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Playground’s Fable gets Control, Dishonored writer as new narrative lead

July 10, 2022VG247

Previous writing credits also includes Guild Wars 2 and Ubisoft’s Avatar. Playground’s upcoming Fable has a new narrative lead, one that has a strong history including titles like Control. Anna Megill, award-winning writer and narrative designer, announced the news on her personal Twitter account that she is now narrative lead on the next Fable game. “Some exciting news to end the week,” wrote Megill. “I’m now the narrative lead on Fable. Wooo!” Megill’s work is incredibly broad, having worked on Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Guild Wars 2, and the upcoming Avatar game from Ubisoft. She’s also the one responsible…

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Remedy teams up with Tencent for multiplayer game codenamed Vanguard

December 29, 2021VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The game is a free-to-play cooperative shooter in the games as service model. In an investor announcement (thanks Game Informer), Remedy Games asserted its intention of partnering with Chinese publishing giant Tencent to create a free-to-play cooperative shooter with worldwide appeal. Dubbed Vanguard, the game will be Remedy’s IP localized for “select Asian markets” by Tencent and released and distributed for other markets by Remedy itself. This will be Remedy’s first game-as-service title. Remedy’s CEO, Tero Virtala, expounded on what…

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Alan Wake Remastered to launch Fall 2021

September 7, 2021VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Developer Remedy announced the remaster on community site The Sudden Stop. Remedy announced the long-rumored Alan Wake Remastered on community site The Sudden Stop. The remaster, which will include the base game and the two expansions, The Signal and The Writer, will be published by Epic Games and launch on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC sometime in Fall 2021. The game will be available in 4k and feature developer commentary from creative director Sam Lake. The…

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Taiwanese retailer lists possible October 5 release date for Alan Wake Remastered

September 5, 2021VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Rakuten Taiwan lists Alan Wake Remastered for October 5 for PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X|S. Gematsu reports that a listing on the shop page of Rakuten Taiwan for Alan Wake Remastered suggests an October 5 release date as well as appearances on the PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X|S, furthering speculation that the franchise is coming back soon. Before this listing, the initial event to set off this speculation was a leak on the Epic Games Store suggesting its…

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Control sequel and multiplayer spin-off in the works at Remedy

June 29, 2021VG247

Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games have announced a new game set in the Control universe is in the works along with a sequel to the popular game. The Control spin-off codenamed Condor, is a multiplayer game set in the game’s same world. Remedy said that while it has almost solely focused on single-player experiences, the developers are also fans of multiplayer games and that playing with others can make games “shine as brightly as any single-player experience.”“Control is first and foremost a world, a place for multitudes of stories, events, and characters, said Remedy’s Mikael Kasurinen, game director. “A place…

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Hades and Control’s writers chatting in the games narrative con this weekend

April 23, 2021RockPaperShotgun

The online convention all about narrative games is kicking off this weekend. Even if you don’t usually go in for games with a wordcount to rival a hardback, you may find something up your alley in LudoNarraCon. The event begins this evening including talks and insights from the likes of folks involved with Hades, Control, Amnesia: Rebirth, The Outer Worlds, and more. Read more

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Making games for two console generations at the same time ‘sucks’, says Control developer

March 21, 2021VG247

According to Remedy‘s communications director Thomas Puha, developing games across two different console generations at once isn’t particularly fun, or easy.In a new interview with IGN, the Control developer’s head of communications outlined some of the issues with developing games at this point in time – when consumers and developers both are caught in the intersection between two console cycles.“Whenever you’re in this cross-generational point, to be blunt, it sucks,” Puha told the site. “You have to support the previous gen, make sure that sings, and then whatever you bring to next-gen is still limited by the choices you made…

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Remedy wants to overcome co-op problems for upcoming game Vanguard

March 5, 2021VG247

By Alex Calvin, Friday, 5 March 2021 17:00 GMT The studio is best known for its single-player titles, but its next release is something outside its comfort zone.Finish games firm Remedy wants to try and address some of the issues that face co-op games with its upcoming Vanguard.That’s according to the company’s CEO, Tero Virtala, who told GamesIndustry.biz that one of the problems facing co-op titles is making sure that games last long enough. Though Remedy is best known for its narrative-driven single-player games like Max Payne and Control, one of the studio’s upcoming releases is Vanguard, a free-to-play co-op…

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Control has sold over 2 million copies

December 9, 2020VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Wednesday, 9 December 2020 18:18 GMT November was also Control’s best selling month.Quick bit of news for you: Remedy announced today that Control has sold over 2 million copies since it was released 15 months ago.The news was announced during a company briefing, according to Remedy’s communications director Thomas Puha. My boss just revealed in the @remedygames CMD stream that the past November was Control’s best selling month (15 months after launch). In total, Control has sold over 2 million copies to date. — Thomas Puha (@RiotRMD) December 9, 2020The game was recently added to Xbox Game…

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Control and more coming to Xbox Game Pass

December 1, 2020VG247

After teasing Control earlier today, Microsoft has announced the game is coming to Xbox Game Pass on December 3.Control will be available for Android and console through Xbox Game Pass.Also coming to the service on the same day is Haven for PC and console, and Rage 2 for Android.The same day, you can also expect Slime Ranger for Android and console,  and Va-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action for PC.December 3 is a busy day, as it also includes the release of Yes, Your Grace on the service of Android, console, and PC, and Doom Eternal for PC.On December 4, Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes…

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Black Friday Sale begins at the Epic Games Store

November 26, 2020VG247

By Grace Curtis, Thursday, 26 November 2020 17:57 GMT Black Friday has finally begun over on the Epic Store. From now until December 3rd, they’re selling games and DLC at up to 75% off the regular price.In case you’re logging onto the internet for the first time ever, Epic are the company that owns Fortnite, and the Epic Games Store is the virtual marketplace they set up to rival Steam (Steam is also running a massive sale right now, which you can read more about here). Epic are famous for straight up giving games away for free, so it should come…

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Remedy delays PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of Control

November 6, 2020VG247

By Alex Calvin, Friday, 6 November 2020 15:58 GMT Finnish games studio Remedy has pushed back the release of Control Ultimate Edition for next-gen consoles.The developer posted the news on Twitter, saying that it needed more time to finish the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series/S version of Control Ultimate Edition.The game was set to come out at the end of 2020, but will now be coming out in early 2021.“We want the final quality of the game to be awesome, and so we need a bit more time to work on it,” Remedy wrote.“Thank you for your understanding and patience!”Control…

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Control Deluxe Edition owners accidentally get upgraded to Ultimate Edition after 505 Games said it wasn’t possible

September 11, 2020VG247

505 Games has done something it said couldn’t be done.Earlier this week, a number of players who own Control‘s Deluxe Edition reported that the game’s recently released Ultimate Edition was seemingly stealthily added to their PlayStation Network libraries.Upon visiting the Ultimate Edition’s page on the PlayStation Store, they were greeted with a download button, rather than a purchase button. Others, who owned the base game and the season pass, also saw the same option to download. A large enough number of players were affected that many shared the good news on Resetera and Twitter.None of those people actually bought the…

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Death Stranding and Control: Ultimate Edition discounted on Steam

September 3, 2020VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Thursday, 3 September 2020 19:40 GMT 505 Games is hosting a publisher’s sale on Steam, and two of the titles on sale are Death Stranding and Control: Ultimate Edition.Death Stranding is on sale for 25% off, which means it will run you $44.99 instead of the usual $59.99.Control: Ultimate Edition, which was just recently released, is 20% off at $31.99 when it’s normally $39.99.Other 505-published games on sale include Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night for 50% off, Drift 21 for 33% off, Assetto Corsa Competizione for 50% off, and Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons for…

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