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27th June 2026
Tuska Forum To Feature "Art That Changes Reality with Remedy’s Sam Lake" [Updated with Livestream Recording!]

15:51  Rachel  

Later today, Creative Director Sam Lake will be taking to the stage at the Tuska Forum for a discussion on reality-twisting art with the Bleeding Metal Podcast. 

It's a big weekend for Helsinki, with heavy metal fans descending on Suvilahti in Sörnäinen for Tuska for the three-day event. An annual music festival, the occasion is a celebration of local artists and, of course, heavy metal. Alongside the main performances, there are various side events, including the delightfully nerdy Tuska Forum. Over the years, Remedy and Poets of the Fall have had a few talks on that stage, with that tradition continuing with Lake's appearance.

Listed as "Art That Changes Reality with Remedy’s Sam Lake", the conversation will kick off at 18:00 EEST. So make sure to get there early and grab a spot. At the moment, we're unsure if the talk will be recorded; in the past, they haven't been. However, if this one is the exception, we'll let you know!

Talk Description: Talk Both Kiki and Jussi welcome the creative force behind the Remedy Connected Universe, Sam Lake, to review how our lived reality has influenced the fictional stories he writes – and how the fantastic worlds he creates echo back into our own.

You will not want to miss this unreal session with insights into the decades of storytelling that drive Remedy’s signature blend of mystery, metafiction, and human darkness. We’ll explore why certain narratives resonate so deeply, and how there’s definitely some “Art that changes Reality”.

Check out the program listing on the Tuska website, HERE! 

[27/06/2026] Update : As a nice surprise, it looks like the Bleeding Metal Podcast is streaming their interviews this year! If you couldn't attend the show in person, you can catch Sam's conversation with Kiki and Jussi on their YouTube channel and below... 

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25th June 2026
PC Gaming Show 2026 Delves Deeper Into CONTROL Resonant

17:41  Rachel  

It's been a little while since our latest blog post. Unfortunately, our wonderful cat, Scratch, passed away suddenly soon after publishing our last piece of news. She was a chaotic ball of mischief who was always close by whenever I wrote for the site. Often planting her butt directly on the keyboard at the worst possible moments. She was with us for thirteen years, and I couldn't have asked for a better best friend. As you can imagine, getting back into the hobby, even one I feel passionately about, has been hard in her absence. But, let's try...

One of the news stories we missed earlier in the month was the PC Gaming Show. CONTROL Resonant would be a recurring star at this year's Summer Games Fest Week with trailers across PlayStation's State of Play and Summer Games Fest, each with a unique focus, but the PC Gaming Show had something a little extra. 

During their two-hour livestream on June 7th, they kicked off their CONTROL Resonant feature with a trailer exploring the hectic combat and shifting landscape, and paired it with a mini-documentary.

Throughout the exclusive five-minute sneak peek, we heard from several devs, including Mikael Karuinen (Creative Director), Elmeri Raitanen (Art Director), and Anne-Marie Grönroos (Lead Level Designer) who shared some new details about what will be awaiting Dylan.

Viewers were treated to glimpses at new locations from the upcoming adventure and introduced to a new threat called "The Patterning". Speaking to the camera, Raitanen describes this threat as a "strange otherworldly algorithm" which restructures and reorganises the world around them, creating unusual patterns. In the centre, there's the Resonants. 

The Patterning has had devastating impacts across Manhattan, creating vast labyrinthine mazes of the familiar streets. The slight disorientation you may feel as a player learning to navigate the new environment is intentional, "you can lose yourself," Kasurinen says. As Dylan, players are reacting to the immediacy of the situation and, through it, gradually build familiarity and comfort as they traverse the new world.

If the streets were putting up a fight, you can imagine how the enemies are. If you've been keeping up with the CONTROL Resonant news, you'll likely know that the game will have more variety of enemy types compared to its predecessor, but how do they fare in a fight against a new (somewhat angrier) protagonist? Raitanen describes the Dylan as "fighting dirty", he doesn't have the same restraint that his sister has, and with The Abberant it puts him closer to the action. While he also has some serious powers, fights and abilities take a toll on the character. 

You can check out the PC Gaming Show trailer and mini documentary below!

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7th June 2026
CONTROL Resonant Featured In IGN Live 2026 Day One

20:35  Rachel  

IGN Live returned to our screens over the weekend, with a special thirty-minute feature on day one for CONTROL Resonant. The spotlight was split into two parts: a conversation with Creative Director, Mikael Kasurinen, and a panel discussion with Jacob Freeman (GeForce Evangelist, NVIDIA), Pawel Kozlowski (Senior Engineering Manager, NVIDIA) and Elmeri Raitainen (Art Director, Remedy Entertainment).

To kick off the feature, Mikael Kasurinen sat down with Max Scoville at IGN to talk about the demo being shown in previews. As they discussed Resonant, they spoke about the inspirations behind the project, Zoe De Vera, the formation of The Abberrant, and introducing new players to the series. Alongside an interview, Mikael showcased gameplay footage from The Sinkhole, a location located near the start of the game. 

In the second part of the feature, the topic moved to the technology supporting the game, including the developer's in-house engine, Northlight.  Jacob Freeman (GeForce Evangelist, NVIDIA), Pawel Kozlowski (Senior Engineering Manager, NVIDIA) and Elmeri Raitainen (Art Director, Remedy Entertainment) took to the stage in this second part to tackle the technical questions; breaking down the cutting-edge tech, including DLSS 4.5, advanced Path Tracing, and next-generation Ray Reconstruction.

The full livestream spans a hefty seven hours, but you can find the CONTROL Resonant segment at the 2:02:20 mark. The video below should get you into the right place!

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6th June 2026
CONTROL Resonant Hands-On Preview Wrap-Up
[Espoo, Los Angeles, Mexico City, São Paulo, London, Berlin Warsaw] Update #53

20:40  Rachel  

This week, Remedy hosted their first hands-on previews of CONTROL Resonant, marking the beginning of their international media tour. Admittance was by invitation only, with select media and influencers handpicked to check out the game in advance. Over the course of their exclusive preview, attendees had the chance to check out the first three hours of the game's opening and speak to the members of the dev team.

In the hot seat for interviews were Mikael Kasurinen (Creative Director), Sean Durrie (Actor, Dylan Faden), Anna-Maria Krönroos (Lead Level Designer), Thomas Puha (Communications Director), and Elmeri Raitanen (Art Director).

While a few websites were able to visit Remedy before their flight to Los Angeles, it was across the ocean where things really kicked off. In LA, previews were held at Annapurna Pictures HQ, coinciding with Summer Games Fest. And in the coming weeks, the team are set to head to Mexico City, São Paulo, London, Berlin, and Warsaw.

The first previews have started to roll in over the past few hours, and as always, we'll do our best to collect as many as possible as they're published. Keep an eye out for updates! 

Update: With the promotional tour kicking off at Summer Games Fest and lasting throughout the month, we're going to compile all the previews and interviews in this post to create as complete a guide as possible. If the preview or interview mentions which preview the writer attended, we also include a note alongside their listing. 21/06/2026 15:35 BST

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