FBC: Firebreak
| FBC: Firebreak | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Remedy Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Remedy Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Mike Kayatta |
| Engine | Northlight |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | 2025 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
FBC: Firebreak is an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed and published by Remedy Entertainment. Set sometime after the events of Control, it follows a special unit of soldiers named Firebreak. It will be Remedy's first multiplayer game, and it is set to release for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows in 2025.
Gameplay
[edit]FBC: Firebreak is a team-based player versus environment first-person shooter, in which a group of three players must venture into the Oldest House to defeat enemies infected by the Hiss. The game is set after the events of Control.[1]
Development and promotion
[edit]The project was first announced in June 2021 under the codename of "Condor" in a press release by Remedy Entertainment. It was intended to be co-published and developed by 505 Games, the publisher on the first Control game.[2] In February 2024, Remedy Entertainment announced it had bought the rights to the Control franchise, including the publishing rights for the game, from 505 Games for €17 million.[3] In April, 2024, it was confirmed by Remedy that the initial budget for the game was stated to be €25 million. It was also confirmed to be pay to play, as opposed to many other multiplayer games.[4] Commenting on the nature of the game, game director Mike Kayatta said that FBC was "not designed to be some kind of lesser, bite-sized Control. FBC: Firebreak is its own, fully formed thing".[5]
FBC: Firebreak was officially revealed during the Xbox Partner preview on October 17, 2024. The game scheduled to be released sometime in 2025 for Windows PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S. It will be released at launch for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass subscribers. It will also be Remedy's first multiplayer game and its first self-published game.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Romano, Sal (October 17, 2024). "Control spin-off co-op first-person shooter FBC: Firebreak announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ Faulkner, Cameron (June 30, 2021). "Remedy's Project Condor is a multiplayer spinoff of Control". The Verge. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ Yang, George (March 21, 2024). "Remedy Has Taken Back Control of the Control Series From 505 Games". IGN. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ Ivan, Tom (April 29, 2024). "Remedy's Control multiplayer game has entered full production". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ Washenko, Anna (October 18, 2024). "Remedy's new game is FBC: Firebreak, a co-op shooter in the Control universe". Engadget. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ Delaney, Mark (October 18, 2024). "Remedy's Control Multiplayer Game Revealed As FBC Firebreak". GameSpot. Retrieved October 19, 2024.