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!"

[pwnsause]

FINALLY!

[morganfell]

Yeah, show that game in Tokyo where it will really matter for you MS...

[pwnsause]

ROFL, MS is dumb as usual at least we know that the game does exist

[t-0_ot-]

@morganfell - Did it occur to you that maybe Alan Wake wasn't ready for a presentation at E3, so they are going to show it off during TGS? It doesn't really matter where they show the game.. EVERYBODY will see it, regardless.

[Pain]

And in case the bots cant read it say "Games for Windows' so Please stop with the Xbox 2 Killer game crap...

1, its a Windows games ported down to inferior PC hardware called Xbox 2..so PC>>>RROD2's
2.I wouldn't put it past M$ to make this Snooze fest tech demo as a Launch Game on Xbox 3 in o9/10.

[Kleptic]

wasn't this 'confirmed' for E3 though too?...I thought a few sources had it as a definite for this past week...to no avail...

[Chad Warden]

Japanese people aren't interested in this kind of stuff lol. Wtf?

[iamtehpwn]

moar liek
Kill their sales =]

[mikeslemonade]

They'd be interested if it was a survival horror in Japan, but this game takes place in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S.

If you ask a Japanese where is Seattle they'd be like "SEE-WAH!?"

[xJxdOggyStYLe]

chad warden ...bahahahahhaha

my fav vid of u

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[jaysquared]

Japanese people know where Seattle is because Ichiro Suzuki plays for the Mariners!

[UnSelf]

Alan Wake's been sleep for quite a while now

[Bnet343]

Uhh .. actually the majority of Japanese people in the US live in Seattle. Ichiro is getting traded BTW.

[me_p]

Check this guys, its old news from MARCH 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/uk...

[truth for gamers]

Chad Warden loves to do pullups hanging from sony's b@lls

Is E3 only for america? the answer is NO, press from all over the world go to E3, the same applies for TGS.

[BenzMoney]

The only things Japanese people care about is spikey-haired, metrosexual, pedophile protagonists with girly voices and horrible dialogue. Well, that or dating simulators because they're too sad to have a real life and a real girlfriend (like the majority of N4G).

[xhairs9]

Benz, you have more than the average 5 bubbles. Does that mean you have no life? Interesting. You aren't asian, you don't know what asian's prefer, lets leave it at that.

[Real gamer 4 life]

I am afraid that i have never heard of this game. Is it soppust to be really good?

[Chad Warden]

Eh it's from the makers of Max Payne. They make good games but not AAA games.

[ozsman]

Way back when.....They talked about using the 360s hardware differently on this game. Its looking like another AAA game.....if the bloody thing ever comes out.

[kewlkat007]

nasim's cousin fo sho..

What's all the fuss with japanese gamers, I wonder what Sony's will be showing..besides the biggest Jrpg ff13, sony better have some JRPG's and none of that resistance KZ2 stuff...

We all know japanese are not into them games...

Oh you bet MS will be showcasing it's JRPG's regardless... a good amount say.

[masterg]

@Chad Warden

Com on Chad.
Max Payne was absolutely AAA.
And Alan Wake is looking awesome. Of course we have only seen it on PC, so we don't really know how good it will look on 360.

Gears 2 and Alan Wake are the only two games that have kept my 360 alive.

BTW when is TGS?

[DarkSniper]

Alan Wake will be standing by it's lonesome as Japanese gamers and other regions have lost complete interest with this bland title. With Remedy being the developers of the mediocre Max Payne series and Xbox 360 development, it's imminent that this game is on a one way trip to disaster.

$niper

[PenisaurisDix]

It scored 89% on metacrtic.

And hey, it had Bullet Time :)

[morganfell]

And we all know that Metacritic, composed of scores from critics we all love and respect is the decider on a game's greatness.

Look at least two people are so brain dead they think a critic should tell them what to like. Any disagrees on that fact is admitting you are a sheep. Ha ha. Too stupid to realize that you are really commenting on your own inability to form your own ideas.

[Grown Folks Talk]

Only when it justifies ones position.

[Silogon]

Meta and Gameranking scores are insignifigant. They allow 80 reviews for 1 game and 60 for another and 100 for another and 70 for another.

How can you factor a correct % and set bar standard from those varied and inconsistent figures?

You can't.

Gears of war had 86 reviews allowed
Uncharted had 64 allowed

Seems fair to me.

[morganfell]

I know. I have remarked on it before here though. The only critic worth trusting is either someone you really know well - not some clown from a friends list but a really close friend - or the best critic which is yourself.

I have liked several games that didn't get great scores and there were other titles I did not care for that everyone crows about. Yes I still like plenty of the big mainstream games but the bottom line is for me, I am the best critic.

I am smart enough to pick games I know I will like - it's why I have 19 PS3 titles reserved at Gamestop ha ha. If I have serious doubts about a game I either rent it or just wait until it is dirt cheap. I have more games than I can play now.

[Grown Folks Talk]

I don't know why people treat video games as if they are different from movies, music, food, ect. People have different tastes in things. I think GTA is boring & repetitive, but millions of people love it. I've been playing 2k sports since Dreamcast, but millions still jock Madden & Live. I wonder if anyone can tell me what Combat, Pitfall, Asteroids, Mario Bros, Berserk, & Missile Command on the Atari 2600 scored.

[t-0_ot-]

@Silogon - It doesn't really matter if a game has a different amount of reviews.. If a game is good, according to the critics, the game with the least amount of reviews will usually appear better..

And, if you want to look at games then look at the reviews for yourself..

[Lelouch V Brit]

Stupid Microsoft Japanese Gamers Don't Care About Xbox 360.

P.S Xbox 360 Proud Owner

[sticky doja]

You can't say MS doesn't try. E for effort Microsoft....E for effort.

[juuken]

Wow, finally.

[Obama]

lol why show it at TGS when the japanese gamers don't give a crap about this game? haha, it's going to be ignored.

[t-0_ot-]

It doesn't matter where they show the game, everyone will see the game regardless..

[ElementX]

Well they're spreading out the game information. I mean, E3 was awful by all companies, however I think MS had the best of the three. TGS and E3 are the main gaming events and I think that it's wise not to put all your eggs in one basket.

[Rob0g0rilla]

I thought it said Alan Wake Confirmed for PS3.

"Be a face in the game"

That's pretty cool though.

[jade0732]

I thought it said FFXIII, Confirmed for 360. yes it is Confirmed for 360

[e-ray]

Say goodbye to those bubbles, jade.

Also, good to see Wake is still alive-- I'll be watching this one and probably getting it when I get a 360 again a little down the road.

EDIT: Wow, didn't see this was so old.. Still, I hope it shows up, although my doubt is gaining momentum.

[Whoooop]

:)

I'm interested in this game... want to see footage already.

[Aclay]

Well, it's about time Alan Wake has surfaced, but I'm afraid one of the only games that will matter at the Tokyo Game Show is FFXIII, possibly Team ICO's new game, and other games by Japanese studios. Japanese developed games will be getting the spotlight at TGS from Japanese gamers, Alan Wake should have been at E3.

[ViRaL-]

its going yo get overshadow by those games

[doshey]

whats so great about this game dude face looks like ps2 graphics pushed to the limits

[Shane Kim]

I have to agree with you mate. I remember when this game was announced, BACK IN 2003, and the graphics was so cool and all. But this game has just taken too long and everything looks so crappy. It's gonna flop like Too Human.

[xhairs9]

I think it's the lack of depth in his eyes. It looks like a blank head with a face painted on :/

[Microsoft_Warrior]

i posted this yesterday

http://n4g.com/NewsCom-1712...

:(

[Lelouch V Brit]

JaJaJa!!!

[DarkSniper]

Alan Wake has not been shown for a very adequate reason. That reasoning is that Remedy simply cannot excercise their creative vision because of the bottlenecked and gimped hardware that Xbox 360 presents. TGS will be the showcase for Alan Wake to finally display new levels of embarassment that will be on the same wavelength as the garbage and laughable Xbox 360 exclusive, Too Human.

On to other news, here's the TGS weather report.

Dark Sniper can assure you that the forecast for TGS looks to have cloudy skies, with mid to low 70's temperature and a great chance of Heavy Rain.

$niper

[PenisaurisDix]

Your Sony Fanboism knows no limit of excess ! And you talk about yourself in the third person which is most excellent. Do you use PSPs as side mirrors in Formula One or what ? :)

I offer you one of your most tragic recent quotes -

On the FF13 issue -

$niper View
3 days 8 hours ago
Final Fantasy is definately one of the premiere Role Playing games in history. However, this news will be considered as rumor until we see more information. If anything Final Fantasy VS which is an online title may appear on Xbox 360. Final Fantasy 11 is indeed on the console so blame Microsoft for once again misleading consumers.

[TheColbertinator]

Just let him talk.Besides he wont respond back to anyone kinda like Zhuck

[Isaac]

Zhuk has never sided with winners. Zhuk is a failure of a Sega fanboy (look at his avatars), which is why he sides with Microsoft now, even though it is third place in monthly sales, third place in Japan, soon third place in Europe and second place in the states. I guess Zhuk likes being with the losing team. Sniper at least had a reason to believe Sony would be the leader again since they were leaders for two generations, so I respect Snipers intelligence way more than Zhuks, especially after I have seen Zhuk actually praise Zune and lightwave which are huge flops. The first Xbox was nothing to be proud of either.

[Grown Folks Talk]

doesn't automatically equal a bad product. As for losers, you conveniently broke it down by sectors to avoid stating that Sony is dead last overall.

[TheColbertinator]

I respect Sniper more than Zhuk by a mile.Just stating the obvious

[Grown Folks Talk]

Or at the least, best friends. Same style & structure in their posts. Just having fun getting people riled up. Unless of course, they are posting from the asylum. =]

[chidj2]

sniper i respect u haha

[Harry190]

not to show that at E3 and decide to show it at the Tokyo Game Show. It's going to be ignored by the local press there.

[Jim Hawking]

Not to burst anyone's bubble, but this contest ended MARCH 2007. This may not be reliable info.

http://www.microsoft.com/uk...

[JVIDICAN]

hes right, the contest ended over a year ago so things definately couldve changed

[Jim Hawking]

If in March 07 they knew it wouldn't come out till Fall 08 why were they telling people it would be out "this winter", or "next spring".

[Nevers]

that's hilarious... and confusing. The link provided by the original "poster" does say 2008. Maybe they're doing round 2 -LOL.

[soul899er]

those guys should have shown it to a western audience where it is most appealing, TGS is a plays for Japanese developers and co to show off mostly RPGS and anime and all that, Microsoft made a mistake because the other games that will be shown will completely overshadow it :/ im a PS3 fanboy and i was actually interested in this game..

[Snukadaman]

Thanks microsoft...time for a petition?

[Covenant]

*breathes sigh of relief*

[m23]

At least we know its still in development, I thought it was canned or something. I've been waiting for some new info for a long time, just a little more.

[Andronicus]

What The Phuck Are they Thinking, showing it for PC?!?!?

[-Maverick-]

I can't wait...Alan Wake looks freakin' sweet.

[RROD XBOX 360]

no this game will rrod me for the love of god keep it hidden

[CNIVEK]

...did this get approved ????

This is CLEARLY more than a year old, since it's a contest to "celebrate the launch" of Vista. If people would learn to read, the world would be a better place. IDIOTS. :o

[Laufton13]

Can't wait for this game and Too Human doesn't look bad at all

And by the way DarkSniper you're an idiot

[InfamouspS3]

LMFAO!

YEAH,IF YOUR USED TO LOOKING AT SH*T ALL DAY IT DOESN'T!

[Snukadaman]

while too human great graphics..i was bored to tears....I will still be buying the full game thought...it has potential its just that i cant see myself enjoying a demo.

[xhairs9]

He must be a janitor.

[Rute]

The game is under intense development. I know since I'm from Finland. I tried to post an interview of Ilkka Villi, the actor behind Alan Wake character couple of months ago, but the story got disapproved.

[rhood022]

umm....I'm pretty sure they are going to show it off for PC, not the 360. At least that's my assumption based on the fact its revolving around Vista.

[rhood022]

PC demo. No 360 footage. Wait and see.

[allforcalisto]

I suck at it very hard

FFXIII goes to 360

E3 is teh lame

ALan western wake at TGS

I anticipated none of these things

[Dragonopolis]

Microsoft is actually finally coming out of their Idea that they are Gods of Gaming and tech and expect all gamers to kneel before them regardless of the hundreds of crap games that grace my Xbox 360 and resurrection of burn out sequels............

They are actually competing and making smart, business decisions.

Sony obviously is holding out on all their big gun exclusives til the bitter end which is not a bad move; considering Microsoft threw everything out on the table and then some only to find out that most their attacks only put a scratch on Sony while they securely hide in their bunkers for the right moment........

I am sure even Sony is taken back by the 180 degree marketing turn Microsoft has initiated since E3......

However, I believe for Microsoft that its too little to late but Microsoft has it right here. Japanese love Survival horror (or horror in general) and Microsoft finally realize that Sony has been in their bunkers waiting with all their Massive Weapons of Destruction that are their Exclusive Games (that take PS3 and gaming to the next level).

Microsoft needs to defend themselves and so Halo 4, Gears of War2, and Alan Wake are their defense. I believe Microsoft will probably bunker down themselves a little and we won't see much from them this year. However, Sony has the momentum this year and still hasn't unleashed their really good stuff yet to the public which will be next year.

Sony has put themselves in a good position. Despite Microsoft's big 3 to 5 really good titles for 2009 that could go head to head with Sony, more than likely, Sony will be able to hold their momentum thru 2009. Then if and that is a BIG IF, Microsoft can Slow the Juggernaut down. Sony still has room on the HARDWARE side to play around:

(such as a Slim down PS3 with perhaps upgraded components such as UltraWideBand (UWB) Bluetooth and USB 3.0)

that would improve functionlity of the PS3 without changing the architecture. Heck, Sony could even add more memory and change the RSX to accept GDDR5 memory (effectively increasing the Bandwidth even if it stays at the Same amount of Memory: See AMD/ATI strategy for details as to why this works) and still would improve how the PS3 works without significantly changing the entire architecture and render any attempt at Microsoft coming out with a new system useless - especially if Sony also drops the price $100 too .....

Heck, if Microsoft is feeling the heat and is coming in a strong 3rd place more and likely they will come out with a new Xbox Christmas 2010; 4 years after the Xbox 360 and just use the excuse that this was planned from the beginning (same length of time the original Xbox was on the market)

Microsoft is doing the right thing here but not sure they can dig themselves out of the whole, this round even with the Mighty Xbox 360.....

[ThatCanadianGuy]

This article is a year old.
Wtf? this was for a contest about vista or something.
who aproves this sh!t?

[LuHawk]

This game will be tight

[himdeel]

...it turns out to be a AAA good quality product. This is the game I was hoping would rear up it's head and waves it's hands and say, "I'm here, remember me?!"

[mcgrawgamer]

Alan Wake will be their kind of game, I mean they like games like Silent Hill, Resident evil why not showcase AW over there? Also TGS is for Asia not just japan, and outside of Japan specifically in Korea the 360 is the number 2 gaming system right behind the PC over there. Once again it only appeals to a niche crowd, but to the guys over there who are former pc gamers, or don't have enough bread to keep up with their pc gaming buddies the 360 is a nice alternative.

[borgome]

especially if it turns out like Dark Sector, that got so much hype, and then boom falls flat on its face.

[pumpkinpunker]

I want to see some gameplay footage and hear possibly a release date. If the Japanese don't care about great video games then that is their cultural problem.

[n00bzRtehgey]

Alan Wake Confirmed to destroy anything TEH Cell can do.

But really, this article means nothing. A stupid, hidden side note about an Alan Wake contest? lol. That means nothing. If it will be shown at a pointless, garbage show like TGS, they would have made a huge fuss about it already.

Fail.

[Mike Bowden]

It's a competition from last year, ergo, it's fake. Click the link to the competition through the link. The date for entry was 31 May 2007.

[chidj2]

As everybody can see this game have nothing to do with the real exclusives of PlayStation® 3 and with the mediocre xbox 360 hardware we can wait inferior graphics just like Failbe2 and all the other xbox 360 mediocre exclusives.

play b3yond