In our latest Community Spotlight, we look at Yasmin's incredible in-depth work exploring one of Alan Wake 2's most mysterious characters, Freya Anderson. .
We recently spoke Tiia Öhman about working as a photographer on the Alan Wake 2 set. Her stunning work can be seen in-game, in marketing, and on merchandise.
To celebrate the game's 10th anniversary, we sat down with Matthew Porretta, the incredible voice actor behind Alan Wake, to talk about his experiences and memories.
For the past month, actor Frankie Kevich has been a bright light on our Tuesday evenings, with her amazing Twitch streams. Recently, she was joined by fellow actors Courtney Hope (Jesse Faden) and Sean Durrie (Dylan Faden) for a special broadcast, during which she also invited the community to hang out and ask questions.
In case you couldn't watch it live, the full stream has now been uploaded to Frankie's channel. Check it out, HERE!
While the original plan was to play the game alongside, technical difficulties instead turned the stream into a relaxed hangout with the cast.
As always, Resonant talk was off the table, with the focus primarily on the original adventure. During the three-hour livestream, they delve into the actor's love of animals, their favourite looks for the characters, their experiences playing the original Control, cosplays and lore deep drives, importantly, salmiakki.
The playthroughs began last month and kicked off in style, with an announcement video of her rocking her character's look, "Zoe is a brand new character to Control," she described. "So if you, like Zoe, are not familiar with what transpired at the Federal Bureau of Control, then you should join me on Twitch as we play through the first game. See you there!" Her plan is to go live with the game on Tuesdays at 2pm PT, ahead of the sequel's September 24th launch.
With CONTROL Resonant coming to Gamescom, Remedy is holding a special community event on August 28th, at Die Kunstbar. Spots are very limited, and additional tickets have been released following high demand.
Attendees will need to have a ticket to the community event, but they won't need a Gamescom ticket.
The event listing describes "A friendly and fun community meet up where you'll have the chance to meet Remedians and other community members. You'll have the chance to meet CONTROL Resonant developers and other members of the CONTROL community in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Light finger foods and refreshments provided! Gift bags on exit."
The new wave of tickets will be available through Eventbrite, HERE at 8pm EEST.
IGN has revealed that CONTROL Resonant will be getting the IGN First treatment throughout August. The month-long spotlight kicked off with thirteen minutes of exclusive gameplay showcasing the Metro Fault Mission. Fans have frequently returned to the New York subways in Remedy's adventures, from Rosco Street Station in Max Payne to Caldera Street Subway Station in Alan Wake 2, but they haven't been seen quite like this before!
A quick warning before we jump in! With the game set to launch next month, marketing has naturally gone a little deeper into the story. While this gameplay reveal shows thirteen minutes of selected gameplay from the mission, it also touches on the story and what has happened to Jesse. If you want to go into the game fairly fresh, you may want to bookmark this until later.
For those eager to learn more about Resonant, let's do this! The gameplay sneak peek offers our most extensive first look at the game, showcasing four key aspects: environmental puzzles, skill development, new (extremely fluffy) enemy types, and the in-game use of the Gap.
One of the things I loved about the gameplay is the showcase of the title's careful balance of colours. Similar to the Alan Wake series, the minimal use of soft warm yellows against colder blues, greys, and browns creates a feeling of a safe haven. With the subway station having become its own house of mirrors, yellow items and warm lighting nudge Dylan and the player to their destination.
This connection also carries over to Dylan's own sort of Astral Plane. As in the original adventure, Dylan seems to be transported to a new location as he builds his skill set. Whereas Jesse went to the Astral Plane, a grey, barren location where she could test her powers, Dylan's experience is much gentler. Though the concrete platform design remain, they are coated with soft autumnal leaves, a warm gold against the stark black background. The platforms are dotted with everyday objects, perhaps generated by the Board, but also potentially from his childhood memories, given his lack of outside experience.
At the end of his "Astral Plane", Dylan finds Jesse, or a vision of her. While the buildup is sure to provide additional content, we do find out why she woke up Dylan. Unfortunately for Manhattan, the reason isn't too reassuring.
Alongside the video, IGN provides additional information to the clip in the description, writing, "The Metro Fault is one of several ' Faults' found around this alternate New York. Essentially dungeons, you’ll have to make your way through them in order to acquire the new traversal skill waiting at the end — in this case, Reach, Resonant’s equivalent of a grappling hook. First, though, you’ll have to go deep underground, dodge trains flying at you from all angles, and fight off fungal Mold foes."
Later tonight, Frankie Kevich, the actor behind CONTROL Resonant's Zoe de Vera, will be starting her fourth outing with Controlon Twitch... but she won't be alone. Joining her on stream will be fellow FBC recruits, Sean Durrie (Dylan Faden) and Courtney Hope (Jesse Faden)!
The playthroughs began last month and kicked off in style, with an announcement video of her rocking her character's look, "Zoe is a brand new character to Control," she described. "So if you, like Zoe, are not familiar with what transpired at the Federal Bureau of Control, then you should join me on Twitch as we play through the first game. See you there!" Her plan is to go live with the game on Tuesdays at 2pm PT, ahead of the sequel's September 24th launch.
Naturally, she has been careful to keep the streams centred specifically on the original Control game, clarifying that she's unable to divulge any further information about the new adventure. We have our fingers crossed for a potential CONTROL Resonant livestream in the future.
If you missed her progress so far, you can catch it now on her Twitch channel: Livestream #1, Livestream #2 (rewatch time expired) and Livestream #3.
Set an alarm for today at 2pm PT / 10pm BST / 12am EEST for Frankie's Control Twitch stream featuring Courtney Hope and Sean Durrie!
Update 9/8/2026: Don't worry if you couldn't attend the livestream; Frankie has plans to upload the full livestream to her channel, along with the conversation with her CONTROL Resonant cast members.
