Sometimes video games do this media ‘convergence’ deal terribly — they splurge their IP on every form of media possible and it makes little to no sense — but a Max Payne comic book? That makes perfect sense. Particularly when the writing is a collaborative work between Sam Lake, who helped write the original Max Payne, and Dan Houser from Rockstar.
Alan Wake, the game, what it was, was a genuine mystery for the longest time. A vague trailer was all we had to go on and the promise of something open and unique. So when the game was finally properly unveiled at E3, I remember feeling mildly let down, having gone years expecting something larger in scope.
The PC version of the 2010 Xbox 360 exclusive Alan Wake has broken even in just two days, said a Remedy producer on the game’s official forums.
In the previous developer diary about Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, the creative triumvirate of the Remedy dev studio said that they’re making this new Xbox Live game with more of an action focus in mind.
The makers of Alan Wake said yesterday that the PC version of the Xbox 360 exclusive will arrive in February. As it is self-published by Remedy, you don’t have to worry about it using the execrable Games For Windows Live: “Games for Windows Live will not be used; we will be fully supporting the Steam platform,” says developer Remedy Entertainment.
Is Remedy working on a brand new AAA title? This new job ad, recently posted on Remedy’s official website, would suggest so.
Yes, you read that right. Alan Wake now has a horde mode, and a rather good one at that. It seems that every game has one these days. However, is this something that Alan Wake fans want?
Next year Mr. Scratch is coming for you.
Alan Wake may have been one of the most overlooked games of 2010, and I have vowed to one day go back and actually finish the thing. Maybe now I’ll do it on the PC!
This is Alan Wake: American Nightmare, the downloadable sequel to Remedy’s 2010 narrative game for the Xbox 360. In it, the protagonist author Alan Wake fights against his murderous doppleganger.
