Boy, oh boy. After Condor (the Control multiplayer spin-off), Alan Wake 2, and the Max Payne remakes, Remedy continues to expand its fantastic lineup of games currently in development. Remedy and 505 Games officially announced Control 2, formally dubbed Heron. Both parties are incredibly excited to continue their partnership on the award-winning franchise. The following details are straight from the press release that was issued mere minutes ago by Remedy:
Control 2’s initial development budget amounts to EUR 50 million, and Remedy will retain the ownership of the game’s intellectual property. The development, marketing, and post-launch investments as well as the future net revenues generated by the game will be equally split between 505 Games and Remedy. The game will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, and it will be built on Remedy’s proprietary Northlight® engine and tools. Remedy will publish the game on the PC platform and 505 Games will publish it on the console platforms. The project is currently in concept stage.
Accompanied by the press release was the very first concept art!
Mikael Kasurinen is back as the Game Director. The first Control won many game-of-the-year awards and was also nominated for 11 BAFTA Games Awards. Remedy and 505 already confirmed in Juen last year that production on a bigger budget game set in the Control universe had begun. While a sequel to Control was already speculated to be in the works, having the official word out there is nothing less but exciting. Control has a special place in our hearts. It’s unlikely we’ll hear from this project anytime soon, as Alan Wake 2 will probably take center stage in the coming months, but again, I’m very much looking forward to this!
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