13th September 2026 CONTROL Resonant Gamescom 2026 Media Coverage & Interviews

At Gamescom, Remedy gave attendees the opportunity to be among the first to try out CONTROL Resonant. While balancing their first-ever playable public demo and a community gathering on Friday evening, the away team also found time to sit down with some of the media in attendance.

This wasn't the same major flow seen during the Summer Games Fest, an event specifically targeted for the press, but with the game in more hands, it presented an opportunity for the developers to talk in more depth about the upcoming game. 

During Gamescom and in the weeks following, we saw an array of new articles and interviews. In the hot seat were Sergey Mohov (Lead Gameplay Designer), Miika Huttunen (Senior Communications Manager), Elmeri Raitanen (Art Director), and Arhi Makkonen (Senior Level Designer).

As always, we'll add more articles as they're posted!

Previews

Game Informer: Control Resonant Continues To Look Weird And Strange by Wesley LeBlanc

Game Informer: Here's Every Game We Played At Gamescom 2026 by Game Informer Editorial

4Gamer.net: Each time you defeat an enemy, they revive and become stronger in each zone. "CONTROL Resonant," releasing September 24th, is an action RPG with no guard or difficulty settings. [gamescom] by noguchi

Inven Global: 'CONTROL Resonant' Delivers Remedy's Fastest, Best Action Yet by Seungjin "Looa" Kang

Shacknews: Control Resonant makes an exception to the rule about eating the Mold by Ozzie Mejia

Life Is XBOX: GAMESCOM 2026 PREVIEW – CONTROL: Resonant by Robby

Social Media Shared Previews: Just Play It, PSInsideFr, Gaming_bo3gg

GeekVilág: CONTROL Resonant: DMC style with Remedy madness by Tanar Ur

InFeRnoBraVeHeart: Το CONTROL: RESONANT είναι έπος!

Interviews

Epic Games Store: Control Resonant opens up as you get stronger — and as characters start trusting you by Brian Crecente [w. Sergey Mohov]

GamesSpot: “Trust Us–We’re Remedy:” Control Resonant Will Have Plenty Of Lore, The Devs Just Can’t Reveal Any Of It by Miri Teixeira [w. Miika Huttunen]

MP1st: Remedy Explains One of the Reasons for Control Resonant’s Physical Disc Release Delay by James Lara [w. Elmeri Raitanen]

Shacknews: Arhi Makkonen on designing a moulding and hissing New York for Control Resonant by Lexi Luddy [w. Arhi Makkonen]

Pre-Gamescom Hype

TechRadar: I asked Control Resonant's gameplay designer all my burning questions — how the combat's 'melee focus' differs from the original, and why you 'haven't played anything exactly like' what you'll see in its 30-hour length by Isaiah Williams [w. Sergey Mohov]

Gaming Bolt: Control Resonant's Bosses Are Nothing Alike, as Remedy Teases The Patterning by Ravi Sinha [w. Sergey Mohov]

All Out Gaming: How Control Resonant FIXES Remedy's biggest mistake - Remedy Dev Interview (w. Elmeri Raitanen)

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13th September 2026 Catch Up On The Story So Far with "Previously on Control"

With the original adventure launching seven years ago and with the release of CONTROL Resonant just days away, Remedy has published a "Previously on Control" video to help catch you up to speed. 

There's still time to jump into the adventure if you want to check it out or replay it ahead of the launch date. And if you've played the original, the experience will offer additional depth and be much richer when you dive into the sequel.

However, like with Alan Wake 2, Remedy has reassured new players that the sequel will work as a standalone title if you haven't visited the FBC before. You can jump in fresh, explore the original in your own time after the sequel, or check out the video below to get brought up to speed on all the FBC schnanigans (and good lordy, there are many).

Also! For those looking for an answer and accidentally stumble across this blog on Google, you do not need to have played FBC: Firebreak to play CONTROL Resonant. We love Firebreak, but that game is centred around the hectic firefight and collaboration with your fellow firebreakers. It connects to the Control world and the FBC, but it's more of a spin-off rather than part of the overall story. 

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12th September 2026 Outside Xtra Explores How Resonant Brings A Twist To the Control Formula

In collaboration with Remedy, the wonderful folks at Outside XBOX/Xtra have a new nineteen-minute-long video discussing how CONTROL Resonant brings a new twist to the Control formula.

The video is a sponsored post, one of several recently on YouTube, but admittedly, I am very biased when it comes to this channel. They balance humour, knowledge, and nerdy passion in a way that is always a treat to watch. And their latest video is no different!

Hosts Jane Douglas and Mike Channell sit down for a lengthy (and very nerdy) chat on the similarities and differences for the upcoming sequel, including the switch in combat style, the new protagonist, and traversing a new world. Jane steps in representing the audience and poses questions to Mike regarding his recent in-depth playthrough.

Check it out below or on the Outside Xtra YouTube channel, HERE!

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11th September 2026 Poets of the Fall Shares Full Early Carnival of Rust Demo, Celebrating 20 Years

Back in February, Poet of the Fall fans were treated to a minute-long snippet of an early demo of Carnival of Rust, posted in celebration of twenty years. For those who were hoping for the demo song, you're in luck! A few hours ago, the band uploaded the track in full to their YouTube channel, complete with visual commentary. 

2026 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Carnival of Rust and the incredible song that gave the album its title. Perhaps their best-known collection, the piece remains a particular standout in the Finnish music industry two decades later.

Their songs usually go through two to thirty iterations before they're fully completed, and with Carnival of Rust, they hit gold on the fourteenth version. 

If you're wondering why we're talking a lot about Poets of the Fall this year, you may know them by their alter ego, Old Gods of Asgard. Their collaboration with Remedy began in 2003, when their debut song, "Late Goodbye," was featured in Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. Later, they took on a different form, adopting the in-game name of Old Gods of Asgard for Alan Wake, Control, and Alan Wake 2. 

Check out the full video from Poets of the Fall, HERE! 

Poets of the Fall - Carnival of Rust (Early Demo Version) Visual Text

00:00 - Does this sound familiar?

00:10 - This is an early demo of Carnival of Rust from around 2005. 

00:21 - The main riff is played with an electric guitar.

00:31 - The tempo is also slightly faster, and the key is E.  It's a semitone higher in the final.

00:40 - The lyrics already contain many familiar phrases 

00:45 - But we bet you can spot a few differences too.

00:55 - This kind of sounds like the chorus we know, but not quite?

01:15 - This part would eventually become the 3rd chorus in the final version with some lyric changes

01:34 - But overall, the song structure is already getting there. With some parts moved around or combined in the final.

01:53 - The 2nd verse lyrics changed quite a bit. 

02:11 - …but this sounds again more familiar. 

02:33 - Typically, each song goes through about 10 to 30 iterations until it's done. 

02:53 - This demo is version 1. Being the first "proper" studio recording. The released track is version 14. 

03:12 - The differences between versions can be subtle, like re-recording a single vocal phrase.

03:25 - …or the song might get a complete makeover between versions 8 and 9. You never know.

03:43 - This guitar riff is very much like the final one. Just in a different tempo & key.

04:05 - …but this vocal part didn't make it. 

04:26 - We do get the acoustic guitar riff in the very end! 

(We added additional punctuation for the transcript that wasn't included in the stylised visual text. This was done to ensure fellow fans using text-to-speech software could follow.)

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