In Real Life

The Max Payne Comics Will Explain Why Rockstar’s Hard-Boiled Cop Is So Messed-Up

Max Payne doesn’t wear tights. But, if insanely fast reflexes, deadly marksmanship and an ability to swill the worst whisky around count, you could argue that the gritty NYPD detective of Rockstar Games’ shooters has superpowers. Powers or not, he’ll be appearing in a new series from Marvel Comics which is being written by Rockstar’s Dan Houser and Remedy’s Sam Lake.


March 14, 2012
In Real Life

What Comics Inspired The Writer Of Alan Wake’s American Nightmare

Part of Panel Discussion’s mission is to look at the ways and places where comics and video games intersect and here in Crossover, we’ll be talking to game creators about the comics stories and creators who’ve shaped their sensibilities.


March 12, 2012
PC

Alan Wake’s Boxed Edition Gets A Release Date

After extending a collector’s edition launch on Steam by a week, Remedy Entertainment has found a publisher for the boxed edition of its Alan Wake release for the PC.


February 21, 2012
Xbox

Alan Wake’s American Nightmare: The Kotaku Review

Going into Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, I’d worried that I hadn’t played the DLC that followed the 2010 game that introduced Remedy’s literary action hero. I loved the long-brewing Xbox 360 exclusive, but after months of never being able to slot in The Signal and The Writer add-ons, I’d decided to skip them after repeatedly hearing how I didn’t need to play, did I?


January 16, 2012
In Real Life

Remedy Says What Rockstar Has Done With Max Payne Is ‘Brilliant’

It’s never easy taking over an IP from somebody else. Especially when that IP is so iconic. Luckily, Rockstar Games is the sort of company who rises to a challenge and rarely lets us down. Although Max Payne has been in development for what seems like an eternity now, the closer we finally get to launch, the better and better it looks.


December 20, 2011
News

Video Games Could Kill The TV Star

As game consoles become more like cable television boxes, maybe it’s time for video games to start becoming more like cable television shows.


May 10, 2011
News

Alan Wake Developer Is Making… A New Alan Wake Game

Shocking! But the new Alan Wake isn’t a sequel. “Fans of the franchise will be excited to learn that, yes, more Wake is coming!” the game’s developer told website Joystiq. “But to be absolutely certain to avoid confusion, this next Wake installment will not be Alan Wake 2. But neither will it be DLC.” [Joystiq]


January 12, 2011
Mobile

Alan Wake Creators Reviving Death Rally On Your iPhone, iPad

What’s next for the developer behind Max Payne and Xbox 360 mystery Alan Wake? An iPhone and iPad version of their 1996 vehicular combat game Death Rally, coming in March.


July 27, 2010

Alan Wake’s The Signal Review: A Short Dash

Psychological thriller Alan Wake hit the Xbox 360 a few months back delivering a taut, deftly written experience that straddled the line between television and video game.


July 23, 2010
News

Alan Wake Expands Mysteriously Next Week

The first downloadable expansion for this autumn’s celebrated Xbox 360 horror game Alan Wake arrives next week. It’s called The Signal, and it’s a mystery.