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New Alan Wake website, trailer and screenshots!
Posted at 16:14 GMT by Chris :: Comments: 4
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!
New screenshots...
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]
New screenshots...
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]
Alan Wake new trailer sighting
Posted at 00:00 GMT by Chris :: Comments: 0
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.
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:
- Film grain effects
- Bloom effects
- Realistic fog
- Best flashlight effect I've ever seen
- Some character bits, including what I assume was Alan's wife
- Ton of fast cuts between various action sequences
- Rapid camera zooms through the hills and forests
- ...and in the end, some shadowy figures with blunt weapons
- "Alan. Wake up."
Thanks to Alan Wake Zone for the heads up on this story.
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
1UP interview: Alan Wake Comes Out of Hiding
Posted at 16:23 GMT by Chris :: Comments: 3
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
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
New screenshot released!
Posted at 15:48 GMT by Chris :: Comments: 0
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
Source: Pelaaja
Sam Lake interview online
Posted at 15:44 GMT by Chris :: Comments: 0
Pelaaja's interview with Lead Writer Sam Lake is now online and can be listened to on their site. It's all in Finnish, but luckily we now have a full English translation available, thanks to Alan Wake Forums user Jokke_r, which can be read here.
Quite a lot is discussed in the interview so if you speak Finnish then you're probably better off listening as it's a bit of a long read, but an interesting one.
Direct link to podcast .mp3: Pelaajacast
Quite a lot is discussed in the interview so if you speak Finnish then you're probably better off listening as it's a bit of a long read, but an interesting one.
Direct link to podcast .mp3: Pelaajacast
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
New Alan Wake trailer on 15th October
Posted at 10:09 GMT by Chris :: Comments: 0
A report in Finnish video game magazine, Pelaaja, suggests that a new Alan Wake trailer will be shown on the 15th of October, coinciding with the launch of the Max Payne movie starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis, released two days later on the 17th. The trailer will premiere in Finnish cinema, Finnkino.
It's currently unknown whether or not this is exclusive to the cinema or if it'll be available on the web too, perhaps after a short exclusivity period.
Source: Pelaaja [via this Alan Wake Forums topic].
It's currently unknown whether or not this is exclusive to the cinema or if it'll be available on the web too, perhaps after a short exclusivity period.
Source: Pelaaja [via this Alan Wake Forums topic].
Friday, September 26th, 2008
New Alan Wake teaser screenshot... kinda
Posted at 22:00 GMT by Chris :: Comments: 0
Sorry if we got your hopes up a bit there, we don't actually have a proper new screenshot, just a bit of a teaser of one!
Over in the official Alan Wake forums, Remedy's Director of Development, Markus Maki, posted his desktop wallpaper which just happened to contain a few little teasers for us, the biggest of which being a sneak peek at a new screenshot. If you look closely you'll see he has blanked out a few windows and has a Word document open. Maybe nothing of much relevance to us but it's one way to raise excitement levels!
Over in the official Alan Wake forums, Remedy's Director of Development, Markus Maki, posted his desktop wallpaper which just happened to contain a few little teasers for us, the biggest of which being a sneak peek at a new screenshot. If you look closely you'll see he has blanked out a few windows and has a Word document open. Maybe nothing of much relevance to us but it's one way to raise excitement levels!
Monday, August 18th, 2008
Remedy's Mika Reini gives a small update
Posted at 18:20 GMT by Chris :: Comments: 0
It's been such a long time since anyone outside of Remedy has seen or even heard anything about Alan Wake's development, that many people were starting to write the game off, some even going so far as to say Remedy no longer existed!
Remedy's CFO Mika Reini has put an end to all the rumours though, with a post on the official forums giving us a small update on why we haven't been hearing anything new:
Link: A small update
Remedy's CFO Mika Reini has put an end to all the rumours though, with a post on the official forums giving us a small update on why we haven't been hearing anything new:
Dear people,
We feel we owe you all a small heads up, and our apologies for lack of updates. This is just part of our psychological thriller, is it all real or imagined...
Seriously, yes, we're still here and working hard on getting Alan Wake for you to enjoy. Sure, we've been in development for a long time and if everything had gone perfectly smoothly there probably would be a game out for you guys to play already. But designing a completely new game can be hard, and sometimes you need to take a detour to find the best route forward.
We want to entertain you guys in the best possible way and our team is putting in every effort possible in order for that to happen. That is the way Remedy wants to do things. I'm sure you will enjoy Alan Wake when we're done.
Just follow the light...
We feel we owe you all a small heads up, and our apologies for lack of updates. This is just part of our psychological thriller, is it all real or imagined...
Seriously, yes, we're still here and working hard on getting Alan Wake for you to enjoy. Sure, we've been in development for a long time and if everything had gone perfectly smoothly there probably would be a game out for you guys to play already. But designing a completely new game can be hard, and sometimes you need to take a detour to find the best route forward.
We want to entertain you guys in the best possible way and our team is putting in every effort possible in order for that to happen. That is the way Remedy wants to do things. I'm sure you will enjoy Alan Wake when we're done.
Just follow the light...
Link: A small update
Saturday, June 21st, 2008
An interview with Ilkka Villi
Posted at 23:27 GMT by Chris :: Comments: 1
It's been over a year since we posted any news here, but rest assured, we're not dead, and we do have a small story to post now!Finnish actor Ilkka Villi, the man who Alan Wake is modeled after, recently gave an interview to Finnish website Tietoviikko and talked a bit about the game Alan Wake. The whole article is in Finnish, but thanks to supernaut from SteamPowered Forums and a few things from Henna Lehto we now have an English translation up.
Hit read more to see it.
Source: Tietoviikko [via Kotaku]
Friday, June 15th, 2007
YouGamers Remedy Interview: Part 3
Posted at 17:27 GMT by Chris :: Comments: 0
The third and final part of YouGamers trilogy of interviews with Remedy Interactive is now up on their website. This part discusses the technology behind Alan Wake, and is certainly a very interesting read.
Another point which we haven't really confirmed is the fact that Alan Wake will run on single core processors, however it is highly recommended you have a dual or quad core processor, as your playing experience will be far better.
So for an in depth read about the technology Remedy are using, check out The Power Behind Wake
Another point which we haven't really confirmed is the fact that Alan Wake will run on single core processors, however it is highly recommended you have a dual or quad core processor, as your playing experience will be far better.
So for an in depth read about the technology Remedy are using, check out The Power Behind Wake