Remedy’s latest financials aren’t too bad considering Firebreak flopped, which the CEO puts down to its ‘structurally more efficient budgets’ "The studio is the right size for the ambitions ahead of us." PC Gamer · May 5
5 months after launch, cooperative shooter FBC Firebreak finally has integrated voice chat, but its Vampire Survivors-style wave mode is delayed until next year Rogue Protocol now coming in January 2026. PC Gamer · Nov 22, 2025
Remedy is 'not satisfied' with its Q3 results after FBC: Firebreak's flop, and has 'moved development resources' to other games in production The Finnish studio is running at an operating loss of €16.4 million. PC Gamer · Nov 2, 2025
As FBC: Firebreak fails to recover from its disastrous launch and profit warnings are issued to shareholders, the CEO of Remedy Entertainment is stepping down Tero Virtala is leaving the company after nine years in the role. PC Gamer · Oct 23, 2025
Remedy issues 'profit warning' after FBC: Firebreak's big overhaul fails to turn things around: 'Despite improved player and sales metrics after the update, sales have not reached Remedy’s internal targets' This could be the end. PC Gamer · Oct 10, 2025
Remedy's bold gambit to save FBC: Firebreak arrives on Monday, in the form of a massive update that aims to 'improve everything' about the underwhelming coop shooter Jobs are out. Crises are in. PC Gamer · Sep 27, 2025
Remedy is 'unsatisfied' by poor sales of FBC: Firebreak and a tiny PC playerbase, but says 'despite the rocky launch, we believe we have a solid game to build on' The majority of the game's money was made through the deals to put it on Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, rather than copies sold. PC Gamer · Aug 12, 2025
Remedy promises a 'major update' for FBC: Firebreak but not until late September, which doesn't seem great Remedy has big plans for its struggling shooter, but turning things around at this point seems like a faint hope. PC Gamer · Jul 18, 2025
Despite limping on Steam charts with a 24-hour peak of less than 200, FBC: Firebreak hits 1 million players milestone—and, let's face it, it's probably Game Pass A good first impression is everything. PC Gamer · Jun 27, 2025
FBC: Firebreak patch aims to improve the game's early hours, which 'do not provide a good experience,' Remedy admits The 1.2 patch released today makes a range of balance changes, makes Lost Assets harder to miss, and cuts back on the Clearance grind. PC Gamer · Jun 20, 2025
The first hour of FBC: Firebreak is absolutely miserable, and it doesn't get much better from there FBC: Firebreak is a bland and repetitive co-op shooter that’s not worth your time or attention. TechRadar · Jun 19, 2025
FBC: Firebreak doesn't have the eldritch chaos I had hoped for so I'm going back to one of my favourite games that you've never played Who let the dog out? PC Gamer · Jun 17, 2025
'FBC: Firebreak' Director Details Bizarre Early Concepts — And Equally Strange Ideas That Made It In 'FBC: Firebreak's director details some of the game's out-there early concepts, and the wild ideas that made it in — and embraced the chaos of multiplayer games. Inverse · Jun 12, 2025
Xbox Game Pass gets Space Marine remaster, FBC: Firebreak, another Activision game, and more Xbox Game Pass is getting Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Master Crafted Edition, Crash 4, and more games soon. Windows Central · Jun 5, 2025
PC Gamer · Jun 4, 2025 Remedy announces very friendly minimum specs for its co-op Control spinoff, FBC: Firebreak. You only need a GTX 1070 for 1080 60 fps play The hardware you need to not set your PC on fire.
Inverse · May 14, 2025 ‘FBC: Firebreak’ Is a Wonderfully Chaotic Co-Op Shooter FBC: Firebreak is a wonderfully chaotic co-op shooter that throws you into the deep end, but manages to scratch that Left 4 Dead itch that few games can.
Windows Central · Mar 24, 2025 FBC: Firebreak — Crossplay, Xbox Game Pass, and everything you need to know Remedy Entertainment's next game is a big departure, with a first-person co-op adventure filled with sticky notes in the Oldest House.
GamesRadar · Mar 20, 2025 FBC: Firebreak may be Remedy's first live-service game but the Control creators are going about it the right way, confirming that all playable post-launch content "will always be free" You'll be able to buy cosmetic items if you want to, but FBC: Firebreak won't be charging for any of its missions in the future
Inverse · Mar 20, 2025 The Most Exciting Multiplayer Game of the Year Probably Isn't What You're Expecting FBC: Firebreak is Remedy Entertainment's first multiplayer game, but it already looks like something special, filled with the studio's distinct style.
PC Gamer · Mar 20, 2025 Electrified sticky notes and spontaneous combustion: Remedy's new co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak is built for chaos and 'joyful discoveries' "You should expect the unexpected from Remedy!"
GamesRadar · Mar 20, 2025 FBC: Firebreak is exactly what I want a FPS from Remedy to be – weird, cinematic, and exceptionally pretty Remedy Entertainment takes us inside FBC: Firebreak, a surprising co-op shooter set within the Control universe
GamesRadar · Jan 8, 2025 After Alan Wake 2 and Control, FBC: Firebreak represents a bold new frontier for Remedy: "It's time to expand the Remedy Connected Universe into shared spaces and brave something new" Big in 2025 | Control spin-off FBC: Firebreak breaks fresh ground for Remedy – we talk to the dev team about bringing it all together
Inverse · Oct 18, 2024 'FBC: Firebreak' Will Explore An Overlooked Part of 2019's Best Video Game 'FBC: Firebreak' will take cues from Control's balance of the surreal and terrifying with the absurd and humorous.