Remedy's co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak comes out June 17<p>Remedy's first foray into co-op shooters, <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
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FBC: Firebreak[/url]
, is officially launching on June 17. Following employees tasked with cleaning up The Oldest House, the mysterious headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Control, the game balances team-based action with the supernatural abilities and enemies that made
Control so interesting. </p>
<p>In our <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/fbc-firebreak-first-look-left-4-dead-but-with-remedys-silly-surreal-touch-214657219.html">preview of the game[/url], the biggest and most positive point of comparison for
Firebreak''s chaotic action was
Left 4 Dead, but the game's unique collection of "jobs" (Remedy's name for missions) includes plenty of weirder tasks, too, like dealing with ominously multiplying sticky notes. Remedy plans to support
Firebreak with new jobs after launch and into 2026. All new playable content will be for free, save for cosmetics, which Remedy plans to charge for.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>The developer originally announced it was making <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/control-spin-off-multiplayer-co-op-remedy-505-191228046.html">a multiplayer game set in the Control universe[/url] in 2021, when the game was still being published by 505 Games. Following the success of <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/alan-wake-ii-is-great-but-it-doesnt-need-guns-130027149.html">
Alan Wake II[/url], Remedy <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://investors.remedygames.com/announcements/remedy-entertainment-plc-inside-information-remedy-acquires-full-rights-to-the-control-franchise-from-505-games/">acquired the rights[/url] to the entire
Control franchise from 505 Games in 2024.</p>
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FBC: Firebreak will be available on June 17 for $39.99 on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and PC. A $49.99 "deluxe edition" will also be available with exclusive cosmetics. If you subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass or PlayStation Plus Premium or Extra, you'll be able to download and play the game for no additional cost.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Remedy's co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak comes out June 17
