The Mystery of Alan Wake Deepens

Light will become the new bullet time

Alan Wake has been in development for half a decade and little is known about Remedy's thriller. However, some new details have emerged courtesy of an interview on Norwegian site Gamer.no. You can read the Google translated version here or you can just keep on reading our story for all the important details.

[Nelson M]

We ask our selves
"What was that Game"
"Did it ever Exsist"

[KingKionic]

its not out yet....but its remedy its bound to be good.

[GUNS N SWORDS]

im guessing Remedy's trying really hard to polish this game up. imo, there was quite a few games that were nice but didn't get enough time to see them shine on 360, like mass effect. (well, I'm definitely sure that mass effect2 will show off more improvements, can't wait for that game as well :)

[Aquanox]

If this means a more polished product then I'm all for it.

[Xbox Street Gang]

was the shizz

[Covenant]

You know, Too Human isn't bad. I picked up a copy for $20, and other than the lame story and glitchy camera, it's a blast.

[silenius]

Please don't let this game be the next "Too Humman"!!!

~~ Amin ~~

[Aquanox]

There were a lot of things going on bad from the beginning which made Too Human a failure. The fact that Alan Wake is taking this long doesn't mean it's gonna pull another "Too Human".

From the previews seen in the very early stages of development, it looks more like it will be another MGS4 in terms of technical polishment.

Things like these take time.

[cherrypie]

The only thing that the two titles have in common: Jealousy and fear from non-Xbox owners.

Just buy an Xbox, dont be a hater, be a gamer.

[pippoppow]

There are those interested in the PC version and hope it doesn't fail. This game is not a 360 exclusive.

[OmarJA]

The mystery will be reveled when this game comes to the PS3...

[II Necroplasm II]

Maybe Tekken, DMC, Final Fantasy and GTA will too Ohh damn they are on Xbox too.. ah sorry

[OmarJA]

No like Dead Rising 2, BioShock 2, Ninja Gaiden 2, Eternal Sonata, Lost Planet 2 & soon Splinter Cell Conviction...

GTA was never exclusive to PlayStation brand.

[Sibs]

Almost as bad as Duke Nukem Forever...

[Pebz]

Now now, DNF was announced in late April, 1997. That's almost 12 years ago.

[Aquanox]

Duke Nukem Forever has been in development for more than 10 years now but the difference is that it hasn't been an iterative progress. Instead, they've gone back to the draw board a number of times going through many engines from the totally obsolete Quake II engine to the updated Unreal Engine 3.

That's far from what's going on with Alan Wake.

[cherrypie]

Snore. Alan Wake will ship when it is ready, and it looks terrific.

Masses of haters on N4G are lining up to spread FUD without a single grain of knowledge.

Absolutely ridiculous, you people look like absolute fools.

[slak]

Am going 2 start killing people if i don't get this game !NOW!

[hippo24]

Don't, you'll just give Jack Thompson something else to b_tch about...
ohh and someone might die.

[Covenant]

Just give us the damn game already.

[II Necroplasm II]

It's got to amaze you though how much passion Remedy has over this game.

[caladbolg777]

I just can't get hyped about Alan Wake. I can't muster excitement over a title that I know nothing about.

[II Necroplasm II]

But you are a QA tester?

Yeah

[caladbolg777]

Yes. I am. I've been working at Microsoft Game Studios since 2006 (my first project was Crackdown <3).

[Obama]

Alan did not wake at GDC, will he at E3?! Like sleeping beauty he needs a kiss from the fat prince Greenberg.

[iceice123]

Socialist pig.

[Obama]

still butt hurt that MS did not announce any great new exclusive?

[II Necroplasm II]

Rachet and Clank.. and?

360 gamers are in RAGE

[OOG]

what would you expect ... they are using a small team to build the game unlike most games that have a 100/200+ people making the game... I think what theres 30 working on this?

[poeo]

dont get why people disagreed.

yeah you're right, we dont have any big game companies here in Finland, Remedy is the biggest i think and even them have quite a small team. if i remember correctly it's less than 30 people actually.

so yeah, they've got a lot of work to do :P but from what i know, they are perfectionists and want the game to be good, no matter how long it takes.

[OOG]

tis all good most people on this site a loser fanboys... they dont want to realize that this game wasnt running big development teams like other games that take 5 years

[Droid Control]

WISH REMEDY STILL OWNED THE RIGHTS TO THE MAX PAYNE SERIES THOUGH

[goodfellajay]

and its talking forever guess ill play kz2 socom and all the rest of ps3 GAMES while my 360 gets all dusty waiting for alan to wake

[cherrypie]

Did you hear that they were showing Huxley at GDC?

Suck it. MMOFPS again, first on Xbox 360. When is that sony copy coming? Sometime after they get a look at Huxley no doubt.

[CaseyRyback_CPO]

PC version is being completed first, then onto the 360 version.

[Phantom_T]

May be a reason for me to pick up a 360.

[Captain Tuttle]

The real mystery is why people still care about this game

[poeo]

same reason people care about Heavy Rain, it's a bit more mature than most games out. i think a lot of people are like me and are just STARVING for more games that we can actually take seriously, and not cringe at every ridiculous cutscene or bad dialogue.

im bummed that it isnt coming to PS3, i might have to wait for Onlive lol.

[Godmars290]

How do you know its "as mature" as Heavy Rain when we've yet to see anything more than tech demos of both?

[Thoreau]

micro doesn't need to spill alan wakes guts. sony has many games they have not said anything about. wake will be very solid, indeed.

[MrJack]

Anyone else getting bored of the wait?

We just want the damn game.

[Jaces]

I'm hoping for this to possibly...probably not, but just possibly release this year so I have another reason to get a 360.

Unless it turns out to be a flop, hope not.

[Sprudling]

Looking forward to this one. I thought I was gonna miss it (since I don't have a 360), but I just learned they are doing a PC version too :)

It doesn't say anything about a PC version in the IGN article, but it does in the original article/interview at gamer.no, which btw I'm impressed google is even able to translate. It's written in a language only about 10% of norwegians use.

[GameOn]

Google is all knowing.