Alan Wake.

[Shaolin Kenobi]

I'm excited for it.

 

[czoom]

Game is amazing. Loved the E3 footage!

 

[Dark Victory]

Wow, I guess it's good that I totally forgot Alan Wake existed before seeing that footage, then. It was just a cool new game to me until I started reading about how it'd been in development hell for years, which jogged my memory of hearing something about it a long time ago.

Yeah, it's been a haul. I remember it took half a decade for Max Payne. I've been waiting for this game for so long that I'll probably save up enough money and reboot my "xbox experience."(buy an elite, new gamertag, etc.)

 

[imaperson2]

I'm confused as to what the plot of the game is-can anyone enlighten me? All i know is that he uses light as a weapon

 

[TheCorpulent1]

A writer goes on vacation with his wife to get past his writer's block, but wakes up to find his wife missing and stuff from a forgotten novel--a thriller--coming to life.

 

[imaperson2]

Ooh that sounds fantastic...from what i've seen of gameplay, the stylization helps in giving the thriller vibe off.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to it for the story more than anything else. The fact that he can't remember the novel that the horrors of the game are coming from hints that there's a lot more going on with the story and the character that we don't know about, and Lake's proven he can do great stuff with video game narratives (and that he apparently really loves titles that are puns ) in the Max Payne games.

 

[imaperson2]

No ****ing idea that it was being done by him...in that case, I am most definitely buying this...oh how I love Max Payne(although I'm skeptical about part 3). So we are going to unwrap the story as we go along? sounds so great.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Probably. I imagine we'll start hearing a lot more news about it after holiday games come and go. It's supposed to be released sometime next year.

 

[Bruce Banner]

I have complete faith In remedy and look foward to it even thou I have a ps3. I will be buying it for X Box just to play it at a friends house.

 

[Dark_Lord]

Some new gameplay videos at GameTrailers.com.

 

[Dark Victory]

Some new gameplay videos at GameTrailers.com.

Thanks, Dark Lord. I just fixed my xbox so I now have a chance of playing this game. Can't wait.

 

[StrainedEyes]

The police escape gameplay looks incredible. Here is another video of it -
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/.../videos/alanwake_trl_escapepolice_113009.html

I am really excited for this game, I hope it's a long game and that every section is as cool of a set piece as the footage we've seen.

 

[Master Chief]

Sam Lake is awesome. I can't wait to play this at 2 in the morning in the dark with headphones on.

 

[StrainedEyes]

I'm really into this footage. Even though there is really no gameplay aside from walking throughout the scene, it's awesome.

 

[Tron Bonne]

http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3177195

From now until Friday 1UP will be doing certain previews and interviews related to the game. Today the feature is the use of the light and dark mechanic

 

[Tron Bonne]

http://kotaku.com/5442426/yes-alan-wake-is-getting-dlc

It's been known for some time that years-in-development psychological thriller Alan Wake will have an episodic nature. That nature will continue after the game is out. The aim, it seems, is to created gaming's version of something like the television drama Lost. At CES, Microsoft has confirmed that the game will have DLC — something that Alan Wake creator and writer Sam Lake hinted at last month in an interview with GameSpot.
When asked about post release content, Lake replied, "We have talked about it, and with our episode-based structure, it would be very logical. But nothing has been decided on the matter, and right now, we are fully focused on polishing the game and shipping it. After that, let's see."
With the game not yet shipped, it looks like Microsoft and developer Remedy Entertainment have taken a break from being fully focused on the game and confirm Alan Wake DLC at this year's CES.

 

[XxDelta09xX]

^Nice.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Cant wait to try this game out.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Some new screen shots from IGN:

 

[Isildur´s Heir]

More info:

- Remedy hopes Alan Wake to became a long running franchise

"We certainly hope so," replied Markus Maki, Development Director at Remedy, when asked about Alan Wake becoming a long-running franchise. "That naturally depends how much you like it, so ultimately it's up to you."

Remedy Entertainment CFO Mika Reini added: "We've certainly planned things in a way that allows us to do more of Alan Wake in the future. We don't want to close any doors."

- Alan Wake will get “a conclusive and satisfactory ending”

“The announcement of DLC was made by [head of MS's Entertainment and Devices] Robbie Bach, but we’re going to wrap this one up first before going into more detail about downloadable content.
“What I can tell you is that Alan Wake will have a conclusive and satisfactory ending,” he further added.
Speaking on the subject of the DLC, Reini stated: “We have some really great ideas for DLC but, to be honest, they are still at an idea stage and will be defined later on.”

- As a story stand-point, most of the action will be set during the night, with the story unfolding during the day

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I really cant wait for this one. I think this is going to be the next big thing in survival horror.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I just can't wait to see the story, personally. Sam Lake is a grade-A badass when it comes to video game storytelling. Max Payne holds up as a really slick, well written crime drama to this very day.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I just can't wait to see the story, personally. Sam Lake is a grade-A badass when it comes to video game storytelling. Max Payne holds up as a really slick, well written crime drama to this very day.

Yea good point. Remedy has done a good job of keeping the lid on this title. It's going to be really cool to see just whats going on in the town of Bright Falls.

 

[Tron Bonne]

When it's dark, bad stuff happens. /spoiled

Nah, but seriously, isn't the horror stories he's writing coming to life or something like that?