1st January 2026 Year In Review [2025] FBC: Firebreak Launches & CONTROL Resonant Revealed

Happy New Year, everyone! We have successfully survived 2025! Good job us. If you've been with us in previous Januarys, you may know that our Year In Review is a bit of a tradition. At the start of each year, we take stock of what adventures the studio and community has been on throughout the past tweleve months. And 2025 was quite the year...

In the Summer, we had a brand new Remedy game in the form of FBC: Firebreak, the developer's first co-operative and self-published title. But that's not all! In recent weeks, we were treated to the surprise reveal of CONTROL Resonant, the sequel to their award-winning 2019 title, CONTROL. Naturally both games dominated our feeds, but we also had Remedy's 30th anniversary and Alan Wake's 15th. Both milestones brought a series of surprises from the developer from a new merchandise range with iam8bit, to a new retrospective book by Lost In Cult. 

If you want to check out previous Years in Review; in, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 we had wrap-up themed articles, before moving to our current timeline set up in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. 

Thank you for spending 2025 with us, friends!

Here's what happened across those past twelve months...

	Year in Review 2024 In 2024, we celebrated the release of the Alan Wake 2's expansions, Night Springs and The Lake House, and heard word that FBC: Firebreak would be our next adventure.
	January
	1st January - #JesseJanuary Returns Created by Lily Ashby in 2022, #JesseJanuary returned for a fourth year, challenging Control fans to embrace their creative side. [Image: @WakesStudy]
	3rd January - NVIDIA's #GeForceGreats In early 2024, Nvidia revealed their new GeForce RTX 50 Series, which would see graphical upgrades for Alan Wake 2. Their social media coverage provided an early teaser for the tech, putting Alan Wake 2 in the spotlight.
	12th January - Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 Games Done Quick started off the year strong with $2,556,305 raised for the Prevent Cancer Foundation! The +130 game speedrun event featured both Alan Wake 2 expansions: Night Springs and The Lake House.
	16th January - David Lynch Passes Away Visionary director and writer sadly passed away in mid-January. Fondly remembered for works such as Twin Peaks, his life was filled with exploration and pushing the boundaries of film and art.
	19th January - Signs of Life Turns Twenty To celebrate twenty years together, the band has scoured the archives and published photographs from some of their very first sessions. [Photo: Poets of the Fall]
	21st January - The New York Game Awards 2025 At the start of the year, Sam Lake (Alan Wake 2's Creative Director) travelled to the US to receive the Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the New York Game Awards.
	26th January - The Virtual Photography Awards 2025 Using in-game photography tools, more than 2,600 entries were submitted and put before the twenty-one-person judging panel. In late January, The Fourth Focus announced the results of the annual Virtual Photography Awards.
	31st January - Alan Wake 2 Three-Hour Free Play Days New players got the opportunity to check out the first three hours of Alan Wake 2 for free as part of Xbox's Free Play Day. The title was alongside Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream and The Survivalists.
	31st January - NVIDIA Reveals GeForce 50 Series GPU Following the announcement of their new GeForce 50 series at CES, NVIDIA showcased a list of 75 titles (including Alan Wake 2) set to support the new technology from Day 0.
	February
	4th February - The Sudden Stop's 13th Anniversary To celebrate thirteen years, we had a giveaway! As Finnish culture plays a huge part in Alan Wake 2, we've put together a care package of some delicious Finnish goodies and packed in a can of AHMA beer for your collection.
	4th February - Community Shoutout: Kat's Painted Model Kat's (aka lilampki) terrifying Painted statue is a mixed media creation combining clay, acrylics, wire, tinfoil, UV paint, and cat hair (though noted not by choice), on a canvas with a wood backing. It looks extraordinary! [Photo by lilampki]
	6th February - Remedy Blog Post: Assist Mode In a blog post for the Alan Wake website, Fernando Suarez-Laurinaho (Game Code Craft Lead at Remedy and Technical Director on The Lake House) revisits the conversations and learnings from bringing the Gameplay Assist to Alan Wake 2.
	12th February - Remedy Entertainment Q4 2024 Report In mid-February, Remedy Entertainment published its final financial report of 2024. It revealed a fourth project in the works, announced that Alan Wake 2 recouped its development cost and shared progress on self-publishing.
	13th February - Alan Wake 2 Inspires Dr Who Story The writer for the upcoming Big Finish Doctor Who audio drama, Fallen Heroes, named Alan Wake 2 as a source of inspiration for the story. Fallen Heroes is a three-part audio series set for release in May.
	14th February -Audiokinetic Explores AW2 Audio  In a three-part series, Audiokinetic shared a deep dive into the creative and technical processes behind Alan Wake 2's audio.
	14th February - Valentine's Day Card Remedy Twist Inspired by Alan Wake 2, we recreated a series of terrible Valentine's Day puns. I was also incredibly ill, so like the meme, began making it, had a breakdown, bon appétit
	14th February - Remedy Expands Alan Wake 2 Fan Kit To celebrate Valentine's Day, Remedy updated its Alan Wake 2 Fan Kit with eleven new emojis and wallpapers.
	15th February - Behind the Voice Talks To Shawn Ashmore After speaking with Janina Gavankar, the Behind the Voice podcast was able to secure an exciting, rare interview through the actor with Alan Wake 2 's Tim Breaker, Shawn Ashmore.
	20th February - Sam Lake to Receive GDCA Award After kicking off 2025 with the New York Game Awards' Legend Award, the GDCA International Choice Awards Network revealed that Sam Lake would be rewarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's GDC.
	March
	5th March - Community Spotlight: Jamie For our first Community Spotlight of 2025, we celebrated Jamie's incredible cooking skills and her breathtaking Alan Wake and Control-themed cookies, baked to perfection and carefully decorated.
	8th March - International Women's Day On International Women's Day, Remedy released a short video featuring six amazing developers from different crafts. To mark the day, we also posted a list of talks by women who have worked on our favourite games.
	10th March - Control Receives Content 1.30 PC Update In March, Remedy released a new update for the PC edition of Control, which included new outfits and a mission (previously a PS4 pre-order bonus), alongside platform updates.
	12th March - The Pixel Pack w. Lake, Liburd & Cockle Headed by Neil Newborn, Entertainment Weekly revealed The Pixel Back, a collaboration project aiming to change how games are viewed in the entertainment industry. The campaign features Sam Lake, Melanie Liburd and Doug Cockle.
	18th March - Ollie T Announces Debut Solo Tour After the launch of his debut solo album, Ollie T announced his European tour! Alongside being the guitarist for Old Gods of Asgard and Poets of the Fall, Ollie has been exploring a new personal direction with his work.
	19th March - GDGA Lifetime Achievement Award Sam Lake was awarded the Game Developers' Choice Lifetime Achievement Award on stage at the GDCA. The trophy was presented to him by legendary Remedy actor Matthew Porretta.
	20th March - FBC: Firebreak's Release Window Revealed In late March, Remedy announced the release window for their upcoming co-op game, FBC: Firebreak. Players could expect to jump in that Summer on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5
	10th March - Remedy's Annual Report 2024 In their Annual Report for 2024, Remedy looked back at the expansion for Alan Wake, cross-media partnership with Annapurna, reclaiming the Control IP, and the reveal of FBC: Firebreak.
	21st March -Future Games Show Spring Showcase The Future Game Show Spring Showcase provided the first gameplay trailer for FBC: Firebreak, which was followed by a Community First Look on the game's YouTube channel and first previews.
	25th March - Control Ultimate Edition PC Update 1.33 In March, Remedy released a new update for Control Ultimate Edition on PC. The update saw a number of PlayStation pre-order cosmetics and a new mission starring fellow developer Hideo Kojima.
	26th March - Control Ultimate Edition Launches on Mac Originally announced last June, the Oldest House opened its doors to Mac owners this week, with the release of Control Ultimate Edition on the App Store.
	27th March - Game Informer Returns Seven months after its closure, Game Informer was back online with its full team of writers and editors.
	31st March - Mike Kayatta's Steam AMA  Originally teased in the recent FBC: Firebreak press release, Remedy will close the month out with a special Steam AMA with Game Director, Mike Kayatta.
	April
	1st April - Remedy Teases Dating Simulator This year, the studio was back for April Fool's with a game announcement, and one that we're mysteriously intrigued by: FBC: Firebreak's Directional Affection-Targeting Explicator.
	2nd April - Kasurinen Talks Remedy's 30th w. GameSpot While across the ocean for GDC, Mikael Kasurinen (Creative Director) sat down with GameSpot's Kurt Indovina to talk about Remedy's thirty-year-long history.
	8th April - A Dose of Remedy Newsletter [April 2025] In their April newsletter, the company covers the launch of the Control Ultimate Edition for Mac, the latest from The Oldest House, and interviews with FBC: Firebreak developers, Maikki Harju and Rebecca Richards
	10th April - Pelaaja Magazine Closes 2025 brings to a close an iconic piece of Finland's local gaming industry, as Pelaaja revealed that they have published their final issue.
	11th April - Remedy Devs Judges The Rookies '25 Awards The Rookies were back, putting a spotlight on aspiring and emerging talent in creative industries. On the judge panel were environmental artists, Miro Vesterinen, Raja Ghosh and Tomislav Spajic
	17th April - FBC: Firebreak "Hazard of the Job" Trailer Remedy showcased their brand-new FBC: Firebreak trailer, Hazards of the Job, at the first-ever Galaxies Gaming Showcase. The one-minute trailer provided a new selection of gameplay from the Paper Chase Job.
	24th April - FBC: Firebreak To Launch June 17th  In late April, Remedy published a press release announcing the launch of FBC: Firebreak on June 17th.
	24th April - Firebreak Dev Update April '25 Livestream Remedy set the scene for FBC: Firebreak with a special livestream. The broadcast lasted almost two hours and featured comparison playthroughs of the Paper Chase and Hot Fix. [Breakdown #1] [Breakdown #2]
	24th April - Remedy Reveals FBC: Firebreak Editions In the second part of the FBC: Firebreak Developer April 2025 broadcast, the studio revealed launch details alongside editions.
	28th April - Lake on Alan Wake 2 Recovery & Moomins At the end of April, Remedy's Creative Director, Sam Lake, sat down with Christopher Dring from The Game Business Show to talk about his career and future hopes.
	30th April - Remedy's Business Review Q1 2025 At the end of April, Remedy Entertainment published its business review for the first three months of the year. They reflected on FBC: Firebreak, Control 2, and Max Payne 1&2 Remake, all entering full production mode.
	May
	1st May - Press Go Hands-On w. FBC: Firebreak Remedy flew select press and influencers to their headquarters in Espoo, Finland, for an exclusive look at FBC: Firebreak, the first hands-on demo for the title. Their previews would be embargoed until May 14th. [Photo by Jesse Cox]
	2nd May - LudoNarraCon 2025  Fellow Traveller kicked off their 7th LudoNarraCon event, celebrating the craft of designing narrative. On the first day, Remedy's Creative Director, Sam Lake, took part in a fireside chat alongside games journalist, Lucy James.
	2nd May - Alan Wake 2 Vinyls Begin to Ship Laced Records began to ship the limited edition Alan Wake 2 vinyls, which became available to pre-order back in October 2024.
	14th May - Alan Wake 15th Anniversary It had been fifteen years since Alan Wake first launched on Xbox 360, and to celebrate we gave away a limited edition Remedy x Airam Oh Deer Diner Thermos. Our winner was Scott B in Canada.
	14th May - Embargo Lifts of Firebreak Previews At the end of April, Remedy started to fly select press and influencers over to their headquarters in Finland for a behind-closed-doors three-hour demo of FBC: Firebreak. The game was shown to 110 journalists both in person and remotely.
	21st May - Firebreak's DLSS 4 & Ray-Tracing Trailer With the launch date drawing ever closer, Nvidia uploaded a new trailer for FBC: Firebreak, showcasing the game's full ray tracing and DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction.
	22nd May - Kayatta on Firebreak's Improvements & Focus In late May, Mike Kayatta (Game Director) posted a new blog post on the FBC: Firebreak Steam page, detailing the team's progress as they enter the final few weeks of development.
	23rd May - Harewood to Star in London's Othello Tickets went live today for the production of Othello in London's West End. The show would star Alan Wake 2 actor, David Harewood, making his return to the lead role after almost 30 years.
	24th May - UKRC Meet Up at MCM London Expo At MCM London Expo, the UKRC arranged a new nerdy get-together, held in the capital. While cosplays were not mandatory, photographs from the event revealed an amazing collection of outfits. [Photo from Taffy's Instagram]
	28th May - Fondem on FBC: Firebreak's Crisis Kits In a new blog post for Steam, Remedy's Community Manager, Julius Fondem, took a closer look at FBC: Firebreak's vital Crisis Kits.
	June
	3rd June - Mikhail's Alan Wake Spinoff Theory In June, ‪film and television critic, Mikhail Skoptsov, turned their attention to games for an article exploring what Remedy's fourth mysterious and yet-unannounced title could be.
	4th June - FBC: Firebreak Job Tailoring Steam Blog Post Remedy published their third blog post paving the way towards FBC: Firebreak launch. In this post, they delved deeper into Job tailoring with detailed breakdowns on Clearance, Threat, and Corruption.
	8th June - Summer Games Fest 2025 While FBC: Firebreak was absent from the Summer Games Fest line-up, Remedy was in attendance at the follow-up Play Days event. The team held hands-on demos of Frequency Shift, alongside holding interviews with the media.
	10th June - FBC: Firebreak Gameplay Overview Trailer With a week to go until FBC: Firebreak was released, Remedy uploaded the Gameplay Overview Trailer, covering everything new firebreakers need to know before jumping into the game.
	11th June - PC Gaming Show 2025 Remedy took full advantage of the summer gaming showcases to help build up pre-launch hype for FBC: Firebreak, including the PC Gaming Show.
	12th June - FBC: Firebreak Community First Look #1 Remedy published a brand-new FBC Firebreak Community First Look video, recorded during the press and influencer event at the office. The studio would see over 100 individuals attending their physical and virtual events.
	15th June - FBC: Firebreak Verified for Steam Deck During the April Developer Update, the developers revealed their hopes for FBC: Firebreak to be able to launch as Steam Deck verified. Ahead of launch, they were able to confirm the feature.
	15th June - Unlockable FBC: Firebreak Overseer Armour In the countdown to launch, Remedy revealed a new Twitch-themed outfit for FBC: Firebreak. All you had to do was watch your favourite streamers tackle the game for a total of three hours to unlock the outfit for your own playthrough.
	16th June - Firestarter Classified Requestion Blog Post With less than twenty-four hours until FBC: Firebreak launches, Remedy's Community Manager, Julius Fondem, published a new Steam article breaking down what players can expect in the Deluxe Edition.
	17th June - FBC: Firebreak Launch FBC: Firebreak officially launched on June 17th! To celebrate the global release Julius Fondem and Mike Kayatta talked about future plans and current emotions in a new Steam blog post.
	18th June - F.A.S.T Episode 1: Introduction Drawing inspiration from Control's Threshold Kids, Remedy have revealed a brand-new six-part video series centred around survival in FBC: Firebreak.
	19th June - F.A.S.T Episode 2: Hot Fix In the second FBC: Firebreak training video, we are once again joined by Jerry and his tiny army of puppets as he breaks down what firebreakers need to know before jumping into the Job.
	20th June - FBC: Firebreak Update 1.2 In Update 1.2, the team made improvements across all areas of the game including overhauling core systems, in-game currency rebalances, and Job progression.
	20th June - Remedy On Firebreak's Reviews & Direction In a Steam blog post, Remedy addressed the initial reviews for FBC: Firebreak and sharing plans for the future. The letter coincides with a huge update (v1.2) which overalled certain core elements.
	24th June - UKRC's First Anniversary In late June UK Remedyverse Community (UKRC) celebrated its first anniversary! The anniversary party took place at SunnyCon in Newcastle, complete with a birthday cake.
	26th June - F.A.S.T Episode 3: Paper Chase In their Paper Chase Firebreak Auxiliary Safety Training, Jerry takes players through the dangers of using the staple of the office stationery cupboard, sticky notes, and shares tips on how to (and how not to) deal with them.
	26th June - One Million FBC: Firebreak Players Today, Remedy shared the news that one million players have now geared up and explored The Oldest House in their latest cooperative adventure, FBC: Firebreak!
	25th June - Poets of the Fall Teases New Album Update In a video posted on their social media channels, Poets of the Fall (aka Old Gods of Asgard) posted an update on their next album, teasing that they hoped to have a single out later this year and that the goal was to complete the collection "soon".
	28th June - Remedy's FBC: Firebreak Perk Revision Post Need a refresher on some of FBC Firebreak's mechanics? In a new blog post published on Steam, Remedy revealed the timeline for their next couple of updates, and provided a breakdown of FBC: Firebreak's Perk system.
	July
	3rd July - F.A.S.T #4: Ground Control Remedy was back with their fourth Surviving The Workplace video, this time looking at FBC: Firebreak's Job, Ground Control. In the mission, Firebreakers are tasked with extracting highly radioactive pearls from Astral Leeches.
	4th July - FBC: Firebreak Update 1.3 The FBC: Firebreak team rolled out a new update, focusing on perk economy rebalances, menu upgrades, and reward tallies.
	10th July - F.A.S.T Episode 5: Frequency Shift In their fifth episode, Jerry (and his long-suffering assistant Alex) focus on the current penultimate Job, Frequency Shift, discussing what Firebreakers should and shouldn't do while exploring the Research Section.
	12th July - Behind The Voice w. Courtney Hope In a new podcast episode, Abhi and Courtney talk about a range of topics from Jack and Beth's relationship, motion capture, the Remedy Connected Universe and getting the lead role in a video game.
	13th July - Remedy Publishes Crisis Kit Revision Guide Ahead of next week's update, Remedy published an in-depth guide to FBC: Firebreak's Crisis Kits, detailing the various ways that they can be improved and built upon.
	18th July - Remedy Details The Road Ahead for Firebreak In mid-July, Remedy published a new press release talking about "The Road Ahead" for FBC: Firebreak, revealing a major update coming in September.
	19th July - Sam Lake Receives The Develop:Star Award Sam Lake, who not only took part in a fireside chat at Develop:Star was also awarded the prestigious Develop Star Award for contributions to the industry.
	20th July - F.A.S.T Episode 6: Freezer Duty Long-time presenter Jerry Standish stepped aside for Chad Avalanche, a skiing enthusiast, bearing an eerily familiar face. Together with Alex, they explore the final (for now) FBC: Firebreak job listing, Freezer Duty,
	15th July - FBC: Firebreak Update 1.4 In mid-July, the FBC: Firebreak dev team rolled out a new update which sees improvements to a range of different topics, including audio, user interface, tutorials, player progression and more.
	18th July - FBC: Firebreak Team Teases Major Update Remedy published a new Steam post detailing the next steps for FBC: Firebreak, teasing new Job structures, onboarding, and new weapons, as they prepare for their upcoming major September update.
	26th July - Honey Gee's Carnival of Rust Remix  Honey Gee and Poets of the Fall's latest musical collaboration became available to stream on this day. The piece is a remix of, Carnival of Rust, originally released in 2006 and reimagined as a fast-paced dance beat.
	30th July - #GeForceSummer of RTX w. FBC: Firebreak  NVIDIA was back with their latest seasonal event, this time embracing the warmer weather with #GeForceSummer of RTX. In late July, they had Remedy's latest game, FBC: Firebreak is in the spotlight!
	August
	2nd August - Community Spotlight: Yasmin For our second Community Spotlight of 2025, we celebrated the brilliant concept artwork by Yasmin, a stunning artist who turned her attention to breathing life into one of Alan Wake 2's mysteries, Freya Anderson.
	4th August - FBC Zine Volume 3 Launches The third annual community FBC Zine has been published! Curated by Zath (RangerZath) and Wendy (WonderousWendy), the issue was packed with artwork and writing from 50+ artists!
	6th August - NVIDIA Release Driver Update  Nvidia published their new GeForce Game Ready Driver 580.88 which fixes a number of reported stuttering issues across RTX-supported games, including Control Ultimate Edition.
	7th August - Revolution Roulette Now On Vinyl After its original teaser back in late June, pre-orders for Poets of the Fall's upcoming vinyl, Revolution Roulette officially opened! The band signed the first run, providing a treat for those returning to the 2008 album.
	18th August - Remedy Celebrates 30 Years In mid-August, Remedy celebrated its thirtieth anniversary! In a press release, they revealed a new merchandise range with iam8bit, an Alan Wake book, and a series of developer livestreams.
	18th August - ValantinaPaz's Remedy Commission Known for her beautifully sprawling scenes, packed with characters and personality, ValentinaPaz's work has been a breathtaking treat. In her latest work, she celebrates Remedy's milestone with another complexly beautiful piece.
	18th August - Lost In Cult's Alan Wake: Design Works Remedy and Lost In Cult revealed the upcoming publication of Alan Wake: Design Works, a comprehensive series retrospective celebrating thirty years of Remedy. Three editions were available: Standard, Deluxe, and Signed.
	20th August - New Batch of Thermoses on iam8bit To celebrate Remedy's 30th anniversary, a final batch of Alan Wake 2 Oh Deer Diner Thermoses ($ 39.99) created by Airam, were released on iam8bit.
	21st August - Remedy x iam8bit Collection The Remedy 30th Anniversary Collection, available exclusively on iam8bit, went live in late August. The collection featured unique items such as a set of Ashtray Max PJs alongside VHS tapes of Night Springs and Threshold Kids.
	22nd August - Official Competition: Remedy Memories In August, Remedy asked fans to submit their videos talking about what their games mean to them, but there was a twist. Thirteen fans would win a special anniversary swag bag with limited edition merch.
	27th August - Dev Livestream / Control w. Juha & Miro Kicking off the Remedy Games dev livestream were Juha Vainio (Executive Producer) and Miro Vesterinen (Lead Environment Artist), alongside hosts Vida Starčević (Senior Community Manager) and Julius Fondem.
	September
	4th September - Control livestream w. Teemu & Victor For their second broadcast, Julius sat down with Teemu Huhtiniemi (Principal Level Designer), and Victor Sermin (Build Engineer) for a technical chat.
	5th September - FBC: Firebreak 1.5.2 Patch Ahead of their major update, the FBC: Firebreak team published a new patch (1.5.2) fixing some of the reported issues with Frost Anomlaies and placeholder text.
	10th September - Five Questions with Remedy To celebrate the studio's milestone, we reflect on the past 30 years with the wonderful Mikael Kasurinen, Markus Mäki (Chief Product Officer) and Vida Starčević.
	12th September - Control Livestream w. Lucile & Ilmari Julius and Vida were joined by Lucile Dolbeau (Senior QA Tester) and Ilmari Timonen (Senior Rigging Artist) in their third Control dev stream, talking about Open Source software and floating flower posts in the three-hour broadcast.
	12th September - Behind the Voice w. Poets of the Fall Abhi talks to Markus Kaarlonen and Olli Tukianen of Poets of the Fall on their alter ego, Old Gods of Asgard.
	18th September - Control Livestream w. James & Anna In Remedy's fourth Control livestream, Julius was joined by James Tottman (Principal VFX Artist) and Anna Mellor Meecham (Senior Cinematic Designer) as Jesse learns the truth about her childhood.
	20th September - Remedy 30th Humble Bundle Collection Remedy and Humble Bundle announced a new collection in celebration of the studio's thirtieth anniversary. Perfect for new fans, this catalogue featured the full list of releases by the Finnish developers, and was valued to be almost £175.
	24th September - Firebreak's Economy & Progression Ahead of their major September update for FBC: Firebreak, the development team published a new Steam post detailing the upcoming economy and progression changes, which will make the game “simpler, fairer, and more rewarding".
	25th September - Remedy Teases Firebreak's Update To accompany the major September update, the FBC: Firebreak developer posted an extensive eleven-part blog post on the game’s Steam page, offering an in-depth look at everything included in the release.
	29th September - FBC: Firebreak's Breakpoint Update In late September, Remedy published their major update for FBC: Firebreak entitled Breakpoint. The update provided new content, overhauled systems, and a release roadmap.
	29th September - Community First Look: Breakpoint Coinciding with the launch of FBC: Firebreak's major September update, Remedy released a new Community First Look video, exploring the dev team's approach with the new revisions.
	October
	1st October - Victor's Art Challenge, AWEtober To kickstart the new month, Victor (@thechatster on Twitter) published an Intober challenge with a nerdy Remedy Connected Universe twist. For artists looking to take on a goal, there were daily prompts tied to the adventures.
	1st October - FBC: Firebreak Releases 1.6.3 Update Following the Major September Update, Remedy deployed a hotfix for FBC: Firebreak, rebalancing the difficulty spikes that some players had reported, alongside enemy triggers and task lists.
	6th October - Control Content Update for Consoles Following the rollout of the patch on PC earlier in the year, Remedy published its free content update for Control on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The version brought in pre-order cosmetics along with a mission featuring Hideo Kojima.
	7th October - Alan Wake 2 Joins PlayStation Plus During their State of Play event, PlayStation revealed that Alan Wake 2 was set to join their PlayStation Plus catalogue for the month of October, alongside Cocoon and Goat Simulator 3.
	9th October - Control To Expand to More Apple Devices In early October, Remedy announced that Control Ultimate Edition will be expanding across the Apple range, including iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro alongside Mac as early as next year.
	16th October - Control Livestream w. Brooke & Juha In a new developer livestream, Julius (and virtual Vida) were joined by Juha Vainio and Brooke Maggs (Principal Narrative Designer) as they settled the score on some side missions and began the AWE expansion.
	22nd October - Tero Virtala Steps Down as CEO Remedy announced that their CEO, Tero Virtala, would step down with immediate effect. He would be succeeded by Markus Mäki as an Interim CEO, while the studio searches for a permanent replacement.
	23rd October - Control Livestream w. Ville Sorsa In their seventh developer livestream, Ville Sorsa (Principal Audio Designer) joined Julius (and Vida on chat) as they revisit the Bright Falls AWE case to take down an escaped prisoner.
	25th October - UKRC MCM London Expo Gathering The UK Remedyverse Community was back with another fan-organised gathering at MCM London Expo. The event was made extra special by an Alan Wake 2 talk by Petri Alanko. [Photo by Charlet]
	28th October - FBC: Firebreak Update 1.6.4 In Update 1.6.4, the team increased rewards for higher Threat levels, Corrupted Items representative of difficulty scales, more Trace Drops, and enemy waves rebalanced in Alternative Objects.
	29th October - Remedy Entertainment Q3 2025 Report In late October, Remedy published its business review for Q3 2025. With the studio's CEO recently stepping down, this report is a little different to previous ones, with a greater focus on changes and immediate plans.
	30th October - Control Dev Livestream w.  Daniel Kończyk In their eighth livestream, Julius and Vida are joined by Daniel Kończyk (Senior VFX Artist) as they take on The Hiss in a final confrontation.
	November
	13th November - Control Livestream w. Clay Remedy wrapped up their Control dev livestream, successfully holding off the Hiss invasion... at least for now. For the final stream, Clay Murphy (Principal Writer) joined Julius and Vida, wrapping up The Foundation DLC.
	17th November - Shoutout: Yasmin's Logan Artwork Following her epic concept artwork of Alan Wake 2's Freya Anderson, Yasmin targeted her artistic sights on Logan Anderson, Freya's granddaughter, in a new character exploration.
	19th November - Voice Chat Arrives to FBC: Firebreak In Update 1.7, the FBC: Firebreak team brought voice chat to the game! In the post, they also reveal that their next major content update, Rogue Protocol, will launch in January.
	24th November - Echoes of the Carnival Tour Reveal In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Carnival of Rust, Poets of the Fall announced a new tour for 2026, Echoes of the Carnival, with a gig, Carnival by the Sea, held in Helsinki.
	28th November - New Trademark Spark Control Rumours Rumours began to swirl around about a trademarked project called CONTROL Resonant, filed by Asainajotoimisto Nordia Oy, who had represented Remedy in the past.
	December
	11th December - Signed Merch Raises $2430 for Charity At the turn of the month, a selection of Alex Casey posters and game covers signed by Sam Lake helped raise $2430 for the New York Video Game Critics Circle.
	12th December - Remedy Reveals CONTROL Resonant Six years after Jesse's incredible adventure, Remedy officially revealed CONTROL Resonant, the sequel to Control. The announcement was made at The Game Awards, kickstarting the first wave of media coverage.
	12th December - Embargo Lifts on Resonant Coverage Ahead of The Game Awards, Mikael Kasurinen and Thomas Puha held a digital event with selected press, detailing a little more about what the studio has in store in CONTROL Resonant.
	16th December - Remedy Hosts Resonant Art Competition In celebration of CONTROL Resonant's announcement at The Game Awards, Remedy hosted a fan art competition on Discord, with limited edition merch up for grabs.
	18th December - Control Ultimate Edition macOS on Steam Following the reveal of Control Resonant, Remedy published the macOS version of Control Ultimate Edition on Steam. Players who already have the PC edition will unlock it automatically.
	19th December - 30th Anniversary Tribute Video To celebrate thirty years, Remedy held a giveaway earlier in the year, tasking the community to send in their videos. Ahead of the holidays, the studio posted the winning submissions from the hundreds submitted. [Thumbnail by cringewithlegs]
	22nd December - A Dose of Remedy Newsletter In a newsletter mirroring their end-of-year blog, Remedy wraps up the past twelve months for the studio, from game reveals to launches.
	24th December - Season's Greetings We celebrate the festive season with a brand new artwork by the amazing Kat aka Lilampki.
	31st December - New Year's Eve! We somehow survived 2025! Thank you for spending the past twelve months with us. We hope your 2026 is as wonderful as you.

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