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.
This evening, Abhi Jha has revealed the latest guest lined up for his podcast, Behind the Voice, and you just may know the name! In a few days, he will be speaking to CONTROL Resonant's Creative Director, Mikael Kasurinen, about Dyan's debut outing.
The reveal was posted alongside a callout for any community questions, so if you have any, make sure to reach out on Twitter! We'll post a link to the interview when it goes live, so you won't miss out.
If you're new to the channel: over the past couple of years, Abhi has spoken to an array of Remedy actors and developers, including Ilkka Villi (Alan Wake, Mr Scratch, Thomas Zane), David Harewood (Warlin Door), Matthew Porretta (Alan Wake, Dr Casper Darling, Mr Scratch), Christina Cole (Christina Cole) Janina Gavankar (FBC Agent Kieran Estevez), Shawn Ashmore (Jack Joyce, Tim Breaker), Doug Cockle (Agent Nightingale in AW2), Olli Tukianen & Markus Kaarlonen (Old Gods of Asgard), and Courtney Hope (Beth Wilder, Jesse Faden). Recently, he has also crossed into the development side, speaking to Sam Lake (Creative Director) and Kyle Rowley (Game Director).
Tonight, Remedy walked away from the Golden Joystick Awards 2026 with the first award for CONTROL Resonant.
Despite tough competition, the title won Best Visual Design on a shortlist that included Forza Horizon 6, Phonopolis, Orbitals, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and SAROS. As the category was voted online by the public, the screens featured a breakdown of the results as the recipient took to the stage. These revealed Resonant to be just a fraction ahead of Forza Horizon 6 in a close-knit battle.
The results declared: CONTROL Resonant (31%), Forza Horizon 6 (30%), and Orbitals (17%).
The category and trophy were presented by Art & Creative Director Rex Crowle and were received by Elmeri Raitanen (Art Director at Remedy).
After a brief handover of the trophy, Rex retreated to allow Elmeri to step up to the podium. Holding the award, he spoke to the room, "Wow, what an honour. Well, this means quite a lot specifically to me; personally now, I've been at Remedy for roughly seventeen years, and this is the first game that I have art directed from start to finish." Cheers from the crowd erupted at the milestone, as shots from the game continue to play behind on the big screen.
He continues, "Quite speechless, but naturally I'm here to receive this, [but] it's a team effort. So, my heartfelt thanks to everybody at Remedy, everybody who contributed, the supporting functions, everybody. So, we did it! That's quite... cool beans. Thank you!" During the livestream, the final couple of sentences were already becoming muffled, drowned out by the audience's applause.
[Starts at 42:10, Best Visual Design Category]
One for the conspiracy theorists in the community: as Elmeri departed the stage, the ceremony's host, Alix Wilton Regan, returned to the microphone. "Huge round of applause to Remedy. Richly deserved. We love you guys. That specific joystick was sent to us by someone called the...." she clicked her fingers in the air as though conjuring a memory, "um... Blessed organisation? I don't know what they're on about." (If the name isn't triggering any alarm bells, you may want to check out the CONTROL Resonant ARG community-created documentation!)
A huge congratulations to the team on their win!
[12/11/2026] Update: Remedy has shared some photos of Elmeri with the trophy on their social media pages, with Vida (Senior Community Manager) adding on the Official Remedy Discord Server, "Thank you to all of you lovely people for giving CONTROL Resonant your votes in the Golden Joystick Awards! It's thanks to you all @FBC Agent that last night CONTROL Resonant won Best Visual Design at the Golden Joystick Awards! The entire art team is so happy and thankful - we really can't overstate how much this community's support means to us all! Here's our Art Director Elmeri Raitanen giving the Golden Joystick a little smooch last night in London."
[For context to Vida's post, "FBC Agent" is a role Official Remedy Discord Server members can assign themselves by going to the #assigned-roles channel. This role allows them to be pinged whenever a relevant CONTROL post is published. Similar roles are available for Max Payne, Quantum Break, and Alan Wake.]
While content releases for their three-player co-op adventure, FBC: Firebreak, wrapped up back in March, Remedy has rolled out a patch today updating infrastructure support for all of the game's platforms.
Alongside smaller fixes and improvements, the game now uses the Steam Datagram Relay, Valve's virtual private gaming network. There are also behaviour changes to how the game reacts to connection issues and matchmaking.
If you play on Steam, you can also unlock Steam Trading Cards for the game. Players can now collect up to five cards centred around the Altered Items and weapons featured in the game. They include: Snare Drum, Garden Gnome (AI9), Piggy Bank (AI16), Condor Ascender Ski Lift, and Teapot (AI44).
And if you joined with CONTROL Resonant and have no idea what FBC: Firebreak is, the game tasks you and two other Firebreakers with keeping the various crises within the Oldest House contained. During the seven-year lockdown, the Hiss continues to be a menace, and the Altered Items kept secure within the walls have... views. The Firebreakers are assigned, likely after drawing the short straw, to get in, contain the crisis, and get out. You can find out more information on the official website, HERE!
PlayStation 5: 1.009.005 Xbox Series X|S: 1.9.5.0 PC: 1.9.5 Windows PC: 1.9.5.0
Overview
This update moves multiplayer connections to Steam's network infrastructure on all platforms and fixes several lobby and party issues.
Patch Notes
Fixes and Improvements
Multiplayer connections across all platforms now use Steam Datagram Relay.
Connections automatically retry when the relay network is temporarily unavailable.
Fixed an issue that caused the lobby to be recreated after generating a party code
[CONSOLES] Fixed an issue where lobby requests remained pending after an online check failed
[CONSOLES] Fixed an incorrect error message displayed when attempting to join without an online subscription.
[CONSOLES] Fixed a crash that could occur when matchmaking with a Steam player.
[STEAM] Added Steam Trading Cards. Get collecting!
For the first time, CONTROL Resonant is now on sale; available at 20% off across all platforms for a very limited time. If you've been waiting for a sale before making the leap, make sure to check out the store pages to see if the discount has sweetened the deal.
Quick heads up! Depending on the platform, the sale ends at slightly different times, so you may want to check them out sooner rather than later.
The sale also reduces only one version of the game per storefront. So, for PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series X|S, only the Digital Deluxe Edition have the 20% off discount. Whereas the PC versions on Steam and the Epic Games Store feature the Standard Edition on sale.
Offer Ends... PlayStation Store: 21st November XBOX Store: Not Disclosed [PC] Steam: 11th November [PC] Epic Games Store: 10th November
The sale coincides with the lead-up to the Golden Joystick Awards, where CONTROL Resonant has been nominated in three categories: Best Visual Design, Supporting Performer (with Frankie Kevich, who plays Zoe De Vera), and Ultimate Game of the Year.
CONTROL Resonant Official Synopsis:
After years in confinement at the hands of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), Dylan Faden emerges into a warped Manhattan at the peak of a paranatural crisis. Charged with combating a mysterious cosmic entity as it alters fundamental aspects of our reality, Dylan must harness his new-found powers to take the fight to the myriad threats overwhelming Manhattan.
Join Dylan in this sequel to the multi-award-winning CONTROL to explore the expansive zones of a city overrun by the corrupting influences of the chaotic Hiss, invasive micro-organism, the Mold, and other twisted paranatural threats. On the path to unlocking the full potential of his paranatural abilities Dylan will also seek out his sister, FBC Director Jesse Faden, as he bids to comprehend and contain the dangers that have spilled beyond the confines of the Oldest House to tear our world apart.
Released on September 24 2026, CONTROL Resonant is available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC (Steam and the Epic Games Store).
