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Control Resonant Made Me Feel Foolish For Ever Doubting It — IGN First

I played two brand new Control Resonant missions and feel foolish for ever doubting it. Our final preview:

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‘You Don’t Get XP, But Zones Do’ — How Control Resonant Is Rewriting the Action RPG Rule Book

In Control Resonant, taking down Manhattan’s monsters comes with consequences. We take a deep dive into Remedy's new approach to boss design and how killing them changes the world around you.

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Control Resonant Goes Gold, But Delays Physical Version By A Few Weeks

Digital copies will still release September 24th. Remedy has announced its highly anticipated sequel, Control Resonant, has officially gone gold ahead of its September 24th release on Xbox Series X|S. However, it's not all good news, as in the same breath the studio revealed the physical release has been delayed by three weeks. Digital versions of the paranormal romp will still be playable at launch, but if you were planning to pop the disc into your Xbox, you're going to have to wait until Octo

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Physical Disc Fans Must Wait to Play Control Resonant on PS5

Boxed release delayed to 15th October. Anyone who wants to own Control Resonant on a physical PS5 disc will have to wait a couple of weeks after the game's main launch, as boxed copies have been delayed into mid-October 2026. The digital version on PS Store remains locked in for a 24th September release, and Remedy today revealed the follow-up has gone gold, meaning work on the 1.0 version of the game is complete. However, physical copies have now been pushed back to 15th October. Read the full

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Control Resonant Developer Announces Last-Minute Delay For Physical Edition

Control Resonant has been hit by a last-minute delay that will impact the launch of its physical editions.

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Control Resonant: Exclusive Boss Fight Gameplay - IGN First

We've got more brand new Control Resonant gameplay to show you, as we take a look at one of the game's biggest boss fights.

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Control Resonant Wants 'To Challenge' What’s Come Before In Action Games — IGN First

Control Resonant wants 'to challenge' what’s come before in action games. We take a deep dive into Remedy's first full swing at melee combat.

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Remedy Entertainment touts pricing Control Resonant 'attractively for an AAA title'

Remedy is placing its bets on Control Resonant being priced at $60 and garnering positive preview coverage over concerns of self-publishing risks.

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'A Must-Have Day One Purchase': You Only Need to Buy Control Resonant in September, Remedy Reckons

Of course it would say that. Normally somewhat modest in its marketing and claims, Remedy has suddenly started talking a big game with Control Resonant, as it nears a PS5 release in a packed September month. The developer has confirmed the follow-up has amassed 1.5 million wishlists across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and it's now positioning it as a "must-have day one purchase" despite the competition surrounding it. Control Resonant will come out on the same day as Silent Hill: Townfall, a da

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Remedy reports revenue declines in Q2 and H1 as it prepares for Control Resonant launch

Remedy reported revenue declines in the first half and second quarter of 2026 while increasing marketing efforts for Control Resonant.

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Remedy Made a “Conscious Decision” to Keep Control Resonant “Attractively” Priced

In the company's Q2 and half-year financial results, CEO Jean-Charles Gaudechon called Control Resonant's early reception "very strong" The post Remedy Made a “Conscious Decision” to Keep Control Resonant “Attractively” Priced

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'A Must-Have Day 1 Purchase': Remedy Bets Big on Control Resonant, as Alan Wake 2 Passes 3 Million Sold

Alan Wake and Control developer Remedy is betting big on Control Resonant, as Alan Wake 2 finally passes 3 million copies sold.

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Control Resonant: Exclusive Metro Fault Mission Gameplay — IGN First

Control Resonant is our IGN First for August, and we have a whole new mission of gameplay to kick things off.

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Control Resonant's story will take around 30 hours, Remedy says, with completionists looking at 50-hour runs

Remedy has confirmed roughly how long Control Resonant will take to finish, along with fresh details on how its combat has evolved from the original game.

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In the Busiest Gaming Month of the Year, PS5's Control Resonant Will Take Up a Lot of Your Time

Approximate length announced. September is the apocalypse for new console releases, with games like Marvel’s Wolverine and The Blood of Dawnwalker all vying for your attention. If you were hoping Control Resonant would be a breezy campaign you could beat in around 10 hours like its predecessor, then – well, think again. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Control Resonant's Fancy PS5 Steelbook Edition Flaunted in the Wake of Sony Ditching Discs

Take back control. Sony isn't pulling the plug on PlayStation discs until the start of 2028, so that means you still have roughly 18 months to buy new games as a physical product. I don't know whether they're just standing out more now the platform holder has made its announcement, but I've been noticing more posts about physical editions lately — including this one from Remedy Entertainment. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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CONTROL Resonant will have Steam Deck support at launch

Ahead of the September release for CONTROL Resonant, Remedy Entertainment gave some more details in an FAQ - like full Steam Deck support. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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Preview: Like a Greatest Hits Game, Remedy Peaks in Control Resonant

The best of both Remedy worlds. There are far too many games coming out and nowhere near enough time to play them all in September. You could fuel a backlog for the next six months off its releases alone, so to cut through all the noise, I'm here to tell you Control Resonant is the one to pay attention to most. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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From its electric melee fights to its surprise Firewatch nods, Control Resonant's radical sequelcraft looks like it might just pay off

It seems appropriate that Control Resonant drags the Remedyverse back away from Alan Wake II’s screeching horror, as it’s spent the past few weeks – and as of yesterday, about three hours of playable preview build – assuaging my fears. Control the First, in my defence, took its kinetically supernatural shooting, put it in the hands of a likeable hero, and wrapped everything in a delightfully weird megastructure of brutalist concrete. Could Resonant get away with changing all three?

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CONTROL Resonant: Hands-On With This Ambitious Sequel’s Shapeshifting Combat

The post CONTROL Resonant: Hands-On With This Ambitious Sequel’s Shapeshifting Combat appeared first on XBOX Wire.

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Control Resonant Sets You Loose as a Powerful Agent of Chaos

Control Resonant is Remedy's foray into fast-paced hack and slash gameplay, and it is incredibly fun.

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An 'otherworldly algorithm' is affecting Manhattan in Control Resonant, which is why there are giant floating heads and everything looks like that

When all else fails, start hitting things with a giant hammer.

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Control Resonant Developer Remedy Admits Packed September Release Window 'Is Challenging,' but It Has a Plan

Remedy will support Control Resonant with "by far" the studio's biggest marketing campaign to help it stand out in "challenging" September release window.

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Control: Resonant Creative Director on the Sequel Shifting to an Action RPG | IGN Live 2026

We got more insight into Control Resonant at IGN Live, as Creative Director Mikael Kasurinen showed off some of the game while explaining the approach to the sequel to 2019's Control.

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Control Resonant Director Says “Things Are Turned Upside Down” in the Sequel

Mikael Kasurinen said the overlap between the real world and the paranatural was an "exciting" aspect to tap into, citing Evangelion as a key influence. The post Control Resonant Director Says “Things Are Turned Upside Down” in the Sequel

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Control Resonant Hands-On Preview: No Guns, No Problem for This Melee-Action Sequel

Control Resonant is shaping up to be exactly what it looks like: more Control, only designed as a melee action game as opposed to physics-driven third person shooter. And so far, that’s an incredibly potent mix.

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I was worried Control Resonant wouldn't be Control enough, but then I got lost in an infinite bedroom dimension

Hands-on with a 2-hour build of Control Resonant.

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Control Resonant is how video games should be done

There are, after a good few hours playing it, quite a few games like Control Resonant. It's an RPG with a kind of pseudo open-world - an "open-ended modern world" I believe was Remedy's way of putting it in its presentation to the press earlier this week - and it has skill trees and some light resource-gathering and item-upgrading. It has some light platforming with a double-jump and a dash, and melee combat with perfect dodges and aerial combos.

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Control Resonant is a sequel — and also a starting point

Chronologically, Control Resonant is a sequel to 2019's Control. But in most other ways, the games aren't directly connected. To developer Remedy, they're more like two sides of the same coin. When Resonant was first revealed last year, creative director Mikael Kasurinen said you can play the games in any order. The world of Control is reality-bending in lots of ways, but the general linear progression of time isn't really one of them - how would someone start with the sequel? It didn't click un

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Control Resonant Looks Like a Surreal Visual Feast in Latest PS5 Gameplay Trailer

Manhattan, you don't look right. I feel like we've seen Control Resonant a billion times since its announcement, but in fairness, it does look very good, doesn't it? Here's the most recent trailer, showing off yet more gameplay of this action RPG sequel to Control. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Control Resonant’s gravity-shifting combat sold me after just one hands-on session

Mikael Kasurinen and Sean Durrie discuss the sequel's big gameplay departure, and the pressure of establishing a new hero

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Control Resonant was ‘deeply’ inspired by Attack on Titan and Neon Genesis Evangelion, says director

Remedy explains Control Resonant’s deep anime inspirations

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Control Resonant Has a 2-Day Early Access Period via the Digital Deluxe Edition — but Only on PS5

Control Resonant will have a two-day PS5-exclusive early access, leading to frustration from some fans.

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Control Resonant Has a 2-Day Early Access Through the Digital Deluxe Edition — but Only on PS5

Control Resonant will have a two-day PS5-exclusive early access, leading to frustration from some fans.

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Control Resonant Early Access Is Exclusive To PS5, But At Least We Get 'Play Anywhere' On Xbox

A worthy trade-off? Ugh, here we go. Control Resonant looks amazing, and we absolutely can't wait to play it on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on September 24th. However, we won't be playing on September 22nd, as early access is exclusive to PS5. Yes, as spotted by our sister site Push Square, Remedy's Thomas Puha has confirmed that early access is a PS5-only feature for the new Control game, which certainly stings a bit from an Xbox perspective. Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Control Resonant Early Access Is Exclusive To PS5, Even Though It Costs The Same On Xbox

That face says it all. Ugh, here we go. Control Resonant looks amazing, and we absolutely can't wait to play it on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on September 24th. However, we won't be playing on September 22nd, as early access is exclusive to PS5. Yes, as spotted by our sister site Push Square, Remedy's Thomas Puha has confirmed that early access is a PS5-only feature for the new Control game, which certainly stings a bit from an Xbox perspective. Read the full article on purexbox.com

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PS5 Early Access Pre-Orders Truly Are Getting Out of Hand

Now they're becoming exclusive. We have been slating the PS5's early access pre-order incentives here on Push Square for some time now, but the latest example, tied to Control Resonant, just seems a bit sad. Overnight, at State of Play, the PS5 sequel was confirmed for a 24th September 2026 launch. If you pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game, you get 48 hours of early access, granting you access from 22nd September. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Control Resonant Preorders Are Live – Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

Remedy's new game, Control Resonant, is now available to preorder. Here's where you can secure a copy and what comes in each edition.

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Control Resonant release date? Yeah that's nice, now move aside so I can look at its system requirements and ohhh that's a lot of SSD space

Control Resonant, Remedy’s first foray into hacky and slashy character action, has a release date: it’s September 24th 2026, and there’s a new story trailer to prove it. Another case of the games industry playing Dodge the GTA 6? Maybe, maybe not, though this September is getting awfully crowded, with Konami just announcing that Silent Hill: Townfall is out on the very same day. Either way, dates are okay and everything, but I’m more concerned with Control Resonant’s system requirements, which h

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CONTROL Resonant from Remedy Entertainment arrives in September

During the PlayStation State of Play showcase, Remedy Entertainment announced that CONTROL Resonant will arrive September 24th. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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Control Resonant's release date revealed in bombshell Sony State of Play story trailer

The release date for Control Resonant has been revealed, as part of a new trailer shown off at tonight's Sony State of Play event.

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Remedy’s Control sequel launches in September

Control Resonant, the upcoming sequel to Remedy Entertainment's Control, will be released on September 24th, 2026, according to a trailer that premiered during Tuesday's PlayStation State of Play show. The trailer also gave a preview of the game's story, which stars Dylan Faden, who was imprisoned for much of the first game. He will be the "sole playable character," Remedy's Mikael Kasurinen says in a blog post, but his sister Jesse, who was the protagonist of Control, also "shapes the path" in

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Control Resonant launches September 24 on PS5

We are incredibly excited to reveal today that Control Resonant launches globally on PlayStation 5 on September 24*. To celebrate, we’re unveiling a brand-new Story Trailer, offering a deeper look into a world no longer bound by the rules we understand. In Control Resonant, Manhattan has been warped by paranatural forces: its architecture impossible, its realities shifting, its streets […]

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CONTROL Resonant launches September 24

Supernatural action RPG CONTROL Resonant will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via … Source

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Control Resonant Is Yet Another September 2026 Release, New Trailer Confirms

Too many games. September 2026 is getting seriously packed, as now Remedy has confirmed it will also be putting out Control Resonant during that month. It'll be releasing on the same day as Silent Hill: Townfall, 24th September, and you can catch the new trailer above. Manhattan is under attack by otherworldly forces. Humanity's only shot at survival is Dylan Faden, who has to remember how to be human again himself. But can he let go of the echoes of the past? And can he do it before all is los

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Remedy's CEO isn't worried about Control Resonant launching close to GTA 6: 'It’s going to put the spotlight even more on games than maybe in past years'

He hopes GTA 6 will sell more consoles and "raise the tide" for everyone.

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For Control: Resonant's creative director, the series has always been "the Remedy version of an RPG experience"

I wouldn't label Remedy's Control as being much else outside of a shooter. It flirts with horror, it dabbles in sci-fi, but if we're talking mechanical genres, shooter fits it best. Then the sequel, Control: Resonant, got announced and turned out to be an action RPG. The bones of the original game are still evidently there in some ways, though in a recent interview, creative director Mikael Kasurinen shared that right from the series' early days, he's long thought of it as an RPG.

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Control Resonant: Remedy on the Exciting Sequel, Xbox Play Anywhere, and Self-Publishing

The post Control Resonant: Remedy on the Exciting Sequel, Xbox Play Anywhere, and Self-Publishing appeared first on Xbox Wire.

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'Nobody's Taking Risks': To Keep Control Resonant Looking Unique, Remedy Avoided Other AAA Games

New Game Plus also detailed. More details have emerged about Remedy Entertainment's upcoming sequel, Control Resonant, by way of a developer diary that focuses on the action RPG's world. In it, several members of the team discuss the differences between this new game and the original, especially the move from a harsh, oppressive interior environment to a much wider exterior space. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Control Resonant: Remedy shares first details on New Game Plus

The first playthrough of Control Resonant is built around discovery: learning how the world behaves, shaping your build, and understanding what your version of Dylan can become. For those who want to return, New Game Plus offers a different way to experience that journey again – building on what you’ve already learned and unlocked. New […]

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'We've Really Gone to Town': Control Resonant Dev Diary Focuses on Its Action RPG Gameplay

PS5 sequel is looking great. Remedy Entertainment has shared its latest dev diary for Control Resonant, and this one focuses on the sequel's gameplay and how it steps things up from the original. You can watch the video here: Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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