. This upcoming title was set to be a free-to-play multiplayer game, with next to nothing else known about it. This reboot comes with several significant changes, the least of which is a change in the codename from Vanguard to Kestrel.

The bigger change is the fact that the plan for a free-to-play game has been ditched with a shift to making...

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Alan Wake 2 Review: A Must-Play Psychological Horror Experience

Created by: Shawn Zipay

Published: 11-08-2023, 06:42 PM

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Alan Wake 2 Review: A Must-Play Psychological Horror Experience

Easily, the best horror game in years.

In 2010 Remedy Entertainment released Alan Wake, a game where a writer is pulled into a horrifying world seemingly of his own creation. Alan Wake was a game that I bounced off at least two times. Despite the game being well received by critics and fans, I felt like its gameplay was just a repetitive slog that even its unique story could not overcome. When a sequel was announced by Remedy, I found myself extremely indifferent to the news. Still...

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