6th April 2026 Shawn Ashmore Celebrates 10 Years of Quantum Break with Message to Fans

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of their time-travelling adventure, Quantum Break, Remedy shared a celebratory video featuring lead actor Shawn Ashmore. 

In the adventure, Ashmore played Jack Joyce, the brother of renowned scientist William Joyce, who becomes caught in the aftermath of a failed time-travel experiment. (As you do.) Time has become fractured, and there may be only one thing that can prevent the final collapse. Unfortunately, things are never that simple in a time-travel story. 

Speaking about the project ten years after it launched, Ashmore says to camera, "I just wanted to make this video to thank the fans that played the game when it came out, have continued to support the game, and to the people who are still finding the game ten years later. I still get fan art, fan fiction; people creating and writing intricate storylines for what happened to Jack and Beth after the end of the game. This is ten years later!"

While Quantum Break is a Microsoft IP, and technically outside of the Remedy Connected Universe, the project still has great influence, even today. After the project launched, the studios parted ways, but things didn't quite end there. The developers stayed in touch with several of the actors, making them important parts of the Remedy Connected Universe. After Quantum Break, Ashmore later starred in Alan Wake 2 as Sheriff Tim Breaker and The Actor.

Quantum Break released 10 years ago today, 5th April 2016.

Thank you to all our fans for the love! Here's a message from Jack Joyce himself, Shawn Ashmore. #QuantumBreak10 pic.twitter.com/XHFxH3ta3R

— Remedy Entertainment 🔻Wishlist CONTROL Resonant! (@remedygames) April 5, 2026

Message from Shawn Ashmore, Quantum Break's Jack Joyce Transcript

Hey guys, good morning! I'm actually on vacation, and I just realised that one of my favourite roles and one of the favourite projects I've ever worked on is turning ten years old, like, right now! 

I was lucky enough to play a character called Jack Joyce in an amazing video game called Quantum Break. I just wanted to make this video to thank the fans that played the game when it came out, have continued to support the game, and to the people who are still finding the game ten years later. I still get fan art, fan fiction; people creating and writing intricate storylines for what happened to Jack and Beth after the end of the game. This is ten years later! 

It's also exactly why I also wanted to work with Remedy. I was a huge fan of Remedy studios prior to working with them on Quantum Break. To me, they are some of the best storytellers, not even in video games but also in entertainment in general. And I think Quantum Break's lasting appeal speaks volumes to how Remedy exists in the entertainment space and in the video game storytelling space. So thank you to everybody that has played the game, that continues to find the game, and has supported it over the years. And happy 10th birthday, Quantum Break".

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5th April 2026 Win a Rare Quantum Break Chronon Field Regulator Keyring [Celebrating 10 Years of Quantum Break]

Ten years ago today, Remedy celebrated the release of Quantum Break on Xbox One and Windows 10. The adventure follows Jack Joyce, brother of renowned scientist William Joyce, as he is pulled into a world-ending crisis after a failed time-travel experiment fractured time itself. Time is now breaking down, creating stutters that occur with greater regularity. Soon, everyone and everything will be frozen in zero state... well, almost everyone. There's a potential of a plan, a dead brother to save, and a much bigger picture. 

We're going to celebrate Quantum Break's anniversary throughout the year, but today we have a pretty special giveaway. It's a small prize, but extremely rare. So, if you're a collector, you'll definitely want to enter!

For the prize, we are giving away a Chronon Field Regulator keyring. 

Sounds like a weird prize for an anniversary milestone, right? Well, this little thing is not quite what it seems. These were never made available for purchase and appeared only at one or two promotional events in Europe, possibly only at a press event. The history is a little hazy, but that's the story we've gathered so far. They were only accessible through an internal official Microsoft store page for marketers setting up an in-person event.

And they're definitely sneaky! We followed Quantum Break through from announcement to post-launch news, wrapping up each promotional event stop. We knew about the stickers, lanyards, t-shirts, waterbottles, and trading cards that were given away... but we didn't know about this until years after the game launched.

So, what about the keyring itself? It's hefty, made of metal, and recreated to resemble the CFR (aka the Countermeasure) shown in the game. It's not a direct replica; I noticed it has a repeating pattern on the sides, whereas the in-game model shows some variation in elements like the display and lights. It's not the kind of thing that you notice unless you're really examining it. As it's metal, it also has some heft, perfect as a paperweight if you don't want to risk putting it on a bag. As it's a promotional piece, it also has the Quantum Break logo engraved on the side. 

Also, have I mentioned that it's really heavy?! 

The giveaway will end on Sunday, April 19th 2026, at 11:59PM BST (GMT +1).

For this giveaway, there will be one (1) winner selected at random from valid entries.

How To Enter:

For the giveaway, we want to hear your standout moment from the game. It could be a quote, a scene, or a character. 

Submissions can be sent in to: Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, or Twitter. You can also email in your entry to alanwake.thesuddenstop(at)gmail.com.

(To enter quickly, tap the social media platform above to be sent to the specific tweet to respond to.)

Giveaway Rules:

1. The prize was bought by The Sudden Stop as part of a community giveaway.
2. This giveaway is not sponsored or endorsed by Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games, Blogger, Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky or Instagram.
3. One entry per person.
4. This is open worldwide, but restrictions may apply to countries with limits on internet competitions or giveaways.
5. Entry to the giveaway is free.
6. No cash prize alternative will be available.
7. A new winner may be selected if the first does not respond to the email within 2 weeks of the original email being sent. However, this is only a last resort after three weeks of reminders and alternative communication methods, e.g., social media posts.
8. The giveaway will begin on Sunday, 5th April 2026 at 15:00 BST and will end on Sunday, April 19th 2026, at 11:59PM BST (GMT +1).
9. There will be 1 (one) winner who will receive the Countermeasure/CFR keyring. 
10. Entries collected through Facebook follow the rules, HERE.
11. Entries collected through Twitter follow the rules stated in their Guidelines, HERE.
12. If you enter through a social media platform, you will need to follow us for the entry to be valid.
13. We will be sending the parcel tracked as *gesters wildly in Royal Mail's direction*; lessons have been learned.

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