Alan Wake (Xbox360)

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No Alan Wake In 2008?

 

A Microsoft Spokesperson has told TVG that Microsoft's Gamers Day (soon to start in San Francisco) is showcasing all of the company's major game releases for 2008, strongly suggesting that triple A title Alan Wake (which isn't on show at the event) will quietly slip into the 2009 release window that we all probably knew but hoped wouldn't happen.

 

Billed as a free roaming, psychological thriller that takes place across six square miles of the town Bright Falls, Alan Wake was originally announced at E3 2005 and subsequently revealed as an Xbox 360/PC exclusive at E3 2006. Since then everything has gone extremely quiet, not even a new trailer in the subsequent years.

 

The plush visuals, well doctored trailers, and the fact that it's in development at Remedy (of Max Payne fame), clearly frame the title within the triple A bracket. However, given that Microsoft's pride and joy are on show at its Gamers Day (including Gears of War 2), the fact that Alan Wake has been omitted from the hymn sheet clearly suggests that it won't see the light of day in 2008.

 

Following Microsoft's confirmation that Alan Wake would be shown at GDC 2008 last February (which it wasn't), this latest exception from Microsoft's biggest individual event of the year would seem to cement the game (in wet cement at the very least) as a 2009 release.

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Alan Wake Will be Shown At E3

 

Alan Wake has been “coming soon” to the Xbox 360 since before the console even launched. Billed as a “psychological action thriller” which finds its roots in dramatic television, the story follows the titular horror novelist as he copes with the sudden disappearance of his fiancée. Plagued by writerʼs block and an inability to sleep, Wake sequesters himself at a clinic in the small town of Bright Falls, Washington. Terrifying nightmares give the writer fresh inspiration, but things take a turn for the sinister when the horrific visions begin to manifest in his waking life.

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Alan Wake Confirmed For TGS

 

An official Microsoft promotion page for Windows Vista has revealed that Alan Wake will be present at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show.

 

"To celebrate the launch of their new operating system, Microsoft is offering one lucky winner the opportunity to be digitally made-over and inserted (virtually of course) into a blockbuster game! Simply watch the Vista gaming demo and you could appear in the latest Remedy blockbuster, Alan Wake, a psychological action thriller with an intense cinematic look. Let the games begin with a trip to Finland to be digitally mastered into Alan Wake's world, then jet off to Tokyo to the 2008 Tokyo Games Show to be on the scene and on the screen!"

[chek2fire]

To celebrate the launch of their new operating system

 

Για ποιο θα γιορτάσουν για τα αποτυχημένα vista η θα βγάλουν κάτι καινούργιο να το γιορτάσουν

[Exoskeletor]

μονο αποτυχημενο δεν ειναι

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Disappointment: Alan Wake WON'T be at TGS

Promo flyers were a year old says Remedy, leaving fans disappointed yet again

 

We feel like we've been set up and knocked down by this news; reports that long-missing 360 and PC action thriller Alan Wake would be appearing at TGS have been rubbished by developer Remedy, yet again leaving fans in the dark.

 

Excitement built as a Microsoft flyer emerged advertising a competition to get your face in Alan Wake, with then winner rolled out at Tokyo Game Show in September.

 

Unfortunately, Remedy's come out on its official forum to point out that that's September 2007, and the flyer's a year old.

 

"The Microsoft Vista promotion referring to TGS took place in 2007, and is old news - we've had the winner over for taking the pictures already," reads Remedy's post over on the official Alan Wake forums.

 

"Sorry for the confusion and possible disappointment, but this was not an announcement that Wake would be shown at TGS 2008. Remedy's team is just getting back from a bit of holiday and we haven't had time to chat with Microsoft on upcoming shows/showings yet."

 

So yet again we're left knowing bugger all on the state of Alan Wake. At least by the sound of the statement it's still very much in development, but it's all becoming a bit of a joke now. We haven't seen it for two years.

[pappous_soulis]

Προτείνω να το μετονομάσουν το παιχνίδι σε Brothers in Arms:Hell's Highway 2

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Duke Nukem Forever 2.

[Exoskeletor]

ουτε ειπαν πως θα εμφανιστη ουτε το αντιθετο, θα δουμε

[personGR]

Έχουμε και την έκθεση στη Λειψία σε έναν μήνα, μην απογοητεύεστε από τώρα..

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Remedy still “working hard” on Alan Wake

 

Over on the games official forum Remedy have delivered news they are still “working hard on getting Alan Wake [ready] for you to enjoy.” They also say they are very sorry for staying so quiet on that game, and give their “apologies for lack of updates.”

 

“Sure, weʼve been in development for a long time and if everything had gone perfectly smoothly there probably would be a game out for you guys to play already,” they continue. “But designing a completely new game can be hard, and sometimes you need to take a detour to find the best route forward. We want to entertain you guys in the best possible way and our team is putting in every effort possible in order for that to happen.”

 

“That is the way Remedy wants to do things. Iʼm sure you will enjoy Alan Wake when weʼre done. Just follow the light,” they conclude.

[pappous_soulis]

We can wait...as soon as it's worth the wait.

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Alan Wake Trailer to Debut with Max Payne Movie

 

While Microsoft Games Studios and Remedy have remained completely silent about Alan Wake, Finnish videogames magazine Pelaaja is reporting that after two years of silence Remedy will finally release a brand new Alan Wake trailer. However, youʼll have to be in Remedyʼs homeland - Finland - to be the first to see it. Originally announced for both the PC and Xbox 360, the new trailer will be shown in front of the new Max Payne movie in Finland. Rather fitting since Max Payne is also a Remedy creation.

 

The trailer will be shown during a special screening of the movie on October 15th, and then during the opening weekend of the movie, which premieres on October 17th.

[sstav]

το παιχνίδι Alan wake το q209 θα έρθει;;;. Πολύ προετοιμασία πέφτει...

[Praetorian]

Η Remedy δεν έχει ανακοινώσει επίσημα την ημερομηνία κυκλοφορίας. Πιθανότατα θα το κάνει μαζί με το προσεχές trailer, αν και μπορεί να προτρέχω.

Καλύτερα πάντως που πέφτει πολύ προετοιμασία.

[sstav]

ναι εντάξει αλλά όταν ακούς για ένα game 2 χρόνια πριν, βγάζουν ένα τρειλερ με εντυπωσιακά γραφικά, ύφος ala max payne και μετά σιωπή...ειναι κάπως