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Control is 90% off in the Steam Autumn Sale, meaning you can read some of the finest redacted documents in videogames for just $4

The superpowers and stuff are cool, too.

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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

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.

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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

Remedy offers update on 'FBC: Firebreak,' details coming improvements — "We’ve seen many players come into the game and leave within the first hour."

Remedy's multiplayer Left 4 Dead-like 'FBC: Firebreak' had tons of promise, but it hasn't blown up quite as the Control and Alan Wake developer might've liked. But that doesn't mean the team is giving up.

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PS Plus Just Quietly Added the Quirkiest Co-Op Shooter of the Year

‘FBC: Firebreak’ is a chaotic co-op shooter that can be a blast with the right group of friends, especially since it's free on PS Plus and Xbox Game Pass.

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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.

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Remedy vows to make FBC: Firebreak's gear progression no longer a slog — while also outlining plans for further improvements in its latest patch

FBC: Firebreak, the new co-op shooter by Remedy Entertainment, recently received a sizable balance patch along with a statement from Remedy that says the studio plans to make bigger improvements to the game in the future.

Windows Central

‘Control’ Developer Is Already Making Huge Changes To Its Underwhelming New Shooter

Remedy's new multiplayer shooter isn't living up to 'Control' or 'Alan Wake' yet, but the studio is already introduces changes to convince players to stick around.

Inverse

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

Forget about FBC: Firebreak and go back and play Quantum Break instead — it's on Xbox Game Pass, too!

Quantum Break was a groundbreaking mix of classic Remedy gameplay and live action TV, and I'm sad we never saw more of it.

Windows Central

I appreciate FBC: Firebreak's co-op friction fun, but I hope this Remedy game can evolve over time — Review in progress

FBC: Firebreak is the most different Remedy game so far, with fun intentional friction in co-op that's rewarding, even if progression is a bit of a grind.

Windows Central

Xbox Game Pass just added one of the weirdest sci-fi shooters ever, and it's free

The Xbox Game Pass games for the rest of June have been announced – with several available right now.

FBC: Firebreak best weapons tier list

Find out which gun is best for blasting Hiss invaders.

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How to destroy sticky notes in FBC: Firebreak

Complete the Paper Chase job and defeat Sticky Ricky.

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What's the best Crisis Kit to pick in FBC: Firebreak?

Try out the Fix Kit, Jump Kit, and Splash Kit when tackling dangerous jobs.

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FBC: Firebreak review: "A disappointingly bland multiplayer FPS that's missing far too much of what made Control special"

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FBC: Firebreak review

A big old mess. Mainly by design, partly by mistake.

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Less than a week from launch, FBC: Firebreak has broken out its roadmap, with two new updates coming this year adding new levels, enemies and even systems

Remedy's cooperative shooter releases on Tuesday.

PS Plus gets a free PS5 sci-fi shooter I've been dying to play all year

FBC: Firebreak leads the June lineup of PS5 games coming to the PS Plus catalogue in a few days.

Inverse

'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.

PC Gamer

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.

PC Gamer

Remedy director says that FBC: Firebreak 'respects player time' instead of relying on FOMO, which has 'infected modern games'

Trying to find some middle ground.

PC Gamer

Co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak is so deadly that even the objectives are trying to kill you

If you've ever thought Left 4 Dead would be better if you were set on fire more often, then Remedy's new Control spin-off is for you.

Windows Central

I've enjoyed FBC: Firebreak in preview, and I'm looking forward to more sticky notes, leeches, and showers this summer

FBC: Firebreak may be Remedy Entertainment's most different game yet, and from my time hands-on, it's a lot of fun.

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