Remedy Entertainment has announced an Ultimate Edition for Control, its critically acclaimed third person action adventure game. It’s coming to Steam first on August 27th, while Xbox One, PS4, and Epic Games Store get it on September 10th. Check out the announcement trailer below.

As the name implies, Control Ultimate Edition will include the base game, The Foundation expansion and the upcoming AWE expansion. All content updates released till now, from Expeditions to Photo Mode, will also be included. Pricing hasn’t been revealed but that will be clarified by launch.

Control first released in August 2019 on Xbox One, PS4, and PC to fairly strong critical acclaim. It was an exclusive to the Epic Games Store so the Ultimate Edition will be the first time that Steam users can play the game. Check out our reviews for the base version here and The Foundation expansion here, and stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.

Remedy Entertainment’s Control will be receiving its first paid expansion, The Foundation, on March 26th. However, it will also receive a free update that adds some quality of life features and improvements. Check them out in the trailer below.

As detailed previously, the Shield Rush is a new ability that allows for creating a barrier of environmental objects and then dashing into foes. This allows for one to remain defensive without sacrificing movement. Other improvements include better map readability and a revamped abilities tree.

Those who want to experiment around with different abilities are also in luck – the update will allow for respeccing ability points. Nvidia DLSS 2.0 support is also being added for RTX GPU owners. As for The Foundation, it adds a new environment, new abilities and enemies, and a new story that’s several hours long. It’s out first for PS4 and PC on March 26th with Xbox One owners getting it on June 25th.

Remedy Entertainment will release its first paid expansion for Control, The Foundation, on March 26th for PS4 and PC via the Epic Games Store. It will be available on June 25th for Xbox One. We know that head of operations Helen Marshall is involved but what exactly is going on beneath the Oldest House?

Some new details via the PlayStation Blog along with the expansion’s first trailer provide more details. The Astral Plane is basically conflicting with reality so it’s up to Jesse Faden to investigate the Foundation and stop it. Along with a brand new environment, players will have new main missions and side missions, allowing for a total of 4-5 hours of gameplay.

Jesse will also get some new abilities like Shape and the Service Weapon’s Fracture which can be used to alter different structures in the Foundation. Shield Rush allows for charging at enemies from great distances and will be available as part of the free March update. Said update will also have ability point reallocation, better map functionality and other improvements.

Stay tuned for more details on Control: The Foundation when it releases next week.

Remedy Entertainment has finally provided a solid release date and update on the first expansion for Control, its paranormal action adventure. The Foundation releases on March 26th and will “delve into the history of the Oldest House.” Protagonist Jesse Faden will be going beneath the Bureau for answers and things are very much expected to be weird.

In a short teaser on Twitter, we do hear about Helen Marshall “checking on something”. She’s the Federal Bureau of Control’s head of operations and makes sporadic appearances during the main story. Perhaps The Foundation expansion will finally talk about just what it is that Marshall has been running off to deal with.

The Foundation is one of two expansions coming to Control. The second is AWE, releasing sometimes in mid-2020 and apparently teasing a crossover with Remedy’s Alan Wake. Given that the developer now owns the publishing rights for the property – and very blatantly teased Wake when showcasing its roadmap – it will be interesting to see how it’s involved in Control. Stay tuned for more details in the meantime.

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Remedy’s Control has been out and about, garnering critical acclaim (check out our review here) and receiving updates for performance. What’s next though? It kicks off with a Photo Mode in Fall 2019 but past that, the development team has even bigger plans.

In its content roadmap, it announced a free new game mode called Expeditions for December 2019. As a “challenging new end-game mode”, it sees Jesse working with Security Chief Arish to investigate a strange formation. A number of challenges can be expected so if you want something to push your fully upgraded build to the limit, this is the place.

Remedy then addressed its two paid expansions. The first is The Foundation, out in early 2020, which sees Jesse delving below the Bureau and seeking to bring order to The Oldest House. The second, which releases in mid-2020, is undoubtedly more interesting – it’s called AWE, short for Altered World Events, and sees Jesse looking into the Investigations Sector.

Except in the image for AWE, we see a very familiar silhouette – that of Remedy’s Alan Wake. It also probably isn’t a coincidence that AWE could also be short for “Alan Wake Expansion”. A crossover wouldn’t be impossible – after all, Remedy did pick up the publishing rights for Alan Wake.

We’ll wait and see how it pans out, but expect more news on Remedy’s action adventure title soon.