We've known for a few years now that Remedy has been working on a multiplayer spin-off set in the Control universe. Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview, that game was officially announced as FBC: Firebreak. 

FBC: Firebreak will see teams of three FBC employees taking down threats throughout The Oldest House. The game's director, Mike Kayatt, was quick to set expectations – this is less of a ‘Control spin-off' and more of its own fully formed game. It just happens to take place in The Oldest House setting, which is returning in other areas of the Remedy-verse too, including the upcoming Alan Wake 2 expansion, The Lake House.

“Guess you could say that it’s a spin-off, but in the most positive sense of the word. It’s not designed to be some kind of lesser, bite-sized Control”, Kayatt said in an interview published on Xbox Wire.

The game will release on PC and Xbox Series X/S in 2025. It will also be a day-one release for Game Pass. It is unclear if the game will also release on other platforms, like PS5, but given Remedy's typical multiplatform approach, it should also end up on Sony's console.

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KitGuru Says: I'm a very big fan of Control. Hopefully the mysterious and dark vibe of The Older House can help me convince some friends to try this out with me. 

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