11th November 2026 CONTROL Resonant Takes Home Golden Joystick Award for Best Visual Design

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!

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10th November 2026 FBC: Firebreak Receives 1.9.5 Infrastructure Patch & Steam Trading Cards

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!

 

List of currently known issues not related to this patch here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2272540/discussions/0/500576489694044746/

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8th November 2026 CONTROL Resonant Now At 20% Off For Limited Time

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).

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6th November 2026 UKRC Reveals Remedy-Inspired Tarot Deck In Collaboration With Local Artists, Raising Money for Trans+ Solidarity Alliance

Fresh from MCM London Expo, the UK Remedyverse Community (UKRC) is back with a special announcement. Having decided they don't need any downtime and that con flu is a state of mind, they have recently revealed their first charity campaign spearheaded by GGArtandDrawing and Scully.

The project is a celebration of the incredible artists in the community, bringing together international talent to create a full Remedy-inspired tarot set. Proceeds from the deck will go to the very worthy Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, a UK-based non-profit that works at the community and political levels to empower stronger advocacy for the human rights of trans+ people. You can purchase the deck from the UKRC's Ko-Fi page, HERE. 

Posting on social media, the UKRC announced the sale of the bundle: "Hosted by community ambassadors @ggartanddraw and @fleshpark, this project has been in the works for many months and features some of the many talented artists from UKRC who have come together to donate their time and skills to create a unique tarot deck. The deck includes characters from all across the Remedyverse with Max Payne, Alan Wake, Quantum Break and Control themed cards, with the deck including 39 cards, 22 Major Arcana and 16 main Face cards. All cards in the collection can be seen in the Gallery at the preorder link."

Credit: UK Remedyverse Community

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The pack features thirty-one incredible artists including Dods2001, Lyxatt, ClickArts, Cinzia Tempesti, inthewoodssomewhere, Gloopshake, LisaBaggy, Dax, CyberWireSketch, poisonp1nk, twocoats, coffee_and_deer, Madame Purple, Astor/Asteridae, Reshi, Raine, Neobinary, ciggildry, Rosie, MrHookerHusband, One_TruBlu, Laurakeet101, themuseumwitch, sky stage, KatieKT, Catastrotaffy, GGArtandDrawing (of course!), charlet_art, pleasecallmeM, Scully/Fleshpark (also of course) and Emmy. (We've not linked to their specific card, just in case you would like to be surprised, but for many of the artists they do have them displayed on their page if you're interested.)

If you're not familiar with the UKRC, they are cool cookies and a place to check out if you're visiting this page. They are such a lovely and welcoming community primarily based (though not exclusively) on Discord. Set up by Astor and Taffy in 2024, the group has grown to over three hundred fans. There's always something to do, particularly as they have a ton of fan-driven initiatives ranging from Secret Santa to convention meetups. It's a lot of fun, and they're extremely nerdy. Make sure to check them out HERE! 

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