Summary
Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind popular IPs likeAlan WakeandControl, recently filed a trademark for a new title which could connect to an upcoming game. This news breaks ahead of the release of Remedy’screepy and uniqueAlan Wake 2, which is among the more highly-anticipated games coming out this fall.
Games likeControl,Alan Wake, andQuantum Breakhave defined the legacy of Remedy Entertainment in the modern era, with the first two games forming the foundation of the studio’s greater shared universe. It was revealed thatControltakes place in the same universe asAlan Wake, prompting fans to speculate just how many parallels would be drawn between the two franchises, and whether the connections are more tangential or if they could yield a more substantial crossover game in the future. Potential shared universe games aside, fans have been hotly anticipating theControlmultiplayer spin-offthat Remedy announced back in 2021. The multiplayer game has been codenamedProject Condorby Remedy.
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Another log has been tossed on the fire of speculation as it has recently been discovered thatRemedy Entertainmenthas filed a new trademark for the wordTroubleshooters.Remedy has not previously made any public reference to this word. The trademark specifies that the word is categorized under computer gaming software, lending credence to the idea thatTroubleshootersis the name of a new game.
Since Remedy has not used this term in reference to any upcoming games, it’s difficult to know what exactly the trademark could be connected to. Its plurality suggests multiple key characters, which could be evidence thatTroubleshootersis acrossover betweenAlan WakeandControl, potentially involving other new and returning figures from other IPs. However, it seems a bit more likely that it’s the name of theControlmultiplayer game, as that project has already been confirmed to be in development and has not received an official title yet.
Of course, it’s impossible to know for certain what exactlyTroubleshootersis. The word is a clever play-on-words, and it would not be too much of a stretch to assume that the theoretical game is focused on gunplay, which is an argument forTroubleshootersbeing the name of the control multiplayer game;Alan Wakeis more of a survival horrorgame than a shooter. Then again,Troubleshooterscould be a different IP entirely, or even a DLC forAlan Wake 2or another game fromRemedy Entertainment.
