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Alan Wake Exclusive Explosive Action Trailer

New footage of the upcoming Xbox 360 action thriller Alan Wake.

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QuantumWake5254d ago (Edited 5254d ago )

Looks like the day/night time effects are still there. The new HUD looks a lot more polished and clean. The graphics look amazing! The use of flashbangs is also a great idea for fighting the "Dark forces". And more info in the coming days! December 11 might be the day Remedy finally reveals the official release date!

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green5254d ago (Edited 5254d ago )

The day time clip was fu*king awesome.The lighting in this game is so impressive.

@Quantumwake: The release month has been officially announced as May 2010.

dgroundwater5254d ago

So short but so awesome! Dodge man dodge D: they are gonna kill you!

nycredude5254d ago

What are you guys getting all worked up for? It was a 10 second clip of some flashbangs going off. Hardly the "explosive action trailer" this clip was claimed to be. Let wait for some extended gameplay videos before we annoint this the next best game out!

Bubbles_Kitty_Cat5254d ago (Edited 5254d ago )

Can't wait for this one.

I'm also interested to see the massive upcoming ad campaign for this game that has been talked about recently.
It sounds like Microsoft has a lot of confidence in the game and is going to promote it heavily.

hay5254d ago (Edited 5254d ago )

Looks promising, being a teaser though.

Alan has some chance to be first horror game I actually like besides RE2.

But this edited footage was a bit too short and not much have been shown... Trailers like that may be a sign of boring title if this'll continue.

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JokesOnYou5254d ago (Edited 5254d ago )

We know your 360 broke 10x's and you paid to have it fixed 12x's because it wasn't covered under warranty and now the warranty you never had just expired. We know you dont like 360 games except Alan Wake, so you wont dust off your 360 to play good games that came out early this year like Halo Wars, SO4, and GTA4 Lost and the Dammed. So its not surprising someone with your post history isn't interested in ODST, Forza3, L4D2, GTA4 BoGT, and all the better performing multiplat games out this year(yes, I know its shocking but people actually play those all year too, but only if you have a 360 though) or any other of the great games already on 360 or coming to 360 early next year. Its like some random fanboy saying "I haven't dusted off my ps3 since KZ2", like anybody gives a damm what he plays. Yes darkride you have told that same old drama story 50x's. Meanwhile in other news Nielsen reports 360 is the most played next gen console.(I wonder how that happens when their all being repaired so much, lol) 360 sales more games than the ps3, the online service is second to none, and recently, the hardware failure rate has declined significantly over the last year with the new 360 models, with recent reports showing the jasper models at about 4%, and NO WIDESPREAD reports or data from 360 owners having hardware failures like we saw for a year or so after launch.

No debate though, Alan Wake is looking awesome. 2010 GOTY.

JOY

Darrius Cole5254d ago

I hope this game is good so that it will give me a third reason to play my Xbox 360. The other two are 1) Virtua Fighter 5 online, and 2) Splinter Cell: Conviction.

However, unlike Darkride, I caught my 360 on sale. Arcade pack for $100 at Wal-Mart + used HDD for $50 from Gamestop = $150 Xbox 360 Pro. I didn't (and still don't) want a single 360 game until Splinter Cell: Conviction, but a $150 Xbox 360 was too good for any adult gamer to pass up.

ABizzel15254d ago

Wow that was.....short. Don't put out a 3 second clip of action.

I'm looking forward to Alan Wake the most (on 360), but this was a weak trailer.

Chubear5254d ago (Edited 5254d ago )

cause the 360 base is desperate to show an exclusive title off. This game shows nothing exceptional at all. If this was multiplat it wouldn't garner this insane hype it's gotten from the 360base.

Looks like it may be a good game but people are making this out to be some AAA title and it is clearly not. Ask yourself this though, this game comes out in January (Next month) and we're still getting "teasers" of gameplay and that ONE sequences of gameplay repeated over and over again? by now we should have seen a bit more of the level.

Usually supposed AAA games have tonnes of gameplay content being shown a good 3-6months before release to generate interest but this game is avoiding that like the plague. It just tells me they just want to ride the hype it's already gotten and release this puppy undercover after reviews have bathed it with 9.5s and 10s.

This game has shown nothing that many multiplat games have already shown, technically, and apart from the possibility of it having a good story, it's done nothing else.

People want to hype the lighting effects as "godly" when in reality it's done good but nothing we haven't seen done on other multiplats in the past they just use lighting as a gameplay mechanic and that's all.

Sorry, this is just another hype title. It is exactly what Alone in the Dark would have been if given better production value options.

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Megan Fox5254d ago (Edited 5254d ago )

@ Chubear
"Looks like it may be a good game but people are making this out to be some AAA title and it is clearly not. "

Just like Heavy Rain but i dont see you talking trash about that one, i wonder why would that be.

"Sorry, this is just another hype title. It is exactly what Alone in the Dark would have been if given better production value options."

Yes, an outstanding game. Sometimes i wonder why you people act so insecure all the time.

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Elven65254d ago

I think the purpose of the trailer was to showcase the engine, the unique day and night cycles, the lighting effects, the draw distance, the animations, etc.

Alan Wake looks great, definitely a day 1 buy for me.

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Chubear5254d ago

You're seriously comparing THIS to Heavy Rain uh? .. there's a reason why MS loves consumers like you. I'm sorry but I've now seen there are gamers who really don't give a damn about quality of a game. They just want their console to "win" and they'll hype ANY game they feel they can get away with even when it's OBVIOUS it's not at all worth the hype.

HammockGames5254d ago

...but the more I see the more impressed I am. The developer has been clear that right now the core game is finished and they're just refining it further, which in my opinion is totally cool => we'll all get an even better experience out of it.

Ditching the open world angle may end up being a good trade off if the end result is a game that looks and plays even better.

Megan Fox5254d ago

@ Chubear

For me Alan wake is more of a game the HR. HR is like an interactive movie. Anyway, i dont think you even have an Xbox 360, so what are you doing trolling a X360 thread? Insecure? lol.

GOWIII35254d ago (Edited 5254d ago )

Never seen anything like it on consoles. Sort of negates what the Sony movement tried to prove with the Brink running on PC not 360 articles, by far. If we are to believe because Brink was running on PC will make a difference in the end.

Alan Wake has Nice animations, uncanny lighting, great textures and what seems to be, edge of your seat gameplay.

@leila01 I purchased my 360 last Saturday my gamer tag is in my Bio, hit me up. My girls and I are waiting for Natal.

Bubbles_Kitty_Cat5254d ago

Can't wait to see scenes like this one on my 50" Samsung plasma...

leila015254d ago

and it's awesome! I can't wait to play Mass Effect 2, Bayonetta, Splinter Cell, Alan Wake...

walup5254d ago

Got mine yesterday after going over to my sister's house and playing hers, she got two weeks ago.

Blaze9295254d ago

Well the flashbang, exploded. This is an action/horror game. And it's a trailer. Add that up and you got Explosive Action Trailer lol

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But seriously, trailer was great and a great tease. Can't wait. Pre-order locked in and ready to go.

johnnywit5254d ago

with silent hill shattered memories, Heavy Rain, and Alan wake I'll be set. PLus Bioshock 2 is the icing on top of the cake.

commodore645254d ago (Edited 5254d ago )

It's funny, you know...

it won't matter if this game is awesome.

There will still be the same grumpy ps3 diehards who, testy and irritable at this upstart 360 game, will gnash their teeth verily and try to find anything and everything to complain about, before they are forced to begrudgingly acknowledge what awesome fun is to be had on the 360.

It's just another day on n4g, rinse and repeat.
What happened to all the gamers?

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NickIni5253d ago (Edited 5253d ago )

I was thinking the trailer was looking pretty good until: "I'm Alan Wake. The writer" which just killed the entire thing. Poor voice acting if I ever heard it.

Never the less, the game looks pretty sick and I'm definitely keeping an eye on it.

Bubbles_Kitty_Cat5253d ago

The voice acting sounded fine.

If you want bad voice acting, dig this...

NickIni5253d ago

It sounds like the voice that does the "terms and conditions apply" at the end of radio adverts. I don't call that good voice acting.

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maniacmayhem5253d ago

You know what's even funnier is that you have no idea of the industry definition of AAA.

Because if you knew anything about anything about the video game industry you would know that Alan Wake is definitely a triple A project for this developer.

GOWIII35253d ago (Edited 5253d ago )

"It looks great for a 360 game" I have not seen any game that compares on my PS3 so stop it.

What, is the 360 a Wii? Stop your Bull crap. Alan Wake looks good for a console game, or any game on any platform for that matter.

Jaces5253d ago

>No debate though, Alan Wake is looking awesome. 2010 GOTY.

I highly doubt it with all the other games coming out in 2010...it will be something to see which game is given the honor of GoTY that's for sure.

Anyway AW is looking great, just hope it's not another Alone in the Dark with great expectations only to be brought disappointment. This game is one reason I bought my 360 along with many others. :D

bruddahmanmatt5253d ago

As much as I'm on the Sony side of the fence, I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't jealous of you 360 guys on this one. Alan Wake looks like a great game and if the reliability weren't so questionable, I'd definitely consider picking up a 360 to play this game. Max Payne 1 and 2 were great and from the looks of things, it doesn't look like Remedy will disappoint with this one either.

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whothedog5253d ago (Edited 5253d ago )

This game, Splinter Cell, and maybe Halo Reach are the games making me wish I didn't give up my 360. I love the survival horror games. The dodge slowdown looks great! Got to love the evilness

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commodore645253d ago (Edited 5253d ago )

lol

This thread is a moderation Paaaaarty!

Bubbles_Kitty_Cat5253d ago (Edited 5253d ago )

It is, and it appears that the "off topic" function is being heavily abused.

My posts were on topic and not offensive (I simply recommended that bruddahmanmatt go ahead and get a 360, because they are now $199 with a 3 year warranty, and the new models are much less likely to need repairs).
I have seen FAR more offensive things go seemingly unnoticed.

People here need to chill. lol

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MajestieBeast5254d ago

Short but looks very good might just buy it for my 360 and scc if it doesnt get a pc release.

WildArmed5253d ago

yeah.. just when i started yells 'HELL YES DODGE THAT'
then the logo comes up 'I am the writer'
well fuk u -.-
I want moreeee! lol
Reminds me of Silent hill.. and thats a really good thing :)

Wizziokid5254d ago

looks like it could be an awesome game from what has been shown, looking forward to it!

militant075254d ago

cant wait to see them all, but I WANT A RELEASE DATE

SlipperyMooseCakes5254d ago

I really do hope this game is fun and sells well. I'm hoping to see more games like this appear on the Xbox 360. I will probably pick this up day one. Spring is looking hot for gaming in general.

lh_swe5254d ago

We posted the same title, great minds think alike huh?

SlipperyMooseCakes5253d ago

There was no reason to disagree with my post. All I said was I hope it is fun, sells well and we see more innovative games like this and fanboys hit disagree?!

Wow, grow up.

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Gamer buys 4,000 copies of Alan Wake, none of them work

Alan Wake, from Max Payne and Control creator Remedy, is a horror classic, prompting one player to buy 4,000 copies that don’t even work.

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roadkillers11d ago

Kind of a goody story...

On a serious note, that is why I try activating gift cards asap. It's happened to me where the store didnt scan it right where the card was unusuable. Happened at Wally World.

gigoran811d ago

wait, that place is real? national lampoon wasn't kidding?

Tacoboto10d ago

I just bought two of the MonsterVerse Godzilla movies on 4K - both had digital copies expiring in 2023. Both were actually expired.

I'd be surprised but it's WB, of course they'd actually expire them

Knightofelemia11d ago

Usually most of those redemption card have an expiry date on them. If they expired all buyer did was buy recycled paper. And some of those codes are country locked to certain countries. I buy a card from the States I can't use it in Canada.

Chocoburger11d ago

Dumb and silly story. She wasted her money for no reason.

Is it really that hard to go to Steam or GOG. She spent $240, when its currently 70% off on GOG, and only costs $4.49.

Gee, I wonder, should I spend $240 on eBay, or $4.49 on GOG? 🙄

Rynxie11d ago

Most likely she wanted to resell a few or most of them. However, it was a too good to be true situation.

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Profchaos11d ago

So in short she paid $240.00 assuming usd for a bunch on unactivated game codes.

I still don't understand why I guess cause there's not a physical version and she wanted something for a collection or art project.

Rynxie11d ago

No, most likely to resell. However, she ended up getting screwed.

Asplundh11d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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Previously On... Alan Wake

Alan Wake 2 continues the writer's story, 13 years later.

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A thermos is upending the Alan Wake community

Remedy has Alan Wake merch on sale, including a pretty blue thermos. Unfortunately, things haven’t gone according to plan, and many players who want a thermos find themselves without one, though it does appear that Remedy is attempting to fix things. Nevertheless, it has resulted in a lot of upset, illustrating just how much the thermos means to Alan Wake fans.

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