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I'm sure you've also seen the demo of Alan Wake that was shown during Microsoft's E3 press conference, what you might not know is that "there's a short section that precedes the press conference demo and an extra 10 minutes or so that comes after." - says IGN.

IGN and several other sites are now putting up full previews of the demo that only they were able to see. IGN's starts off with what we all saw from the press conference video, however, skip to page 2 and we have some more details.


Certainly does sound intense! I'll let you read the rest for yourself. Not much new but maybe some extra details you might be interested in nonetheless. In addition to IGN, Kotaku have shared their thoughts on the game too. They have largely positive things to say about the game, though they do suggest one area of improvement, and that is to the TV episode style presentation.

Seems like Remedy are continuing the onslaught of new media for Alan Wake, we now have an additional six brand new screenshots of the game!

See more in our screenshot gallery.

Yet more news on the Alan Wake front! Remedy have released a brand new trailer for the game. Check it out below (also available in HD).

Watch in HD

Remedy/Microsoft have released a new Alan Wake theme on Xbox Live to smarten up your 360's dashboard. The theme is called Elderwood and is 27.62MB and will cost you 240 MS points.

Alan Wake has been shown at E3 during Microsoft's press conference, for the first time ever we get to see some gameplay footage, and also a release date, Spring 2010!
Watch below on GameTrailers

It's been a while since there's been anything substantial to post about Alan Wake (I swear we start every news post with this sentence now!), but it appears development on the game is still going strong. Remedy has announced its partnership with Imagination Studios to enhance the title's animation properties, according to an article on DevelopMag.

Imagination Studios (formerly known as Northern Light Studios) has supplied Remedy with "motion-capture and animations" to assist in the game's production. Lasse Seppänen, Executive Producer at Remedy Entertainment said that "it is with great pleasure that we can recommend Imagination Studios. Remedy has been extremely pleased with their co-operation and devotion in bringing the characters of Alan Wake to life."

So if any of were still doubting the game ever getting released, this is a good reason to reconsider that thought.

Slightly off-topic now but I'd just like to plug a new addition to our network, a brand new Max Payne fansite we recently launched after the announcement of Max Payne 3, PayneKillers. I realise a lot of you reading this are fans of the first two games, so hopefully this is something you might be interested in. As well as being a complete resource for the first two games, PayneKillers will now provide up to date coverage of Max Payne 3, and should be one of the premier resources for everything to do with the series. So go ahead and check it out, and don't forget to stop by the forums.

Big update for everyone today, Remedy have updated alanwake.com and released five brand new screenshots along with the new cinematic trailer! The new site is loading very slowly right now likely due to it being hammered with visitors. I've managed to get the new media uploaded here though, including mirrors of the trailers for your convenience too. Download links and screenshots are below, along with a YouTube embed (courtesy of BrightFalls.net) of the new trailer. Enjoy!


Trailer mirrors: 720p (85.5MB) | 1080p (156.7MB)



Links:
New official site
Alan Wake screenshot gallery
Alan Wake trailers
Mini Trailer FAQ [via BrightFalls.net]

YouGamers.com were lucky enough to see the Finnish pre-screening of Max Payne last week, with it they saw the new Alan Wake trailer which the rest of us are still waiting for. Kindly, they've given us some of their impressions of what they saw.

The one minute trailer shows Bright Falls as being way more detailed than when we first saw it in the preview videos and screenshots, and that it now looks more like a real town than a videogame level. YouGamers also listed the following points:


Thanks to Alan Wake Zone for the heads up on this story.

1UP managed to get themselves a nice little chat with Remedy recently, and have put up an interview (in English!) with Sam Lake. It talks about much the same things as Pelaaja's but also touches on the game's development.

The idea of Alan Wake being told in a television show/DVD box set way is brought up again, and how "the experience is divided into episodes with cliffhanger endings and there is a supporting cast of characters around Wake himself." This of course inherently brings with it the possibility of sequels, something we thought about a couple of years ago. But let's not get ahead of ourselves, we still have the first game to get our hands on.

Link: 1UP

After more than a year with no new media, a new screenshot of Alan Wake finally surfaced today. A screen capture from the upcoming trailer to be precise. It's in-game footage too, not a pre-render. Click the thumbnail below to see it full size.



Source: Pelaaja