On Thursday, Remedy set the scene for FBC: Firebreak with a special livestream hosted on Steam, Twitch and YouTube. The broadcast lasted almost two hours and featured comparison playthroughs of the Paper Chase Job with different Clearance Levels, a teaser for the Hot Fix Job, and the reveal of launch details. Mark your calendars for FBC: Firebreak's release on June 17th 2025.
The event was hosted by Julius Fodem (Community Manager) and Mike Kayatta (Game Director). They were later joined by Thomas Puha (Communications Director), and providing off-camera assistance with Vida Starčević (Senior Community Manager). To showcase the cooperative element of the game, they were joined virtually by Miika Huttunen (Senior Communications Manager) and Henrietta Satamo (Junior User Researcher).
We'll be bringing a full breakdown of the entire event in two new articles coming soon, but in the meantime, you can check out the full broadcast archived on the Remedy channel below.
Originally teased in their recent trailer, debuting at the Galaxies Gaming Showcase, the broadcast was targeted at new and existing players interested in diving into the chaotic cooperative experience. (Or single player experience, if you prefer! I know my fellow introverts are out there.)
To set the scene, FBC: Firebreak's Game Director, Mike Kayatta, caught players up with the game's backstory at the start of the broadcast, explaining that “Firebreak is a cooperative first-person-shooter for up to three players, launching on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S and X all set within the iconic Control universe,” Mike describes. “Now you don't need to have played Control to enjoy Firebreak, although you should play Control it's a great game, but here's just a quick primer on the world you'll be stepping into. So, The Oldest House, the impossibly strange headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Control, is under assault by a violent and chaotic force from another dimension called the Hiss. And to keep the Hiss from spilling out into New York and beyond, the FBC locked the exits, trapping them inside the building and the FBC's employees as well.”
He continues, adding where players will pick up from at the FBC, “Here is the thing; this lockdown has now been in effect for six years! Six years stuck in your place of work, sounds great. People are dying, maybe not so great. Critical supplies are running out, policies and procedures are now failing. Enter the Firebreak Initiative. So, you'll be playing as a member of Firebreak; first responders who volunteer to take on the weirdest and most dangerous paranatural crises spreading across The Oldest House. These aren't some kind of specially trained elite task force, they're secretaries, rangers, and middle managers all suiting up in manufactured armour using guns and custom tools to put down the Hiss and bring the bureau back under control."
There are two editions of FBC: Firebreak available at launch, including the Deluxe Edition at $10 extra. That version comes with a unique Firestarter armour set, the Scorched Remnant Double-Barrel Shotgun weapon skin, and Golden Firebreak spray, along with two unique voice packs (The Firestarter and The Pencil Pusher). In addition, the Deluxe Edition also includes the Firestarter Classified Requisition cosmetic pack featuring four armour sets, twelve fun skins and twelve sprays.
