- One of the year's best games headlines October Game Pass titles - 19 October 2021
Microsoft has revealed a strong line-up of games coming to Xbox Game Pass over the remainder of October. As always, first-party Microsoft projects will launch into the service, as well as the usual assortment of indie and AAA projects. The releases begin today, with Outriders arriving on PC Game Pass , alongside indie retro FPS Into the Pit, which arrives on PC, console and Cloud. October 21 sees the release of three games. Dragon Ball FighterZ arrives on console and Cloud Game Pass. Indie turn-based adventure Echo Generation launches into Game Pass on PC, console and Cloud. The excellent space shooter Everspace 2 also drops on PC Game Pass on the same day. Read more
- Control developer Remedy working on Alan Wake 2 - report - 1 April 2021
Last year, Control developer Remedy announced it had signed a two-project publishing deal with Epic Games, and then re-introduced its fan favourite hero Alan Wake via Control's excellent second expansion , which wove the story of both games together as part of Remedy's wider narrative universe. Was Wake being teed up to tease a full sequel to his Xbox 360 cult hit? After Epic's publishing deal was announced - for a big "AAA multiplatform game already in pre-production" and a "new, smaller-scale project set in the same franchise" - fans' hopes were high that Wake would also appear in one of these games. Now, chatty but reliable Venturebeat journalist Jeff Grubb has announced via his Twitch he had heard "Alan Wake 2" was one of Remedy's Epic-funded projects. Read more
- Alan Wake and Control are part of the "Remedy Connected Universe" - 8 August 2020
Remedy has said it's working on the next game in its connected universe. Alan Wake and Control are part of the Remedy Connected Universe, creative director Sam Lake said in a blog post . This week, during Sony's State of Play event, Remedy unveiled the trailer for AWE, the next expansion for Control and the first Remedy Connected Universe experience. In the trailer we see a bearded Alan Wake. Read more
- Five of the Best: Blocks - 17 January 2020
Five of the Best is a weekly series about the bits of games we overlook. Things like crowds, potions, mountains, hands. Things we barely notice while we're playing but can recall many years later because, it turns out, they're fundamental to our memory of the game. Well, now is the time to celebrate them! Today we're celebrating... Blocks! Or do I mean cubes? Don't! We had a whole argument about this. Cubes are a kind of block, as far as I'm concerned, and so are other shapes like the lower-case L Tetris block. If we confined ourselves only to cubes, we'd have to talk about the Companion Cube from Portal, again, and then I'd be forced to counterbalance it with Peter Molyneux's Curiosity cube just to be mean. But no, I'd never be so cheeky as to put a red herring in the list... Read more
- Observer and Alan Wake's American Nightmare are this week's Epic Games Store giveaways - 17 October 2019
It’s Thursday again, meaning its time for Epic’s ongoing cycle of free games to tick over once again. This week’s offerings are grimy cyberpunk horror Observer and bizarre spin-off Alan Wake’s American Nightmare . That’ll be that sorted for some low-lit thrills, then. As per, you’ve only got seven days to grab these freebies before they slink back into the shadows from whence they came. (more…)
- Observer and Alan Wake's American Nightmare the next free games on Epic's store - 17 October 2019
Epic continues to frisbee out the free games, as backlogs around the globe grow so unwieldy they're liable to topple over and squish their owners flat. But should you be willing to risk your chances against Death itself, then, hey, why not add Observer and Alan Wake's American Nightmare to your library later today? Both games, of course, paddle in the wading pool of blood that is the horror genre (appropriately enough, given the season), with Bloober Team's Observer taking the surreal sci-fi approach, while Alan Wake's American Nightmare offers up a Twilight-Zone-inspired slice of small-town terror. They're both good! Observer time-travels players to 2084, and a dilapidated apartment building in a dystopian version of Krak w, Poland. Here, they take on the role of Daniel Lazarski (voiced by Rutger Hauer), a so-called Observer detective attempting to track down his estranged son. Read mo…
- American horror novelist Alan Wake finds unlikely new publisher, Finnish video game company Remedy Entertainment - 1 July 2019
Working with publishers led the the novelist Alan Wake to flip his lid and get chased by ghosts or summat, so Big Al must be thrilled to escape his previous publisher contract. Alan Wake developers Remedy Entertainment have announced they’ve gained the publishing rights to the third-person spooker-shooters, which were previously held by Microsoft. This self-publishing seems more a happy consequence of old contract conditions rather than a sign that they’re planning to make a new one, but it should give them more power to do whatever they dang well please with Al. (more…)
- Alan Wake developer Remedy regains publishing rights - 1 July 2019
UPDATE 2.30PM: Speaking to Eurogamer, Alan Wake developer Remedy has teased the possibility of a multiplatform release for its previously Microsoft-owned hero. "The only thing we want to clarify, now that Remedy owns the publishing rights, is that we could bring Alan Wake to different platforms if we so choose," a Remedy spokesperson told me this afternoon. "We have nothing to announce for now. We are fully focused on Control releasing on 27th August." Read more
- Spooky shooter Alan Wake returns to stores and cheap as chips - 25 October 2018
While a twist happy ending might undermine a horror story (I’m looking at you, Stephen King), it’s a greatly appreciated thing in games right now, and today’s pleasant twist: Alan Wake is back. Soundtrack fully intact and only a couple quid right now, too. Remedy’s spook’o-shooter was pulled from stores after its music licenses expired – killed by Roy Orbison. Fortunately developers Remedy have manged to wrangle things back together. The game is back on major stores and 80% discounted until Halloween, along with standalone expansion American Nightmare . (more…)
- Wakey Wakey: Old Alan Wake 2 Prototype Revealed - 21 April 2015
Remedy followed up their spooky-ooky shooter Alan Wake with the shorter, shootier semi-sequel Alan Wake’s American Nightmare in 2012. Might a proper sequel, we wondered , follow next? Well, no. However, Remedy had started prototyping an Alan Wake 2 soon after finishing the first game, and whipped up a fancy gameplay video to pitch to publishers. Thanks to the wonders of the Internet (and a Polygon interview ), you can now watch thirteen minutes of the Wake that never was. Some of its ideas, you may notice, were later reused in American Nightmare. But is Alan Wake dead and gone? Oh, you never know, Remedy say. …
- Wake Sale: Alan Wake Now Humbled And Bundled - 23 May 2013
Do you have between one and infinity dollars? Are you waiting for Alan Wake to be ‘bundled’ up with the expansion and extra materials, where the costs are distributed between the developers and charity? Those are some very specific conditions you have there. Gaming welcomes you, but if that’s your criteria for every game then you might want to relax it a bit. Just buy games in sales and give money to charity, okay? This week’s Humble Bundle sale presents Alan Wake , Remedy’s love letter to Stephen King novels and lovely naps. But it’s more of a nap that a baby has, where it wakes up screaming and smelling of poo, because the bundle also marks the end of Remedy’s work on an Alan Wake sequel. (more…)
- STEAM HALLOWEEN SALE ON NOW - 29 October 2012
Freaks of the night, rejoice! Steam has unleashed monster savings on ghoulish (and not so creepy) titles. From now until about the time all the pumpkins are smashed*, over 80 titles (including The Walking Dead, Bioshock, Left 4 Dead, and many more) are available at prices so low, it’s scary. For more info, click here ! *Discount offers end November 1st at 10am Pacific time
- Now Available - Death Rally - 3 August 2012
Death Rally is Now Available on Steam and 15% off until Friday, August 10th 10AM PDT! This is no Sunday Drive. This is Death Rally, so be prepared to be blown away, literally. Make a run for the finish line with a trail of burnt rubber and spent brass behind you..along with the flaming wreckage of any fool dumb enough to get in your way. The gameplay is addictive, intense, explosive fun! Win races, upgrade your cars and weapons to defeat incredible boss drivers to beat the story mode. Join the multiplayer! lock and load and enter the Death Rally, humiliate and destroy your opponents or sabotage their race. You choose how you win, NO TRICK IS TOO DIRTY! Also, Remedy would like to thank all their fans on Steam by offering an additional 15% off to Alan Wake and Alan Wake American Nightmare owners.
- STEAM SUMMER SALE DAY EIGHT - 19 July 2012
The Steam Summer Sale continues today with huge savings throughout the store! Today's Daily Deals Include: * Witcher Franchise ; * Sniper Elite V2 ; * Krater ; * Fallout: New Vegas ; * Amnesia: The Dark Descent ; * Alan Wake Franchise ; * Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition ; * Gratuitous Tank Battles ; * Indie Bundle VIII - featuring Wings of Prey,Demolition, Inc.,Swords and Soldiers,HOARD,Sol Exodus; Don't forget to check back for a new Community Choice vote every 8 hours and new Flash sales throughout the day! You can also grab the Steam mobile app to make sure you never miss any great deals while you're on the go! Complete information on all the savings, Flash Sales, Community Choice Votes and more may be found on www.steampowered.com .
- Alan Wake American Nightmare Update Released - 18 July 2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare v1.03 release notes: * Added text localizations for Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Russian.
- Alan Wake American Nightmare Update Released - 13 June 2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare v1.02 release notes: * Fixed anisotropic filtering on landscape textures * Fixed Alt+Tab crash on some systems * Fixed that disabling Blur still renders the flying darkness enemies * Minor localization fixes * Please see our forum for up to date troubleshooting and update information: http://forum.alanwake.com/showthread.php?t=7759
- Alan Wake American Nightmare Update Released - 25 May 2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare v1.01 release notes: * Fixed a rare startup crash on some systems * Fixed VSync enabling - in some cases it wasn't enabled even if it was set to ON in the menus * Fixed holding a flare when the user keeps the middle mouse button pressed * Fixed a typo in Italian translation * Improved loading times * Please see our forum for up to date troubleshooting and update information: http://forum.alanwake.com/showthread.php?t=7759
- Now Available - Alan Wake American Nightmare - 22 May 2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare is Now Available on Steam! In this brand new standalone experience, Alan Wake fights the herald of darkness, the evil Mr. Scratch! A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode make this a must for Alan Wake veterans, and the perfect jumping on point for new players!
- Midweek Madness - Alan Wake, 50% off - 8 May 2012
Save 50% on Alan Wake during this week's Midweek Madness! When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love. Additionally Alan Wake's American Nightmare is now available for Pre-Purchase on Steam.
- Pre-Purchase Now: Alan Wake's American Nightmare, 10% off - 8 May 2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare is now available for pre-purchase on Steam! Pre-purchase now and receive 10% off. Own the original Alan Wake on Steam and receive an extra 15% off. In this brand new standalone experience, Alan Wake fights the herald of darkness, the evil Mr. Scratch! A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode make this a must for Alan Wake veterans, and the perfect jumping on point for new players!
