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Control Spin-Off FBC: Firebreak Tops 1m Players As Developer Promises 'There Is Still a Lot of Work Ahead of Us'
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 67729" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/06/10/fbcfirebreakgameplayoverviewtrailer-ign-blogroll-1749564930704.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Remedy's Control spin-off shooter, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/fbc-firebreak" target="_blank"><u>FBC: Firebreak</u></a>, has topped one million players. While the game is free-to-play for <a href="https://www.ign.com/tech/xbox-game-pass" target="_blank"><u>Xbox Game Pass</u></a> and <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/playstation-plus-membership" target="_blank"><u>PS Plus</u></a> subscribers, the studio called it a "significant milestone," despite acknowledging "there is still a lot of work ahead of us."</p><p></p><p>"As of last night, we have surpassed 1 million players in FBC: Firebreak. This is a significant milestone, so thank you for playing from all of us at Remedy," the studio said in a <a href="https://x.com/remedygames/status/1938250909865410867" target="_blank"><u>post</u></a> on social media.</p><p></p><p>"We know there is still a lot of work ahead of us, and we are super-motivated about it. We have a lot of exciting things cooking for Firebreak players! More about that soon."</p><p></p><p></p><p>Last week, the team <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/remedy-admits-not-everything-has-gone-well-for-fbc-firebreak-pledges-to-improve-multiplayer-shooter-as-it-launches-to-mixed-steam-rating" target="_blank"><u>identified a problem with "the first hour experience,"</u></a> saying that FBC: Firebreak's opening gameplay was not "a great experience due to a combination of things," including issues with onboarding, poorly explained systems and tools, and "a lack of clarity as to what to do in the Jobs and how to do the work effectively." The developer also said: "the power fantasy isn't great in the first hours of the game as starting weapons feel weak, and unlocking higher-tier weapons requires a bit too much grinding."</p><p></p><p>"Right now, despite how sparse the story can seem in moments, there’s a lot of fun to be had wrangling erratic monsters in Remedy’s spectacularly absurd bureaucratic setting," we wrote in <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/fbc-firebreak-review" target="_blank"><u>IGN's FBC: Firebreak review in progress</u></a>. "I’ll be playing more this week and wrap up this review as soon as I’ve tested the limits of Remedy’s chaotic cooperative job simulator."</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/fbc-firebreak-remedys-co-op-fps-set-in-the-world-of-control-has-a-release-date" target="_blank"><u>Remedy also recently confirmed its plans for ongoing support post-launch</u></a>, including two new Jobs (missions) coming in 2025. More updates will arrive in 2026, the developer said. All playable content released post launch, such as Jobs, will be free to all players. Players have the option to buy cosmetics, but none of these items will affect gameplay, and there will be no limited-time rotations or daily log-ins, Remedy insisted.</p><p></p><p>It's a busy time for Alan Wake developer Remedy, which has a number of projects on the go. As well as FBC: Firebreak, it's working on <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/control-2" target="_blank"><u>Control 2</u></a> and <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/max-payne-1-2" target="_blank"><u>the Max Payne and Max Payne 2 remake compilation</u></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social" target="_blank"><em>BlueSky</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/control-spin-off-fbc-firebreak-tops-1m-players-as-developer-promises-there-is-still-a-lot-of-work-ahead-of-us" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 67729, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/06/10/fbcfirebreakgameplayoverviewtrailer-ign-blogroll-1749564930704.jpg[/IMG] Remedy's Control spin-off shooter, [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/fbc-firebreak'][U]FBC: Firebreak[/U][/URL], has topped one million players. While the game is free-to-play for [URL='https://www.ign.com/tech/xbox-game-pass'][U]Xbox Game Pass[/U][/URL] and [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/playstation-plus-membership'][U]PS Plus[/U][/URL] subscribers, the studio called it a "significant milestone," despite acknowledging "there is still a lot of work ahead of us." "As of last night, we have surpassed 1 million players in FBC: Firebreak. This is a significant milestone, so thank you for playing from all of us at Remedy," the studio said in a [URL='https://x.com/remedygames/status/1938250909865410867'][U]post[/U][/URL] on social media. "We know there is still a lot of work ahead of us, and we are super-motivated about it. We have a lot of exciting things cooking for Firebreak players! More about that soon." Last week, the team [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/remedy-admits-not-everything-has-gone-well-for-fbc-firebreak-pledges-to-improve-multiplayer-shooter-as-it-launches-to-mixed-steam-rating'][U]identified a problem with "the first hour experience,"[/U][/URL] saying that FBC: Firebreak's opening gameplay was not "a great experience due to a combination of things," including issues with onboarding, poorly explained systems and tools, and "a lack of clarity as to what to do in the Jobs and how to do the work effectively." The developer also said: "the power fantasy isn't great in the first hours of the game as starting weapons feel weak, and unlocking higher-tier weapons requires a bit too much grinding." "Right now, despite how sparse the story can seem in moments, there’s a lot of fun to be had wrangling erratic monsters in Remedy’s spectacularly absurd bureaucratic setting," we wrote in [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/fbc-firebreak-review'][U]IGN's FBC: Firebreak review in progress[/U][/URL]. "I’ll be playing more this week and wrap up this review as soon as I’ve tested the limits of Remedy’s chaotic cooperative job simulator." [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/fbc-firebreak-remedys-co-op-fps-set-in-the-world-of-control-has-a-release-date'][U]Remedy also recently confirmed its plans for ongoing support post-launch[/U][/URL], including two new Jobs (missions) coming in 2025. More updates will arrive in 2026, the developer said. All playable content released post launch, such as Jobs, will be free to all players. Players have the option to buy cosmetics, but none of these items will affect gameplay, and there will be no limited-time rotations or daily log-ins, Remedy insisted. It's a busy time for Alan Wake developer Remedy, which has a number of projects on the go. As well as FBC: Firebreak, it's working on [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/control-2'][U]Control 2[/U][/URL] and [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/max-payne-1-2'][U]the Max Payne and Max Payne 2 remake compilation[/U][/URL]. [I]Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social'][I]BlueSky[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/control-spin-off-fbc-firebreak-tops-1m-players-as-developer-promises-there-is-still-a-lot-of-work-ahead-of-us"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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