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Control Ultimate Edition — patch notes and updates

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First CONTROL Resonant gameplay revealed2026-02-12Hello, hopeful FBC Agents, Prime Candidates, CONTROL community! We just revealed the very first more detailed look at CONTROL Resonant's gameplay. If you missed it, check it out now: In CONTROL Resonant, you take on the mantle of Dylan Faden as he steps out of the Oldest House for the first time in his adult life, and is tasked by the Federal Bureau of Control, his erstwhile captors, to do something about the many supernatural threats that have broken containment and besieged Manhattan. In the gameplay video we've shown you some of the things Dylan's shapeshifting melee weapon, the Aberrant, can do. You can see it change shape to multiple dif
CONTROL Resonant, the highly anticipated CONTROL sequel, releases in 2026!2025-12-12Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in this thrilling action-adventure RPG coming in 2026. After having been left in a coma at the end of CONTROL, Dylan Faden has now woken up to a crisis unlike anything the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC) has ever seen. The FBC is now deploying him at to take on a mysterious cosmic entity as it alters fundamental aspects of our reality. Dylan must harness his newfound powers to take the fight to the myriad threats overwhelming Manhattan, all while seeking out his sister, FBC Director Jesse Faden. You've waited a long time for the sequel to CONTROL and we’re very excited to fin
FADEN FRIDAY - MARCH 20252025-03-28Hello, Director! It's time for our monthly virtual photography showcase. March has indeed been special for Control. We released a free update for PC which included HDR, graphical improvements, and unlocked some previously released content, such as outfits for Jesse, to all owners of Control on Steam. Thank you to everyone who has sent us positive feedback about this update, and thank you all for the patience as the update took a bit of time to release on all the platforms mentioned above. There's a very small, but hardworking and dedicated team working on this update at Remedy, so your feedback is always heard and appreciated. And of course,
Community First Look – Jobs & Gameplay2025-03-21Hey everyone! This is Julius, Community Manager on FBC: Firebreak and boy do I have a treat for you today! I’m happy to share with you our second Community Look video where the FBC: Firebreak dev team gives you a closer look on how Jobs in the game work and what was the driving philosophy behind the gameplay of FBC: Firebreak. Have a look below to get a behind-the-scenes look on FBC: Firebreak! Community First Look – Jobs & Gameplay If you’re not familiar with FBC: Firebreak, it’s a 3-player cooperative first-person shooter set within the enigmatic Federal Bureau of Control (FBC). As the Bureau’s headquarters faces a deadly and prolonged sieg
FBC: Firebreak – Gameplay Trailer2025-03-20Hello everyone! This is Julius, Community Manager, on FBC: Firebreak. Today I’m very excited to reveal to you one of the Jobs in FBC: Firebreak – Paper Chase! FBC: Firebreak – Gameplay Trailer In Paper Chase you descend deep into The Oldest House, the Executive Sector to be more precise, where endlessly replicating Sticky Notes have run amok. However, these Sticky Notes won’t go down without a fight, and the Hiss are of course there to hinder you every step of the way. Quite the mess. As you make your way deeper into The Executive Sector, you’ll face the biggest Sticky Note creature of them all: Sticky Ricky. Complete your objectives and get
Control Ultimate Edition: March 2025 Update Notes2025-03-13Hello, Director! We're happy to announce that all owners of Control Ultimate Edition will be receiving a free content update. This includes three outfits, a previously platform-exclusive mission, HDR, DLSS 4, and several other improvements. Read on for the full update notes! March 2025 Update (1.30) Release Notes OUTFITS The following outfits are now available to all players. The outfits can be accessed and equipped from the Control Point in the Central Executive Sector area. Astral Dive Suit (formerly a pre-order exclusive) Tactical Response Gear (formerly a pre-order exclusive) Urban Response Gear (formerly a pre-order exclusive) MISSIONS A
FADEN FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 20242024-11-29FADEN FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 2024 Welcome to our #FadenFriday November community blog! Once again we’ve been overwhelmed by your incredible virtual photography, so thank you! Take a look at some of the most creative Control captures we’ve seen throughout the month. Want to be in with a chance of getting featured on our website? Upload your photos here or tag us using #FadenFriday on X. We’ll keep a close eye on submissions and showcase our favourites at the end of every month. Check out our favourite submissions from November 2024 below. https://505.games/FadenFridayNov24 credit: StefanieMcMaken)
FADEN FRIDAY - OCTOBER 20242024-11-01FADEN FRIDAY - OCTOBER 2024 Welcome to our #FadenFriday October community blog! Once again we’ve been overwhelmed by your incredible virtual photography, so thank you! Take a look at some of the most creative Control captures we’ve seen throughout the month. Want to be in with a chance of getting featured on our website? Upload your photos here or tag us using #FadenFriday on X. We’ll keep a close eye on submissions and showcase our favourites at the end of every month. Check out our favourite submissions from October 2024 below. https://505.games/FadenFridayOct24 credit: MasterSteve8848)
COMMUNITY SHOWCASE - FADEN FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 20242024-10-04FADEN FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 2024 A little later than planned, but our #FadenFriday September community blog is now LIVE! Take a look at 40 of the most creative Control captures we've seen throughout the month. Want to be in with a chance of getting featured on our website? Upload your photos and tag us using #FadenFriday on X. We’ll keep a close eye on submissions and showcase our favourites at the end of every month. Alternatively, link us up to your best captures below and we'll include our favourites in our next blog at the end of October. Check out our favourite submissions from September 2024 below. https://505.games/FadenFridayOct24 credit
COMMUNITY SHOWCASE - FADEN FRIDAY - AUGUST 20242024-08-30FADEN FRIDAY - AUGUST 2024 Our #FadenFriday August community blog is now LIVE! Take a look at some of the most creative Control captures we’ve seen this month. Want to be in with a chance of getting featured on our website? Upload your photos and tag us using #FadenFriday on X. We’ll keep a close eye on submissions and showcase our favourites at the end of every month. Alternatively, link us up to your best captures below and we'll include our favourites in our next blog at the end of September. Check out our favourite submissions from August 2024 below. https://505.games/FadenFridayAugust24 (Photo credit: thebigbad_V)
CAPTURING CONTROL ON WORLD PHOTO DAY2024-08-19Today is World Photo Day and what better way to celebrate than by pointing our virtual lenses to focus on the incredible virtual photographers in the Control community. The virtual photography community is so special, welcoming and supportive of one another. Last month, we asked existing players if they had any advice for newcomers to Control’s photo mode tools. And of course, you didn’t hiss-appoint with your responses. Take a look at some of the best advice we found. Happy World Photo Day, Director! https://505.games/ControlPhotoDay24 (Photo credit: @coalabr14 on X) https://store.steampowered.com/app/870780/Control_Ultimate_Edition/
COMMUNITY SHOWCASE - FADEN FRIDAY - JULY 20242024-07-26FADEN FRIDAY - JULY 2024 Our #FadenFriday July community blog is now LIVE! It's been almost 5 years since we first launched Control and you continue to blow us away with your talents! Thank you so much for the love. Want to be in with a chance of getting featured on our website? Upload your photos and tag us using #FadenFriday on X. Alternatively, link us up to your best captures below and we'll include our favourites in our next blog at the end of August. Check out our favourite submissions from July 2024 below. https://505.games/FadenFridayJuly24 (Photo credit: CaptureControl)
COMMUNITY SHOWCASE - FADEN FRIDAY - JUNE 20242024-07-01FADEN FRIDAY - JUNE 2024 Welcome to our April 2024 #FadenFriday showcase! Once again we’ve been blown away by your talents. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the continued show of support. It really does mean everything to the team at Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games. Want to be in with a chance of getting featured on our website? Upload your photos and tag us using #FadenFriday on X. Alternatively, link us up to your best captures below and we'll include our favourites in our next blog at the end of July. Check out our favourite submissions from June 2024 below. https://505.games/FadenFridayJune24 (Photo credit: TheDogtor)
COMMUNITY SHOWCASE - FADEN FRIDAY - April 20242024-04-26FADEN FRIDAY - APRIL 2024 Welcome to our April 2024 #FadenFriday showcase! Once again we’ve been blown away by your talents. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the continued show of support. It really does mean everything to the team at Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games. Want to be in with a chance of getting featured on our website? Upload your photos and tag us using #FadenFriday on X. Alternatively, link us up to your best captures below and we'll include our favourites in our next blog at the end of May. Check out our favourite submissions from April 2024 below. https://505.games/FadenFridayApril24 (Photo credit: @playpausephoto
COMMUNITY SHOWCASE - FADEN FRIDAY - MARCH 20242024-03-29FADEN FRIDAY - MARCH 2024 Our March 2024 Faden Friday virtual photography showcase blog is now LIVE! It’s always a joy putting these together and we’re back today with one of our biggest yet! Once again we’ve been overwhelmed by your creativity and what you’re able to achieve in the land of virtual photography. Check out our favourite submissions from March 2024 on our website: https://505.games/FadenFridayMarch24 (Photo Credit: @TheAmeliaNathan) https://store.steampowered.com/app/870780/Control_Ultimate_Edition/
JOIN IN THE FADEN FRIDAY FUN!2024-03-15Director, we hope you're well! If you follow us over on Twitter / X, you'll know all about our weekly #FadenFriday event, which celebrates the incredible creativity of our Virtual Photographers, once a week. At the end of every month, we highlight some of our favourite captures over on our official website! Take a look at our most recent showcase here. With that in mind, we want to invite our community here on Steam to also take part! Head into the Oldest House today and leave your best snaps in the comments below. We'll hand pick our favourites on the final Friday of the month and who knows, you may be featured in our online gallery! We'll c
TAKING CONTROL THIS HALLOWEEN2023-11-01Director, we love checking out your most creative photo mode captures and this Halloween, you didn't disappoint. Check out some of the creepiest Control shots we came across yesterday! Got any spooky shots you'd like to share? Link us in the comments and we may feature them as part of our November #FadenFriday blog. TAKING CONTROL THIS HALLOWEEN JOIN THE CONTROL COMMUNITY THIS SPOOKY SEASON https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/20336/Control_Ultimate_Edition__Alan_Wake_Franchise_Bundle/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/870780/Control_Ultimate_Edition/
THE OLDEST HOUSE PHOTO MODE EVENT2023-09-11THE OLDEST HOUSE PHOTO MODE EVENT Director, grab your camera! It’s time to head into the Oldest House and put those skills of yours to the test. We’re putting together an online Control photo album and we want your help filling it with your best virtual photography. There will be 5 photo albums in total, each focusing on a different theme! ALTERED ITEMS CHARACTERS OBJECTS OF POWER PARANATURAL ENTITIES LOCATIONS Want to get involved? Submit your captures here, along with the theme you’re focusing on and we’ll pick our favorites to be included in the coming days. You’ve got until September 14th 14:00 BST / 06:00 PT to send us your shots. Have f
ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED CONTROL PLAYERS2023-07-12Even though Control launched a number of years ago, it’s great to see people are still coming on board and joining this incredible community. With that in mind, we wanted to ask our most experienced Directors if they had any top tips or advice to share. And of course, you didn’t disappoint us with your responses! Here are some useful nuggets of info from those who have already explored the Oldest House. ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED CONTROL PLAYERS Ozzatron - Always save a bit of energy to dodge. While you might want to use every last bit of energy on Launch to maximize damage output, you never know when you will need to dodge a rocket or grenade,
TOP TIPS FOR NEW PLAYERS2023-05-17Director, we have a question for you all! What advice do you have for those playing Control for the first time? Share your top tips here along with any supporting photo mode shots and we'll include our favorite responses in a future community blog. (Photo Credit: @StefanieMcMaken) https://store.steampowered.com/app/870780/Control_Ultimate_Edition/