CONTROL Resonant gets a Rockstar launch boost
Rockstar Games publicly congratulated Remedy Entertainment on the launch of CONTROL Resonant, giving the new game a surprising burst of attention.
CONTROL Resonant received an unexpected launch-day boost when Rockstar Games publicly congratulated Remedy Entertainment on X.
What's actually going on
Rockstar Games used its official account to celebrate Remedy and the release of CONTROL Resonant on 25 September. The post addressed Remedy directly and linked readers towards the game’s official site.
The message is simple, but the source makes it notable. Rockstar rarely needs to lend its enormous social reach to another publisher’s launch, so the public show of support immediately stood out around a new release.
The post also arrived at a useful moment for Remedy. CONTROL Resonant was still establishing itself with players, and attention from the studio behind Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption puts the game in front of people who may not have been following its launch closely.
Our opinion
This is a small gesture with unusually good timing. Rockstar’s congratulations do not change what CONTROL Resonant is, but they give Remedy a rare burst of outside validation while the game is trying to find its audience. The best part is that the post feels genuinely specific rather than like a vague corporate handshake — and that makes the boost more valuable.
Source: Rockstar Games on X, published 25 September 2026.