Control 2 PC game revealed by Remedy Entertainment! Collaborated with 505 Games
Control 2 PC game revealed by Remedy Entertainment! Collaborated with 505 Games
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If you’ve already played Control on PC, you probably know just how impressive it was. This upcoming title is no surprise given the quality Control achieved. Still, Control represented the most significant investment 505 Games has ever made.
Remedy Entertainment has just revealed plans for the sequel to their acclaimed title, Control. Both 505 Games and Remedy will be working together on the new project, which previously went by the name Codename Heron. Control 2 is slated for release on PC, as well as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The project is currently in the early concept phase.
Control debuted in 2019 and was nominated for 11 BAFTA Games Awards, along with more than 20 'Game of the Year' honors. The sequel will be built using Remedy’s Northlight engine.
505 Games will handle the PC release, while Remedy will manage the console versions. The company emphasized that although the game is being co-developed, they will keep full ownership of its intellectual property.
Financial commitments, marketing efforts, and future profits from the game will be divided equally between 505 Games and Remedy.
Remedy is definitely in the midst of several projects, including Alan Wake 2—a survival-horror follow-up to their 2010 mystery; a free-to-play cooperative shooter co-published by Tencent; and remakes of their first two Max Payne titles for Rockstar. The release dates for these additional titles are still uncertain.
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The co-CEOs of Remedy, Rami and Raffi Galante, discussed the collaboration, stating:
"We are thrilled to strengthen our partnership with Remedy and keep building on the success of Control. Since its release in 2019, Control has sold over 3 million copies."
They emphasized the game’s significance, saying:
"Control is the most substantial investment 505 Games has ever made, making it a cherished title. We’re deeply thankful to the community that has sustained Control’s popularity and are even more eager to bring Control 2 to life."
Remedy Entertainment had previously announced in June 2021 their intention to team up with 505 Games for a more ambitious Control project. At the time, Remedy’s CEO, Tero Virtala, said:
"I’m proud to confirm that the larger-budget Control game, also known as Codename Heron, is Control 2—a full sequel to our award-winning Control."
News Source, along with the PRESS release: Remedy Entertainment enters into a co-development and co-publishing deal with 505 Games for Control 2 – Remedy investors (remedygames.com)
I'm actually more focused on hearing about Alan Wake 2, and I find it surprising how many awards Control received. From what I saw, the combat and environments felt too similar to be engaging enough to play. Everyone has their own preferences, after all.
I really liked playing CONTROL. It was a decent experience, though not the best one. Some of the gameplay felt quite repetitive, and it was also challenging to beat. The developers mainly concentrated on graphics, ray tracing, and similar aspects.
However, the story in Control was the most compelling narrative I've seen in a game yet. The scriptwork was top-notch, often making you accept whatever the story presented. Much like a film, you need to watch all the cutscenes and listen to every line Jesse delivers to grasp what's happening.
If you do that, you might end up spending hours in Control before noticing it.
At first, Control appeared to be a straightforward story-driven game where you just walked and solved puzzles. But as the story progressed, you began to see Jesse evolve from a normal person into someone wielding guns and supernatural abilities to defeat enemies in the environment.
ALAN WAKE 2 promises to be another great title. This franchise is solid, and the gameplay of Alan Wake 1 was quite enjoyable. I'm excited about both titles from Remedy.
But clearly, everyone has their preferences—some games we adore, others we dislike, and the reverse is true.