Control Resonant and Max Payne 1 & 2 Remake Release Window Revealed

At last year’s The Game Awards show, Remedy announced the sequel to Control—Control Resonant, and according to a new report, the game will release this year.

It’s been revealed in Remedy’s analytical report, as users noticed, that the studio is eyeing to release Control Resonant in the second quarter of 2026, while the remake of Max Payne 1 & 2, announced back in April 2022, is likely to be released in 2027, as you can check below:

“We are now waiting for the release of Control Resonant at the end of Q2’26 (was H1’27), which has significantly altered our revenue estimates for the coming years. Additionally, we had previously assumed that Annapurna’s share of the game’s sales would be outside of Remedy’s income statement, but it appears that this share will also flow through Remedy. Thus, our revenue estimates have increased accordingly, but Annapurna’s share is reflected as an expense in the income statement as well. Our net assumption regarding Control Resonant’s returns for Remedy over the first three years remains essentially unchanged. We now assume that Remedy will receive royalties from the Max Payne project only in 2027 (was Q4’26), even though the game may still be released in 2026. We estimate that Control Resonant will sell approximately 1.8 million copies in 2026 and approximately 2.2 million copies in 2027. Consequently, Remedy’s revenue is projected to surpass 120 MEUR in 2026–2027, with EBITDA reaching slightly over 20 MEUR. Conditions for strong game sales are favorable, as the original Control has sold over 5 million copies and has additionally been played by over 20 million players across various platforms.”

Control Resonant is expected to be much more massive than the original 2019 video game. The sequel will feature an open world and a new protagonist—Dylan Faden, the brother of Jesse Faden from Control.

As for the Max Payne 1 & 2 Remake, the game is being developed by Remedy in a partnership with Rockstar Games, using a new engine with massive enhancements.

Are you excited for Control Resonant and the Max Payne 1 & 2 Remake? What game are you looking for more? Share your thoughts in the comments below!