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[Broder Salsa]

I see they got the battlefield 3 light technology.

Edit : Dammit, beaten.

 

[Phonomezer]

So they're using Frostbite 2 for the engine?

LOL

 

[Elginer]

Oh shit son, dat Alan Wake! sogood.gif

 

[op_ivy]

want to be excited, but alan's look and that enviro doesnt look like the AW i love. and a nail gun? please dont zombify this.

 

[DieH@rd]

Aspect ratio of Alan is very weird.

 

[raviolico]

looking forward.

just finished the original + the 2 DLCs last weekend. good, good stuff...but i`m the only one who liked the two extra episodes less than the main game?

Spoiler

i mean this whole "caged into the weird dark realm stuff" felt a bit over-overdone for my taste

 

[inky]

It looks alright!

 

[scently]

Really looking forward to this. Alan Wake is one of those very few games that I have played twice. And that's a really short list.

 

[daevv]

Glad to see Alan Wake has not gone to Video Game character heaven. *sniff Mega Man*

 

[REMEMBER CITADEL]

So it's going to be a comedy this time around.

 

[Phonomezer]

aaaaaaand the awful Friends theme song firmly implanted in my head today. Thank you.

 

[Dries]

I will buy any game related to Alan Wake, my personal GOTY 2010. So here, Remedy, take my money away from me..

 

[JumpingTheGun]

Just started playing The Writer a few minutes ago and wow, I havent played any AW in close to a year and these first few minutes remind me why I love the IP so much in the first place

 

[Marco1]

I would love it if they took a "it came from the desert" approach.

 

[les papillons sexuels]

I'm hoping this is based off of the content that was original shown in the Alane Wake Intel demo. Being that this is night springs, I expect the game to be more psychological, like twilight zone, and less stephan king in nature.

It'd be awesome to hear him referencing twilight zone and outer limits like he did king in the original.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

What's the size limit on XBLA now? and what can they really do with that space?

 

[kneePat]

What's the size limit on XBLA now? and what can they really do with that space?

It is a technical limit of 2 GB. But I'm sure if they needed more space you could see more parts (and more money.) To give you an idea about what they can do with the space, Shadow Complex is 835 MB.

 

[wwm0nkey]

What's the size limit on XBLA now? and what can they really do with that space?

2GB for XBLA and I dont think there is a limit on GoD games.

So really they can make it 1/3 of the length as the first one.

 

[pakkit]

They released Crysis 1 on GoD...I could easily see this next Alan Wake title being an "EP sequel" compared to the LP full-release.

 

[Grisby]

They released Crysis 1 on GoD...I could easily see this next Alan Wake title being an "EP sequel" compared to the LP full-release.

Great idea. I'd be onboard.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Pretty shitty reveal picture

 

[Mush]

Will pick up after I finish my Nightmare run + Episodes.

 

[REMEMBER CITADEL]

I would love it if they took a "it came from the desert" approach.

Oh my, that would be amazing. A modern retelling of It Came from the Desert would have a good chance of blowing me away.

 

[Criminal Upper]

Love the screen, can't wait!

 

[les papillons sexuels]

best dresser in videogames.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

I liked the first game, I wont mind some more

So they're using Frostbite 2 for the engine?

lol

 

[SlasherJPC]

Well I'm excited... DAMNIT... now the wait.

 

[ektoll]

Sweet screenshot! I can't wait for some infos from Remedy

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Ah yes.

"Standalone experience".

Followed directly by "not Alan Wake 2".

I know Bridge DLC when I see it.

 

[derFeef]

Pretty shitty reveal picture

Hm. Alan Wake has a few issues and two of them are samey environments and that the combat has very little variety. With this screen we get a new setting even with a desert / Vegas-like environment and a new weapon to boot which is already pretty different to the weapons we have in the main game. Plus the dope outfit and some new colors.

They nailed it as far as reveal pictures go

 

[Speedymanic]

Boom!

http://i.imgur.com/Q2QwR.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

Looks great, but what the hell is going on with the torch. O_o

*EDIT*

[QUOTE] * Night Springs is 15 miles away. Could the aim of the game be to reach Night Springs?
* New clothing. As if you didn't notice that.
* The torch seems to be a little brighter than usual. New battery model perhaps?
* The nail gun in his hand. Alan is gonna nail some Ta- um... yeah.
* There's a watch tower to the far right of the image. Could it hold some significance? There was a watch tower in episode three. Could it be the same one, and if so, are Bright Falls and Night Springs closer than you may think? Could Night Springs be more than just a TV show Alan wrote for once?
* Motel must hold some significance of some kind, surely.
* Some people think Alan looks a little younger. Maybe its just the way he was 3D modelled? What do you think?
* Seems like Alan has a long road to travel on. Maybe there's multiple path ways to a destination leading off from that road?
* While he's holding a nail gun, it's unclear what else he is holding in his right hand. Looks like a mirror from a car... hmmm?
[/QUOTE]

Grabbed from the official forums.

 

[dragonelite]

Maybe this dlc string will have us explore Alan wake older work and stuff.
Like nightspring or other gigs barry got for him. You know now you have a thing like ass creed you can just plug in a other character with a different bloodline to have some new areas. They can now just plug in different works or literature alan supposedly wrote.

http://alanwake.wikia.com/wiki/Night_Springs

 

[Buckethead]

Is this Kinect only?

 

[Phonomezer]

Is this Kinect only?

It probably doesn't even use Kinect.

 

[derFeef]

Looks great, but what the hell is going on with the torch.

It's a bit bright ^^

* Night Springs is 15 miles away. Could the aim of the game be to reach Night Springs?

Very weird, since Night Springs is a TV show with video and boardgame spinoffs (the old gods are playing that in one scene.)

* There's a watch tower to the far right of the image. Could it hold some significance?
There was a watch tower in episode three. Could it be the same one, and if so, are Bright Falls and Night Springs closer than you may think? Could Night Springs be more than just a TV show Alan wrote for once?

Looks more like a radio tower to me.

* Some people think Alan looks a little younger. Maybe its just the way he was 3D modelled? What do you think?

It's just the way he is lit, but he looks a bit weird for sure, but it's not Mr. Scrach I think.

* While he's holding a nail gun, it's unclear what else he is holding in his right hand. Looks like a mirror from a car... hmmm?

It's the ammo clip for the nailgun.

edit:
MikkiRMD posted that on the Forums. The wait is going to be painful

Guys, I just want to say up front that we probably won't be able to answer your questions about this. You all know we've got the VGA thing coming up, and we really want to make sure we don't spill anything before that just so that we don't ruin anything we have planned, so that means I'm pretty much gonna keep schtum. Hope you understand!

edit2: I also found those observations by ryamkajr pretty great

1. Obvious desert setting vs. forest.
2. "Diner" missing letters - "dver" - "Diver" - more Zane?
3. Desert Shore - implying body of water (whether literal or figurative) - tying into the whole lake/ocean thing. Same with "Night Springs" - water theme.

 

[Chiggs]

I predict 1500 downloads.

 

[Bluth54]

Didn't Barry say that Night Springs Alan Wake's first professional writing job? Maybe the game is set at that point in his life, which is why he looks younger.

 

[show me your skeleton]

Alan has already played it

no wonder it was sub-hd, look at the tvs they're used to.

edit: now i'm going to have to listen to 'the poet & the muse' all day. nice one remedy.

 

[Ningo]

Seems he has always had a massive neck. The hoodie just covered it up a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQMxf-uTkmc

 

[ZombieFred]

Very interesting on what's going on in that image, and how did Alan get there? Hurry up December 10th, Alan Wake is coming home

 

[ArjanN]

In case anyone is still waiting for a MGS Rising picture from Game Informer: it's not happening.

Jim Reilly replying to a someone asking about it on twitter :

"@jimreillyJim Reilly

@zanzibarpl We're only doing teasers for games that haven't been revealed already. Sorry for the confusion."

 

[snoopeasystreet]

Didn't know Jim Reilly left IGN.

 

[JonCha]

Cannot wait. Does the engine look better or what?

 

[Booser]

love the flannel. Looks like Supernatural The Game. Cant wait!

 

[Biggzy]

Cannot wait. Does the engine look better or what?

Doesn't look different from that screenshot. However the IQ looks improved from what I remember of Alan Wake and it's not because it's a bullshot as look at that neon light there's aliasing around it, so it's definitely in-game.

 

[derFeef]

Doesn't look different from that screenshot. However the IQ looks improved from what I remember of Alan Wake and it's not because it's a bullshot as look at that neon light there's aliasing around it, so it's definitely in-game.

I really doubt we get a smooth IQ like that. I would be happy though if they improved the engine a bit and maybe raised the resolution. The game was gorgeous, but blurry.

 

[Backfoggen]

They released bullshots like that prior to the release of Alan Wake as well.

 

[Biggzy]

They released bullshots like that prior to the release of Alan Wake as well.

And like I said look at the neon sign and even look at the lamppost. If this is a bullshot then it's not a very good one.

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

love the flannel. Looks like Supernatural The Game. Cant wait!

speaking of which... IS there no such game yet?

I would totally play as Dean Winchester 3>

 

[DieH@rd]

Its such a shame that AW1 did not come out on PC. Fantastic light engine.