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TVG learns from Microsoft's Gamers Day that the possibility of a 2008 release for Alan Wake is looking extremely bleak...
A Microsoft Spokesperson has told TVG that Microsoft's Gamers Day (soon to start in San Francisco) is showcasing all of the company's major game releases for 2008, strongly suggesting that triple A title Alan Wake (which isn't on show at the event) will quietly slip into the 2009 release window that we all probably knew but hoped wouldn't happen.
Billed as a free roaming, psychological thriller that takes place across six square miles of the town Bright Falls, Alan Wake was originally announced at E3 2005 and subsequently revealed as an Xbox 360/PC exclusive at E3 2006. Since then everything has gone extremely quiet, not even a new trailer in the subsequent years.
The plush visuals, well doctored trailers, and the fact that it's in development at Remedy (of Max Payne fame), clearly frame the title within the triple A bracket. However, given that Microsoft's pride and joy are on show at its Gamers Day (including Gears of War 2), the fact that Alan Wake has been omitted from the hymn sheet clearly suggests that it won't see the light of day in 2008.
Following Microsoft's confirmation that Alan Wake would be shown at GDC 2008 last February (which it wasn't), this latest exception from Microsoft's biggest individual event of the year would seem to cement the game (in wet cement at the very least) as a 2009 release.
TVG has a man in San Francisco and we'll bring you all the news from Microsoft's Gamers Day very shortly.
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| Release Date: | Players: |
|---|---|
| TBA | 1 |
| Publisher: | Genre: |
| Microsoft Game Studios | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | PEGi Rating: |
| Remedy Entertainment |
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Added:Wed 19th Aug 2009 17:50, Post No: 36
I'm with post 35.
Added:Wed 19th Aug 2009 16:21, Post No: 35
no Open World - no purchase!
Added:Sat 18th Jul 2009 05:47, Post No: 34
I happy with this direction. The one drawback to sandbox games is that it's hard to tell a compelling story in that context. Compare Bioshock or Dead Space to TES IV: Oblivion or Farcry 2 or Fallout 3. As great as sandbox games are I think this new direction will make Alan Wake much more satisfying as a story and as a thriller.
Added:Sat 11th Jul 2009 01:30, Post No: 33
OnLive and similar ventures could change all of that. Publishers will be clambering all over the PC if cloud gaming takes off.
Added:Fri 10th Jul 2009 20:27, Post No: 32
The Anonymous post below wasme - login problems.
Added:Fri 10th Jul 2009 20:26, Post No: 31
For a couple of years nowI have been flamed and even banned at one gaming site for saying AAA mainstream PC gaming is on it's last legs. I say this as a 20 year PC gamer who has never owned a console. I say this eith a sad heart. But it's what I beleive. This is just another one of many signs that what I have predicted is coming true. Last year Gamespot reviewed just 52 PC games, the year before it was 98. The average review score in 2008 was 68%,in 2007 it was 75%. Retail stores around the world are having clearout sales.
There'll still be the odd indie game,and of course we have easy pc retro gaming thanks to DOSBox and sites like GOG, but no longer will there be the headlines and the mainstream coverage of PCgaming as we have had for the last 15-20 years. It will be on the periphery, like stamp collecting is today, or folk music. Not gone completely, but a lot less visiable to the general gaming marketplace.
I wouldn't be surprised if we get this same situation with Borderlands - and they'll be more. It's so so sad, but it has to be said so there is a just a miniscule chance of change happening at the last minute....
Added:Thu 09th Jul 2009 13:30, Post No: 30
STOP working on AW? After I've waiting over four years for it? No way...I'd rather play a crap AW and be disappointed than never play it at all.
That would be like having a family member disappear - I need closure!
Added:Thu 09th Jul 2009 12:38, Post No: 29
I'm beyond caring about Alan Wake now. Evidently Remedy revealed that game way, way too early... It looked awesome three years ago, but everything has come on a long way now.
The only way Alan Wake can possibly suceed is by being a great game - I'm not entirely sure whether shining lights before shooting the enemy sounds like a particularly great or innovative combat mechanic.
I've got a better idea - STOP working on alan Wake and put Remedy back on Max Payne 3 - that way we might actually see Payne heading back to where he belongs.
Added:Fri 15th May 2009 19:26, Post No: 28
Hello???
*knocks on Remedy's window*
Anybody at home...bet they're on another vacation!
Added:Fri 15th May 2009 15:30, Post No: 27
Is anybody at Remedy actually AWAKE?