Play Magazine Previews Alan Wake: Hyper-Realistic, Dynamic And Interactive Environments.

Play Magazine's -Eric L. Patterson

The goodies from X06 are starting to come out, so we bring you screenshots of Alan Wake, the upcoming psychological action thriller from Microsoft Game Studios and Remedy Entertainment. The game centers around Alan Wake, a famous writer who finds himself one day in a strange town, trapped in some sort of nightmarish world.

[Winter47th]

Yeah that's nice but when the hell is it gonna be released? i remember it was the first next-gen game ever to be shown back in '05, now we're on the doors of 2008 and there's no solid word on the release date except 'sometime in '08 '

they should get this over with so they can start working on Max Payne 3.

[MK_Red]

I'm sure I heard/read somewhere that Max Payne 3 won't be developed by Remedy (Alan Wake and Max Payne 1/2 devs). RockStar has the rights and they'll probably be making it by themselves.

[sonarus]

open environment game didnt see this coming. In my opinion the open environment donsent work for all games however great to hear positive things for alan wake cnt wait to see actual gameplay footage. Would be great to see another great title in 08. The game sounds like a silent hill rip off though but we'll see how it plays out.

[sonarus]

ma bad for the double post and @DRUDOG LA Noire is a 2009 game also its not being developed by rockstar think its frm the guys that made the original getaway on ps2. Max payne wasnt the best game but i really loved the bullet time way better than stranglhold in my opinion. judging from the demo i would still rather play max payne on ps2 than shold.

[DRUDOG]

When are they going to have time to work on MP3? They've still got to finish GTA and then they've got LA Noire in the hopper...

As for Alan Wake, looks good and I saw that same tech demo that blew my mind. Although I thought the demo was run on a PC. I don't have a 360, but I'll probably get this for my laptop.

[Bull5hifT]

remedy is a small group.......while rockstar has multiple teams around the world working on various games like, Midnight Club:Los Angeles,Bully: Scolarship Edition,Grand Theft Auto 4,L.a. Noir,Beatorator and various other projects

I think the team from manhunt arent busy right now

[Gamingisfornerds]

Though, it would be a lot more interesting if the game would release within the next 50 years. :P

[tony]

i believe this game is going to be good , different and is going to look impressive.

[wageslave]

can't agree more -- alan awake is going to be another genre-buster for the xbox 360.

can't wait.

[MK_Red]

This game is gonna be a timeless classic.
I saw a tech demo of the stunning tornado effects along with revolutionary shodow and lighting system. With Remedy as dev, the gameplay would be as tight and awesome as the graphics and they probably have plenty of innovative ideas.
The demo shown long ago was insanely impressive but only for PC. Hope the 360 version is as good because my PC won't be able to handle such a game. Can't wait.

[Relcom]

are very impressive. Also i like what there trying to with the game. I would love to play this, if i had a Xbox.

[Mr Marbles]

How the hell do you not have an xbox?

What kind of gamer still has no 360 at this point?

What are you waiting on?

Do you not like games? cuz there are an aweful lot on the 360 that your missing.

[Relcom]

First fanboy in the thread. I was wondering when you'd show up and ruin an smart conversation. I can own what i want so fuk off. Quit forcing your console on people. Its retarded

[Mr Marbles]

but i didn't say you couldn't own what you want, I just asked how you can still not have a 360? I assume you are not some anti MS fanboy so i was just wondering, relax dude, dont be so emotional, you don't even know me. Why do you let a complete stranger on the internet upset you so much?

[Relcom]

its this site not you. I always feel defensive. Anyways I dunno why i don't have one. I want to play Bioshock definatly and i wanted to play crackdown. But being in the navy doesen't pay to well. It just makes sense to own one console at this point. I choose PS3. But when the price goes down on the 360 you better believe i'll buy it. Well there you go, that my thoughts on the 360. Sorry for the outburst.

[HarryEtTubMan]

Mr. Marbles you're so funny. I have a 360 and this is proabbly the exclusive I am most excited for but I hate to break it to you...I am WAYYYY more excited for my new PS3's 2008 games and beyond. I understand the PS3 had a good first year(sold a little better than the 360 in its first year... but definately had its downfalls and had no games with the HYPE of Bioshock and Halo....that doesnt mean it wont in the next 9 years on its life cycle. "o MAN what gamer's dont own a Xbox?" hahahaha YOU MAKE ME CRACK UP. THE XBOX IS PROVING NOTHING. It just released Halo. The PS3 is ALREADY selling better worldwide since the price drop.Don't you understand it has only sold 14 million in over 2 years? THATS NOPT AMAZING AND THE CONSOLE "REAL GAMERS" are choosing. OBVIOUSLY. PS3is about to start its second year and things are gonna change. Like it or not. Maybe not immediately but THINK ABOUT IT. How is the PS3 ALREADY keeping up with this is REALLY the 360's time it needs to shine. PS3 has a LONG life ahead with MANY exclusives(yes including even 2 Rockstar Exclusives.) Mr. Marbles you live in fake Xbot world where the Xbox is the All- Around console of choice. Not the choice for Hard core Halo fanboys like in real life. Xbox hasn't proven shat except for being the most defective console ever created. Do you honestly think the 360 will sale 100 million in its life cycle? Or even half? haha. Halo and the TRUE big games have released besides maybe Gears 2(even though the franchise is only a year old. Not a Gran Turismo, Halo, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy franchise. It just isn't. PS3 is just beginning and I know you might be in your little la la land where PS3 isn't fun online and the games suck but in the real world that is VERY MUCH a lie. PS3 will win in the end. The marathon BEGINS in 2008.hahahahahahahahaha

[socomnick]

Relcom don't listen to marbles m8 if in the future you do decide to buy a 360 welcome man and Ill be more than happy to play with you on live.

[PS3n360]

I think this site contributed to me holding off buying a ps3. I felt like so may people were trying to stuff it down my throat by bashing the 360 which I personally enjoy immensely. I finally did get a ps3 and its great. I encourage anyone who possibly can to grab both consoles. They each have great games now and upcoming. If you cant afford both thats fine but why bash the one you didnt buy? They are very different machines catering to different tastes it doesnt make one better or worse. Its like argueing which color is better yellow or orange.

[godofthunder10]

i think that it will be a great game and i can't wait till it comes out.
HarryEtTubMan i don't think that you know what the hell is going on,you're just trying to push the ps3 on every one and act like sony never had a defected console.
when sony first released the ps1 and 2 they had problems with their drives,hell you could have a new system and game and some on them would still say can't read disc,i'll admit it wasn't in the 30% mark like the 360 but it was in the 20% mark.i had to buy 5 ps systems in less then a year and a half because of the drive and i know some people that had to buy more then that but sony fixed the problem with in the systems first 2 years in their life span but they didn't do a damn thing for the people when their system started breaking right after the 60 or 90 day warrinty was out.when sony released the ps3 they did a great job and they had it right the first time but it took them 3 generation of consoles to do it.sony also had problems with their computers blowing up in people faces,defected cameras and their first br players had problems but you still want to act as if sony never had any problems with their product.
you talk about how sony sold over 100 million systems,well you're right but they didn't sell 100 million units to 100 million people.the fact is that some people like me had to buy more then 1 because their ps2 broke down in it's first year,hell like i said before i had to buy 5 of them and some people bought more then that,maybe some people bought more then one for different rooms or maybe a few years after they bought their ps2 it broke down so they had to buy another one.so to try and say that for every ps2 that sony sold was to different people is just pathetic,hell out of 100 million ps2 sold it was only between 50 and 60 million people that bought them.
just like when sony first released their ps they had problems with it but they fixed them.well microsoft is having problem with the 360 and they are fixing them to.all the new ones that's comeing out will have the new chip in them,so they want over heat and every one has a 3 year warrinty on their 360 so every one will have a warrinty on their consoles for half the console life span because microsoft said that the 360 will last 6 years.people want to blame microsoft for the defect in the 360 and they are right in a way.i know that it's microsoft product and i agree that microsoft should take all the blam but the pieces that's causing the over heating was done by another company.microsoft sub the job out to them and it's their defected parts.i'm not trying to say that it's not microsoft fault because it is because they should've checked every thing out them selfs before they subed the job out to them so i think that they both are to blame for the 360 problems.
you bragged about the ps3 lasting 10 years,well i laughed my ass off when i read that.do you think that an electronic product will be up to date in 10 years when you can buy a computer and it's outdated in 6 month.sony will release a ps4 with in 6 years but they will still sell the ps3 just like they are doing now with the ps2.sony selling the ps2 and 3 at the same time and they will sale the ps3 and 4 at the same time.
you are also trying to say that the 360 will not have any good games in 2008,well you are dead wrong.here's just a few games on the 360 that will not be on the ps3

1-dark messiah of might and magic
2-halo wars
3-Kingdom Under Fire™: Circle of Doom
4-Lost Odyssey
5-Ninja Gaiden® 2
6-Too Human™
7-splinter cell conviction
8-Possession
9-fable2
10-house of dead
11-huxly
12-Infinite Undiscovery
13-All Points Bulletin
14-Cry-On
15-Project Offset
16-banjo kazooie
17-Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures
18-Beautiful Katamari
19-Age of Pirates: Captain Blood
20-Alive
21-Ancient World Online
22-Dead Island
23-Elveon

they have a lot more games and i didn't even count the xboxlive games.

i hate sony and i'm not buying a ps3.360 fans want admit it but i will admit that the ps3 is a good system with good games and they have some ps3 exclusives that i wish was on the 360 like kill zone 2 and some other games and all 360 fans wish that some ps3 exclusives was on the 360 but i don't like games like rachet and clank and i played metal gear and i don't like it and i don't care for things like home.
ps3 fans like you want admit it,but all ps3 fans wish that some 360 exclusives were on the ps3 like mass effect and some other ones and i know that ps3 fans hate some 360 exclusives because 360 fans hate some ps3 exclusives.
the fact is that the 360 and ps3 are both good system with good games.the 360 does some things better then the ps3 and the ps3 does some things better then the 360 if you want to admit it or not.
what i'm trying to say is just because you hate a company you don't have to lie and say that the system and all the games sux.ps3 fans say stuff like all the graphics on the 360 looks like the ps2 graphics even when some games graphics or better on the 360 then the ps3.ps3 fans also say that the 360 is an xbox 1.5 saying that it's just like the regula xbox and they know that it's a lot more powerful then the xbox but they don't want to admit it.i know that the ps3 isn't using all its power yet but they're not using all the power on the 360 yet either.the 360 fans say stupid stuff like this to about the ps3 and they know it's not true.
like i said before i hate sony and i'm not buying a ps3 but i'll admit it's a good system with good games but the 360 is a good system with good games to.the ps3 fans and 360 fans all need to give credit where credit is due to both system because they both will be around for a long time..

[skagrerrrr]

to get my hands on this game

[GUNS N SWORDS]

also every time i see it, it reminds me of that 1950's detective look ( MAX Payne had that look as well)

I liked MAX Payne, so original it's a classic.

[felidae]

this game looks a little .. cold.

[Relcom]

Like unforgiving? or baron? ect...?

[Salvadore]

Release the goddamn game.

[Relcom]

lol

[TwissT]

Finnally we see some info about this game its been under wraps for too long

[ElementX]

This game is going to be a "must-buy" title. I love the time/weather effects of the last 2 pictures, amazing! Say hello to one of the premier games of '08.

[Devr]

This article is from 2006...

[DevastationEve]

actually it's pretty new, the 06 label on the bottom for some reason hasn't changed.

it's there even when you click on new games see.
http://www.playmagazine.com...

mass effect's review has it as well.
http://www.playmagazine.com...

it's way at the bottom of the screen, it's ok.

[Douchebaggery]

Quote from the article "The goodies from X06 are starting to come out, so we bring you screenshots of Alan Wake"

[Dr Pepper]

If anyone wants info on Alan Wake, this site seems to be the place:

http://brightfalls.net/alan...

I can't wait for this game.

[ShiftyLookingCow]

never going to trust Play magazine, they gave KOTOR a 75 and LAIR a 90. what a joke!

ps. I already posted a story on it but it only got 10 degrees. So in case you missed the three part Remedy(Max Payne and Alan Wake developer) interview, here are the links
Part 1: http://www.yougamers.com/ar...
Part 2: http://www.yougamers.com/ar...
Part 3: http://www.yougamers.com/ar...
(they talk more about Alan Wake in parts two and three)

[Lex Luthor]

Kotor 75 and Lair 90?

ROFLMAO

[allforcalisto]

this game looks very awesome.

i loved payne and i like the sound of Alan wake's tv series type narrative + survival horror feel. then there's the lush open world.

[iceice123]

Simply isn't possible on an inferior machine. Which is why it is 360/pc only. This is just too much for the PS3 to handle.

[Devr]

Actually it's 360/PC only because Microsoft is funding the game.

[n00dl3s]

your statement would imply that the 360 is more powerful than the ps3... which is unbelievably imbecillic and wrong. I hate elitist pricks that make uneducated claims.

[Spydiggity]

The ps3 supposedly has the more powerful processor, however the communication between the processor and the vid card on the 360 seems to be much better. so it balances out. ps3 might even be more powerful, but to program for it means companies have to learn completely new styles that really only apply to PS3 which is why 360 has been able to steal exclusives. it's also why games that come out on both systems seem to look better and have better frame rates on the 360. I predict near the end of this generation ps3 games will look a lot better but by then the xbox 720 will probably be out or on its way.

[Ri0tSquad]

Would say something that ignorant. It was expected, no surprises, nothing new, typical.

[socsca]

Lol @ flaming fanboy.

[Avto]

this game was going to be awesome but as the time goes this game is getting worse.

[superman]

Icewake you must be really high.

[BIoodmask]

Max Payne was one of my favorite Xbox games so I can't wait to see what Remedy has cooked up this time. The tech demo for Alan Wake was really impressive. Plus this will be one of the first games to really push the multicore architecture of the 360.

This is the tech demo for those that missed it.

http://www.gamevideos.com/v...

[green]

just saw the thec video link that bloodmask posted.Seriously its one of the best looking games i have seen.

[LinuxGuru]

unfortunately that demo's not on 360 hardware.

It's on a Windows Vista Intel Core 2 Quad PC, that's probably got 2 gigs of ram and a terabyte of storage space, and it was probably all running from the hard drive, and it's probably got a graphics card that would blow your mind.

I highly doubt this game will be able to stay above 30 fps on the 360. I can guarantee you that demo was running at least around 90-100 fps.

I don't know how people can disagree with me on this...the dev himself said it was running on an intel core2quad....hello?!

Crunching this game from an intel core2quad with probably a 4 Gigabyte install on a PC to streaming off a 12X speed DVD drive and one less processor with most likely 1/4 the ram?

Yeah this game's going to suffer on 360.

If I had a gaming PC, I would buy it. Unfortunately, I only have a 360, which won't suffice FULLY for a game as ambitious as this.

EDIT****

At 1:27 into that video, he says, "So let's go see some wide open spaces that really demonstrate what we can do with FOUR CPU CORES"

nah....he couldn't be using ALL of the cores now, could he?

lol....

EDIT***

Excuse me....I'm quoting the dev! (judging by the way he structured his tone in that sentence, too...he put STRONG emphasis on the number FOUR, now why would he even bother to mention 4 cores if he wasn't using them? Maybe because he's a liar? hmmmmm....I don't really think so!)

He said they were using all 4 cores! Please...why don't you just e-mail the dev of ALan wake and tell HIM he needs to do some researching into the subject?

God, people are rude.

[jaja1434]

Um there is no single game to date that use all of the cores in a Quad-Core. Hell they are just now starting to use all of the ones in a Core 2, so while your comment was probably just a misunderstanding of current hardware vs software, perhaps a little more reading into the subject would be in order.

*
So I really think you need to calm down a bit because apparently this is really getting to you for some odd reason

[PS3PCFTW]

typical, xbots.

ignore all common sense and believe that a system that breaks down more than britney spears can run this game.

next thing youre gonna say is crysis is possible on 360 with max graphics.

question, if mass effect stutters like kids on the SHORT SCHOOL BUS, what will this game do on a 360?

ignore logic.........as usual.

[UnblessedSoul]

Lol@Icewake this game might come out 2009 even if it does, don't be surprised with all the technical crap it will have

[General Pinky]

i just love it when wait station fanboys cant play these games...
peace

[Anego Montoya FTMFW]

Do you even know what you just said?

i`m not entirely sure you do.

also,

you know this game was suppose to be out on Jan 15, 2007, so i wouldn`t be calling anything a waitstation, at least not to loud.

genius.

[Mr Marbles]

the game will only run on VISTA and 360, the reason the developer gives...

"I'll confirm that Alan Wake is Vista and 360 exclusive. I know some people have reacted strongly to that, but for us this was one of the key decisions that will allow us to create the best possible game.

"We've locked this down a while ago, and being able to focus on fewer platforms means that the game is going to kick more ass than ever before. By going with Vista, we don't have to compromise everything to the lowest common PC denominator and since we're not doing a PS3 version we can go all out with PC and 360 multithreading, HDR rendering etc. This focus benefits the tech and game design immensely."

[info]

Really....Some brain damage on this website...u must be at most 12 years old or just an ignorant to say things like that.

Mind you many just keep on repeating the same stupid things.

HDR here, HDR there, me can do HDR cause of Vista or 360 ... U can`t do HDR cause no AA.....

no idea of the of the words you are using, you don`t even understand what you are talking about. Go research what HDR is first and Multithreading and then use the words when you understand and you have had a little experience with it.

That applies to all other debilitated characters that keep on repeating the same nonsense while they have no clue what they are talking about.

[Mr Marbles]

Look closely moron, see the quotes!
I didn't say any of that, the developer did, so now your telling me he doesn't know what he is talking about? but you do? I think you should stop talking now before you make an even bigger fool of yourself.

[power of Green]

Why are you attacking him?, he didn't even say anything all his comment are quotes from devs.

Go wiki Alan Wake only the 360 and high end PC's will run this its a multicore based game.. It heavily uses multi threads.

[Anego Montoya FTMFW]

Alan wake is a myth/urban legend. lol.

[zonetrooper5]

Alan Wake was going to be released in 2007 but they pushed it back to 2008.

[Anego Montoya FTMFW]

that is beyond DELAYED.

edit:

OK, It`s been a year since then, and still NO solid release date.

and thats NORMAL? ok.

[LinuxGuru]

This looks like the Source Engine....

and the Textures suck ass...

Oh and look at the small amount of particles in the second screen....lol I could count those big chunks easily!

If something caused those cars to fly up in the air like that, you'd see a little more than a few softball-sized chunks and some brown in the air!

Hyper-realistic....my ass!

lol

Eight Days will be far more impressive than this! (the tech demo was done on actual PS3 hardware, and some of the tech demos didn't even use the RSX!)

**PAY ATTENTION TO THIS, PLEASE!!!!!!! EVERYONE!!!

And unfortunately, Bloodmask, if you were paying attention, you would have heard that he (the developer)said that TECH DEMO was being demo'd on an ***Intel Core2QUAD PC.***

The 360 has 3 CPUs and far less cache memory per cpu and far less system ram.

Alan Wake will NOT be a masterful showpiece on the 360. Sorry.

SORRY "prideful only-360 owners" (better?) SORRY TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE! THat demo, nor these screens, are from 360 hardware! They are from the tech demo running on an Intel Core 2 QUAD !

That's FOUR processors, ladies and gentlemen!

*shakes head at ignorance present here in this thread*

[ElementX]

There are enough @ssholes on this site. Why don't you just leave? Xbots is such an old term it was around when Jesus walked the Earth. Come up with something new, better yet, don't. We don't need arguments on this site. Just grow up and go promote some PS3 games instead of talking trash about 360 games you won't play on your PS3. Oh, and before you even start, I own both, so don't even go there.

[LinuxGuru]

I own all systems from the 6th and 7th generations.

I'm realistic about what is capable on certain consoles and what is not.

You know nothing about me, so making presumptions is out of the question for you.

**EDIT**

"uhhh....stfu"

wow....how profound.

Grow up.

[ThaGeNeCySt]

uhh... stfu.

EDIT**

minus bubbles for you sir

=)

[BIoodmask]

How do you know how many cores Alan Wake is using? Perhaps it only uses three? And yes I do know that the tech demo was from a PC.

Not to mention that all console games are dumbed down from their PC counterparts. You are just one of the many Sony trolls that inhabit this website. Taking peoples bubbles just bc "You" don't agree with them which is a clear violation of the N4G guidelines. Which is why this website is fundamentally flawed that people like you are even allowed to speak.

Don't worry though , soon you will have one bubble and will be auto-ignored by the whole community.

@below I don't really care, I am sure that Sony fanboys take my bubbles all the time for no reason. And the only reason I state that "You take 360 fans bubbles for no reason" is bc of "THIS STATEMENT" by you yourself.

Coeus Titan " SORRY "prideful only-360 owners" (better?) SORRY TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE! THat demo, nor these screens, are from 360 hardware!"

[LinuxGuru]

Excuse me...you've just been reported for personally attacking me.

I NEVER give negative bubbles to people unless they personally attack me, just like you did!

Congratulations, you just got negative feedback!

I don't take people's bubbles away...I state my opinion, attempt to be realistic, and then wait for responses, and start over again!

How dare you call me an @sshole, when you know me NOT as a person, but as an faceless avatar on a forum thread!

How pathetic!

***EDIT***

All console games are NOT dumbed down from their PC counterparts. Drake's Fortune was NOT developed on a PC, neither will any console (360 / Wii / PS3, etc.) exclusive title!

Keep pulling statements from your @ss, see where it gets you!

EDIT***

Awww...look! Bloodmask changed his language! what, I'm not an @sshole anymore?

Thanks!

*rolls eyes*

It's amazing how when ever I state my opinion along with a couple facts, these people go absolute batsh!t on me and cry bloody murder and get all defensive.

It's actually quite funny, if you ask me.

[Lex Luthor]

Look at all the tards agreeing with titan.

[ThaGeNeCySt]

lmao i didn't really give you negative bubbles... thought you would have figured from the "=)"... my sarcasm ability online is horrid

carry on

[R M Spender]

you dark sniper and games blow are the greatest (sticks four fingers in his mouth and pukes coffee) where have you been hiding?!(shakes perfusley) anyone else on this site just to study geeks check these three out. iam actually writing a paper about it.(slaps near by child).

god help me.

(edit sarcastically) just so you know iam personally talking to you titus choen. and your snippy responses give of the impression you are abit lite in the loafers if you know what i mean(winks left eye twice and flashes tongue with peanut butter on it) if you can help me with my paper for uni any information would be helpful.

[socsca]

Hey dude, what are you specificly writing your paper about? I've got a sociologist friend who is working on a paper on supposed fanboy behaviour by surfing X amount internet sites who's coming up with some freakishly funny results about the people behind the comments. For more info, wait a couple of months, learn swedish, then read all about it in Sociologisk forskning...
I promise you'll laugh your asses off everytime you see a fanboy comment from that day on.

[zonetrooper5]

Not really Anego, think about how long Too Human was delayed till, HL2 was delayed for the PC by a year and many other games have had that happen to them.

[Anego Montoya FTMFW]

Too Human, is the same situation (known tech problem).

A year is a bit more than a delay (usually tech probs).

IMO

i`m pretty sure Jan 07 was already the dat it was delayed to.

[ThaGeNeCySt]

this game is going to be great

[power of Green]

Nice post this is one of the first 360 games where the devs are tring to more fully use more than 2 threads(one core).

Before you PS3 fanboys reply Geometry Wars a XBL Arcade game used more than 3 threads notice how I said "more fully use".

Project OffSet will use more threads too MSFT is trying to help devs tap into the 360's untapped capabilities(POWER lol) probably why they hired the Multi threading guy/guru to help devs take the 360 beyond last generation developing.

[green]

i think some of these games got delayed in order for Microsoft to help developers utilize the multi thread architecture of the 360.I believe the game will look as good as the tech demo on the 360
So far no game uses all 3 processors or even makes good use of the multi thread architecture

[DethWish]

This was a fact sheet, not a preview >_>

What was in that article is what MS has stated about the game.
Still, I think this game has great potential and can be one of the better games next year.

[GUNS N SWORDS]

so technically it's fine.

[bootsielon]

I'm excited. If it is, then I'll get it when it hits the bargain bin.

[jaja1434]

Love the pictures 9-10. The water reflecting the setting sun is quite beautiful as well.

[beast]

So the biggest 2008 xbox game is a PC PORT.... OK !

[7ero H3LL]

but technically every game gets developed on a pc first and then gets converted to either ps3,360, or both.

[beast]

THose games are made for Ps3 /xbox

This is made in mind for PC and then ported to xbox.

[razer]

are designed to easily work with both the PC and 360. I don't see why this matters or is any type of issue?

[GUNS N SWORDS]

wouldn't it be great if crisis had a console version.

[beast]

if it did it wont look like crysis. I dooesnt matter to me, I have nvidia gefore 8800gtx and i cant wait for this game, But dont expect the game to look the same on console. thats all

[Genki]

is making me think that this will be one of those stories with a twist ending, where the protagonist is either having illusions or dreaming.

That's good for me though, I love plots like that.

[7ero H3LL]

it was expected in 07 but since 08 is near i am really happy.

[GUNS N SWORDS]

it severs as a good reminder for what's in store for 08,

Look out for alan wake 2008 hear we come.

[razer]

It is going to be another must have title on the 360 and it's not an FPS!! (phew!)

Good to see the curtain starting to get lifted on more and more games coming in 08. Remedy has a good track record and I have faith they will make a very solid game.

Gotta love all the hate this game is bringing from people who don't own a 360.

[Clinton514]

It'll probably be my last 360 purchase but a great one.

Hit disagree all you want you pretend gamer punks.

[CrazzyMan]

because to me, AW looks pretty close graphicaly. Are you agree?
or i am just wrong? it`s just my opinion.

[Bill Nye]

Hey, I know. Let's post year old previews and pretend like they're new.

How did this get approved? And how can you guys not tell that it's over a year old when the preview starts with "The goodies from XO6 are starting to come out". X06, meaning, the year 2006. Wow. And it's just a fact sheet released to the press.

[Shaka2K6]

Why not wasnt xbug 360 biggest game for 2007 a PC port too?
for 2006
2005.

and 2008 now that xbug 360 will be dead in 2008.

Besides i dont think the game will look that good on the xbug 360, those are pics from the PC version and we all know the PC version will be the version to get.
the xbug 360 controler sucks for games like Alan Wake.

[razer]

Bioshock was one of the biggest games this year released on both PC/360 both had top notch graphics and gameplay.. This could be no different.

Hell, COD4 is the best looking FPS this year and it's excellent on PS3, 360 and PC so I think the idea that only exclusives can be the "biggest games" is a load of bull.

Nobody said this is the 360's biggest game in 2008 anyway, there are a ton of new games coming and many have the potential to be the biggest.

You are so angry about this game.. I don't understand why? If you are so secure with your PS3 this shouldn't even phase you.

[DevastationEve]

there only a few months old just in case if anyone wants to see how it looks so far.

http://screenshots.teamxbox...
http://screenshots.teamxbox...
http://screenshots.teamxbox...
http://screenshots.teamxbox...

for anything else you will have to wait for more released info.

[ElementX]

I have to go change my boxers because those screenshots made me spooge.

[dhammalama]

really good. I'll be looking forward to hearing more on this one. I wonder if they are holding it back until quadcore processors are a bit more common?

[Lex Luthor]

Game looks flippin amazing.
If everyhting goes to plan, this game could be a graphical and technical benchmark.

[Xbox is the BEST]

Can't wait

[Rice]

who can

[power of Green]

All these pics are over an year old so these pics provided are probably not even reflective of the game...

[Dr Pepper]

They are still pretty amazing, even for being a year old.

[sephy 9 2 5]

"15 - A game this powerful
Simply isn't possible on an inferior machine. Which is why it is 360/pc only. This is just too much for the PS3 to handle."

Funny, I've seen a handful of upcoming games that look better...on both the 360/PS3.

[BLACKJACK VII]

cANT WAIT FOR aLAN wAKE.......

[Kareshi_X]

Where The Hell Are The Douch Ps3/Fanboys Who Where Claiming Alan Wake Was Canceled?? 1 word:Owned

[n00dl3s]

Max Payne is one of my favorite games EVER. Two was exceptional as well. That alone makes me want to play this.

[rootEXT]

Awesome screen shot, can't wait for this game.

[fanboyssuck]

This IS RIDICULOUS god just enjoy the games people and stop arguing about them. Graphics are not everything. Personally I think LAIR has great graphics but the game SUCKS, and look how terribly it did. Just be quiet and cross your fingers that any game you have any interest in has good GAMEPLAY.

[tordavis]

AW = 360 version of Drake's Uncharted? Comments? I mean, it looks as good if not better than Drake's and is a 3D action type game.

[sleepbox]

there has never been a 360 game as hyped as lair was that turned out as crappy.

[n00dl3s]

Perfect Dark Zero was hyped 10x as much and was a worse game... so yeah.. there has been a "lair" for 360. In fact, I would say that PS3's "PDZ" is Lair.

[HCS]

Remedy's third time should be a charm.

[HCS]

Perfect Dark's hate is so unwarranted, lair is a travesty.

[n00dl3s]

translation of above: I have played neither game for more than 10 minutes.

[Silver Bull3t]

..It'll suffer from all the technical problems we've come to accept as being "normal" for some goddam reason: texture loading, pop-in, variable frame rate chug, load times.... possibly attaining fusion temps on my console and it melting to the planets core. And we'll STILL shovel out 60bux for a std. ed. or 70bux for the inevitable "collectors edition".

OH I almost forgot, I bet it won't be over 10 hours long either.

[HCS]

Is over ten hours.......... who know's though, only remedy.

[Silver Bull3t]

"Hardly any game anymore Is over ten hours"

I agree, and yet we pay 10 bux more this gen than last.

!!!Screw gameplay, give me kIll0Rz gRAfix dude!!!

I do hope they prove me wrong. I'd love for this game to kick amazing asss, maybe that's why it's taking so long, hopefully?

[HCS]

I have alot of faith in remedy. Max Payne 1 and 2 are two of the greatest games ever made. I believe they will deliver, their putting all of their heart and soul into making this game as assssss kicking as possible.

[HCS]

I hate paying 65 dollars for a game after tax in the United States also. It's BS, games should be no higher then 35 dollars.

I bought call of duty 2 for 9.99 on black friday at circuit city. I got a whole lot of enjoyment out of that game.

[rowdy 1]

but will this be just another overhyped game like we had in 2007. The only games this past year that were worth squat were: bioshock, uncharted, Ratchet, COD4, Warhawk, Heavenly Sword,Orange Box, and Mass Effect. The graphics are good not great. I hope they improve that, but the gameplay is what I'm wanting to see.

[Wii60_FTW]

damn, another amazing game the ps3 trolls will miss out on. lmao.