Alan Wake Developer Remedy Looks to Have Trademarked Control: Resonant Ahead of The Game Awards, Sparking Speculation It's Set to Reveal a Long-Awaited Sequel

A question of speculation among fans of Alan Wake 2 and Control developer Remedy Entertainment has been sparked by the filing of a caller trademark, conscionable days up of The Game Awards.

As spotted by MP1st, a trademark for thing named "Control: Resonant" was filed yesterday, November 27, by Remedy's ineligible firm, Nordic Attorneys astatine Law Ltd. This, it's stated, is the aforesaid radical liable for each of Remedy's different trademarks.

The evident decision present is that Control: Resonant volition beryllium the rubric of Remedy's upcoming Control sequel, which the developer archetypal announced for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S backmost successful 2022. Little other is known astir the project, however.

The timing of the trademark's filing raises eyebrows, coming precisely 2 weeks earlier this year's The Game Awards broadcast connected December 11. And Remedy has gone large astatine the amusement before, with a afloat creation fig during the show's 2023 ceremonial to observe Alan Wake 2.

Of course, there's a anticipation this isn't the Control sequel that fans are waiting patiently for. Remedy besides has ideas for movie and TV adaptations cooking successful collaboration with Annapurna Interactive, oregon this could alternatively beryllium immoderate different benignant of spin-off.

But the consciousness among fans is that present is the close clip for Control's afloat sequel to beryllium revealed, 2 years aft Remedy's past blockbuster crippled task arrived, and arsenic a connection of intent pursuing the disappointing show of FBC: Firebreak, the studio's scrappy effort astatine a Control multiplayer experience.

IGN has contacted Remedy for more, and volition of people beryllium reporting each the announcements from The Game Awards 2025 live.

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