28th July 2026 Remedy Reveals Playable CONTROL Resonant Demo at gamescom & Community Meet Up

Today, Remedy announced that they will be bringing CONTROL Resonant to gamescom next month, with a playable demo lined up and a community meet-up scheduled!

For 2026, Gamescom will be returning to Koelnmesse between August 26th and 30th. The five-day event is one of the biggest dates on the video games calendar, with studios showcasing their upcoming adventures, revealing new projects and providing players with exclusive hands-on demos of their next big thing. While the event is always a great time for attendees, you don't need to travel to Cologne to be part of the action, as a big part of Gamescom also takes place in online spaces. Kicking off the festivities is the Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 livestreamed via Twitch and YouTube on August 25th at 8pm CEST / 7pm BST / 9pm EEST.

But for those who attend, there will be plenty of Remedy goodness...

So far, CONTROL Resonant has only been available to play behind closed doors at press events, but that's soon to change! The game will have a playable demo on the show floor in Hall 6, Level Infinite Booth. You will be able to check out the game at any time throughout the show.

While a ticket to the event is required to access the showfloor, the community event will be open to all. On the subject of the gathering, the studio has posted, "Join us on August 28 in Cologne, Germany, and meet CONTROL Resonant team members and other Remedy fans, all while enjoying some delicious snacks and drinks! Sign up for the community event will open soon. Note that the event is for people aged 18 and up." We'll keep you updated for when registration goes live!

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27th July 2026 San Diego Comic Con 2026 Wrap-Up [IGN SDCC Live Interview, Photos, and Social Media Coverage]

While work continues on CONTROL Resonant, across the ocean, the game's cast, along with key developers, attended San Diego Comic Con as marketing builds up towards launch. 

While the main event of the weekend was the CONTROL Resonant panel featuring Sean Durrie (Dylan Faden), Courtney Hope (Jesse Faden), Frankie Kevich (Zoe de Vera) and Matthew Porretta (Casper Darling), there was plenty surrounding it, too. Remedy's Senior Community Manager, Vida, has reassured fans on the studio's Discord server that a recording of the panel will be available soon. Once it is, we'll let you all know and update our wrap-up, but in the meantime, there's still SO MUCH to go through...

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25th July 2026 IGN SDCC Live Show 2026 To Feature CONTROL Resonant [Day 2, Show Starts Saturday 26th at 10pm BST]

Later today, Sean Durrie (Dylan Faden), Courtney Hope (Jesse Faden), Frankie Kevich (Zoe de Vera) and Matthew Porretta (Casper Darling) will take to the stage for the CONTROL Resonant panel at San Diego Comic Con. But that's not the only place to find news about the upcoming adventure...

IGN is hosting a live show, with CONTROL Resonant scheduled to feature on Day 2. Depending on where you live, it will either be airing Saturday 25th evening or Sunday 26th morning. (The Americans are at it with their time zones again!)

While we don't know exactly what we can expect to find, IGN teases that their show "will feature exclusive reveals, interviews, surprises, and much more." On Day 2, they will cover The Walking Dead, The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Mayday, and CONTROL Resonant. 

Check out their YouTube or Twitch channel starting at  2pm PT / 9pm GMT / 10pm BST / 12am EEST.

Update: Time zones are weird, and there were some crossed wires when IGN posted the UK time. Originally, they had it down for 9pm BST, but they actually meant 9pm GMT. You haven't missed anything if you wrote this time down like we had, with events kicking off an hour later at 10pm BST.

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24th July 2026 Remedy Shares In-Universe Letter Addressing All FBC Employees, from the Desk of Acting Co-Director, Emily Pope

Heading into the weekend, Remedy shared an in-universe letter by CONTROL Resonant's Emily Pope, now acting co-director of the Federal Bureau of Control. 

Pope's new role was revealed back in June in the Summer Games Fest trailer. While in the trailer, her voice-over was drenched in sadness and lost hope; the letter shows the stoic front she presents to her employees. 

A strong community favourite character, Emily Pope first met Jesse in the early days of the lockdown. The two quickly struck up a friendship, with Jesse seeking out Pope for invaluable advice and assistance. Pope helped her get to grips with her new role as Director, and helped her find out information about her missing brother, Dylan. 

The letter was shared on the game's social media channels, accompanied by the caption, "Attention all FBC personnel. Please read this important message from Acting Co-Director Emily Pope at your earliest convenience. Make sure to note all important details pertaining to your department and scope of work. Thank you."

United States of America
Federal Bureau of Control
34 Thomas Street, New York

FROM THE DESK OF ACTING CO-DIRECTOR EMILY POPE

To all Bureau personnel, 

As of this morning, a Bureau-wide emergency has been declared. An Altered World Event of massive scale has taken hold in Manhattan.

Additionally, Director Faden's whereabouts are currently unknown. [REDACTED], I will be temporarily stepping into the role of ating Co-Director.

I do not state the following lightly: We are facing an unprecedented threat. The FBC has stood as humanity's bulwark against [REDACTED] for more than sixty years, and this will be the greatest test of our resolve yet. 

Those present at [REDACTED] will be familiar with the procedure for Bureau-wide emergencies. I have full confidence that you will follow your directives to the letter, but I will make one further request of you - support your colleagues. Pick up the slack where possible, work to resolve conflict professionally, and check in with each other regularly. The more unified we remain, the less margin for error we allow. 

This is also a unique opportunity for learning. To those of you on the frontlines, and to my colleagues in the Research Department, I implore you to salvage as much material from [REDACTED] as possible, and to contain [REDACTED] where safety measures allow. Working together, we can come to better understand how to combat this crisis. 

The apporaching days will be difficulty for us all, but we will endure. 

Remain calm, trust in the Board's guidance, and stay the course. 

Thank you.

Acting Co-Director Emily Pope. 

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