Remedy unveils first look at FBC: Firebreak, a multiplayer shooter set in the Control universe

Something to look guardant to: We've known for a fewer years now that Alan Wake developer Remedy has been moving connected a multiplayer shooter group successful nan world of Control, which itself is portion of nan company's Remedy Connected Universe. During nan Xbox Partner Showcase yesterday, we sewage our first look astatine FBC: Firebreak.

Formerly known arsenic Project Condor, FBC: Firebreak is simply a three-player cooperative first-person shooter. It's nan first multiplayer crippled Remedy has made, though it did activity connected nan 2 single-player campaigns of Smilegate's multiplayer shooter CrossfireX.

For those unfamiliar, nan FBC portion of nan sanction stands for Federal Bureau of Control, nan fictional US authorities agency that investigates paranatural phenomena. The FBC's shape-shifting Oldest House office successful New York is nan mounting for Remedy's fantabulous 2019 deed Control.

Set aft nan events of Control, nan crippled places players successful nan domiciled of nan FBC's first responders, nan Firebreak unit, arsenic otherworldly forces laic siege to nan Oldest House.

Director Mike Kayatta says FBC: Firebreak is not a sequel to Control aliases DLC, but much of a spin-off of that game. Communications head Thomas Puha promises that it will beryllium easy to prime up and play, meaning nary agelong periods of mounting up loadouts earlier missions – though location will beryllium subordinate progression and things to unlock.

Players will beryllium capable to equip Altered World objects pinch paranatural properties that usability likewise to Overwatch's Ultimates. Puha notes that utilizing them comes pinch risks. "I for illustration to deliberation of them arsenic a jaguar successful a box," he said. "You transportation nan box, you constituent it astatine something, you unfastened nan box, and you conscionable benignant of dream nan jaguar doesn't move astir and eat you aliases your friends instead."

FBC: Firebreak will beryllium "mid-priced" and disposable connected Game Pass astatine launch. Expect plentifulness of caller contented and updates post-launch, though Remedy seems to actively debar calling it a live-service game.

FBC: Firebreak will beryllium released astatine immoderate constituent successful 2025.

Another Control-related trailer appeared astatine nan Xbox Partner Showcase successful nan shape of Alan Wake 2's 2nd description , The Lake House. Players return power of Federal Bureau Of Control supplier Kiran Estevez, who appeared successful nan main Alan Wake 2. This 1 decidedly looks much scare-filled and horror-focused than nan bid of kooky vignettes that made up nan first description , Night Springs.

The Lake House arrives connected October 22, which is only 1 week away.