14th July 2026 Catch the CONTROL Resonant Panel at SDCC 2026 [ft. Sean Durrie, Matthew Porretta, Frankie Kevich, and Courtney Hope]

If you're heading to SDCC later this month, make sure to block some time out for one more stop. Remedy has officially announced that they will be in attendance at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, bringing some familiar names and voices for a special CONTROL Resonant panel.

On July 25th, Sean Durrie (Dylan Faden), Matthew Porretta (Dr Casper Darling), Frankie Kevich (Zoe De Vera), and Courtney Hope (Jesse Faden) will be taking to the stage for "CONTROL Resonant: Exclusive Updates with Cast Members". Join the cast of CONTROL Resonant as they discuss their characters and work on the game. You can find them in Room 6BCF of the San Diego Convention Centre, with the panel kicking off from 6:30pm to 7:30pm.

At present, we don't know if the panel will be livestreamed or filmed. If those details are revealed later, we'll let you know! When Remedy held a similar panel for Control back in October 2018, they did publish the full panel and community Q&A on their channel afterwards, so fingers crossed! If you haven't seen that one yet, we highly recommend you do. It features Sam Lake, James McCaffrey, Matthew Porretta, and Courtney Hope, and is a fantastic watch. 

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11th July 2026 Control Hotline Chat Badge Available to Unlock During Twitch Summer Drop Fest [July 10th - 17th]

Control is participating in this year's Twitch Summer Drop Fest, with a Hotline chat badge awarded to viewers who purchase a subscription to any eligible channels streaming the game.

The collaboration with Twitch is, in part, a celebration of the anticipated reprint of Control Ultimate Edition on PlayStation 5. With CONTROL Resonant due to be released this September 24th, there's been a bigger push to make the original adventure more accessible. The news will be particularly welcome to PlayStation owners concerned about Sony's recent announcement that its consoles will become digital-only in the coming years. 

The Hotline badge Twitch drop will be available to collect between July 10th and July 17th. (Pssst, if you're looking for a place to subscribe to, Frankie Kevich, who plays CONTROL Resonant's Zoe de Vera, will be jumping into Jesse's adventure on July 14th!)

Update 11/07/2026 : Following the news, it's been noticed that there is a slight discrepancy between Remedy's social media posts and Twitch's Summer Drop Fest wrap-up. The developer states that two new subscriptions are required to unlock the badge, whereas Twitch says only one is needed. We'll let you know if there's any clarification after the weekend.

Update 15/07/2026: A lot of updates for you Wednesday morning! Lately, there have been reports about the drops not working correctly, and we do have some answers regarding that!

First, the channel you're watching needs to have drops enabled in its settings. Secondly, they need to be listed as playing "CONTROL Resonant". If you're marked down as Control, it doesn't work correctly. (Twitch lists the category incorrectly, so if you have purchased a subscription with the campaign in mind, you may want to reach out to Twitch support and explain. Hopefully, they'll be able to step in and help. You may also want to cite THIS page. It sounds like there were some accidental crossed wires.)

Also, we have specific timings! The Hotline badge drop is between Tue 14 Jul, 08:00 - Sat 18 Jul, 07:59 BST. We'll post out a reminder for you for the final 24 hours. 

And finally, if you are an Amazon Prime subscriber, you do have a monthly channel subscription option, but unfortunately, it doesn't count towards this drop. The subscription must be individually purchased to count. But it's nice to show some support regardless, we used our one to sub to Frankie's channel. 

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9th July 2026 CONTROL Resonant's Zoe De Vera, Frankie Kevich, To Take On Control in New Twitch Stream [July 14th, 10pm BST]

If you love seeing nerds be nerds, this is something you're going to want to check out. On July 14th, Frankie Kevich, the actor behind Zoe De Vera in Control Resonant, will be taking to Twitch to play through the first game.

The announcement was made on the actor's Instagram page. Adorned in her character's outfit, she reveals, "I'm Frankie Kevich and I play Agent Zoe De Vera in Control Resonant. (I've always wanted a character with a trenchcoat.) Zoe is a brand new character to Control, 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!"

The playthrough has been a strong hope in the community ever since Frankie kicked off her Twitch channel on June 18th, so we're pretty psyched! So far, her livestreams have explored Apex Legends, in celebration of her character, Conduit. While new on Twitch, she is definitely not new to games, with a career rich in roles and a longer personal history as a gamer. 

The sweet video was also paired with a sweeter caption, "It’s one of the greatest honors of my career to play Zoe in the upcoming CONTROL Resonant game. While we’re waiting for it’s release on September 24th, come join me on twitch as we play thru the first game CONTROL!" She continues, "The first CONTROL game is SOOOOOO RIDICULOUSLY GOOD, it’s an experience unlike any other game I’ve ever played. So whether you’ve never had the pleasure of playing it before or if you have and need a replay before our sequel releases, come hang out with me on twitch next Tuesday Jul 14th!!! TAKE. CON. TROL! 🤘🎸" We'll be there!

Mark your calendar for July 14th at 10pm BST and make sure to follow Frankie on Twitch, HERE!

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8th July 2026 Steam Summer Sale 2026 [Alan Wake, Quantum Break, Control, and FBC Firebreak]

The Steam Summer Sale is coming to an end, but there's still time to nab a last-minute deal. For the event, Remedy's full catalogue on the platform has been discounted, so if there's a title you've been waiting for, make sure to take a look before 10am PT on July 9th. 

If you're new to the community, welcome! There are a few different areas you can start with, depending on what kinds of experiences you enjoy most. If you haven't yet played Control, there's still time to jump in before the sequel's launch in September. While you don't have to have played the original to join Resonant, there's bound to be more for players who are familiar with Jesse's side of the story. Plus, there's nothing quite like stepping into Ashtray Maze for the first time. 

At The Sudden Stop, our first love was Alan Wake, so we are also incredibly biased with that series. While Alan Wake Remastered is only available on the Epic Store, the original 2010 adventure and its spin-off, Alan Wake's American Nightmare, are on Steam, and for less than £3. I've been seeing it advertised on TikTok and Instagram as a cosy spooky story, and while it's officially a "psychological action thriller", there is something oddly warm and fuzzy about it. Check it out and tell us what you think!

Remedy's latest title, FBC: Firebreak is also on sale. The game allows you to team up with two friends and take on the bizarre routine jobs tasked to the Firebreakers, from calming down a furnace to super soaking a sentient sticky note monster. It's weird, wonderful, and absolutely insane. 

And finally, Remedy are currently working on remakes of the first two Max Payne games. If you're interested in checking out the original adventures ahead of time for a comparison, now is a great time to travel back. That series was the studio's defining step into the kind of video games that would become their identity.

Steam Summer Sale Discounts:
Death Rally Classic (Free)
Max Payne  (-65%)
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (-70%)
Alan Wake (-85%)
Alan Wake's American Nightmare (-85%)
Death Rally 2011/2012 (-90%)
Quantum Break (-80%)
Control (-85%)
FBC: Firebreak (-33%)

View the Steam Summer Sale, HERE! 

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