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Remedy on Alan Wake: Past, Present & PC

In recent times the Alan Wake series has been thrust into the limelight once again, with new releases on both console and PC. In anticipation of the newfound audience, Electronic Theatre recently had the opportunity to discuss the franchise with Remedy Entertainment’s own Oskari Häkkinen, Head of Franchise Development, and below follows his thoughts on that which Alan Wake has already achieved, and what’s next for our everyday hero.

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NYC_Gamer4406d ago

Remedy dropped hints that AN will hit the PC down the road

coolbeans4406d ago

"Electronic Theatre: But coming to PC of course, you’re not coming through Microsoft, you’re coming through Nordic Games.

OS: For Alan Wake PC, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is through Microsoft."

He's constantly mentioned securing Alan Wake for a PC release from MS. They'd have to do the same with AN. It's not a cut-n-dry timed exclusive situation you're falsely alluded people to.

ZippyZapper4406d ago

MS still pushing Windows Live games

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Gamer buys 4,000 copies of Alan Wake, none of them work

Alan Wake, from Max Payne and Control creator Remedy, is a horror classic, prompting one player to buy 4,000 copies that don’t even work.

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roadkillers3d ago

Kind of a goody story...

On a serious note, that is why I try activating gift cards asap. It's happened to me where the store didnt scan it right where the card was unusuable. Happened at Wally World.

gigoran83d ago

wait, that place is real? national lampoon wasn't kidding?

Tacoboto2d ago

I just bought two of the MonsterVerse Godzilla movies on 4K - both had digital copies expiring in 2023. Both were actually expired.

I'd be surprised but it's WB, of course they'd actually expire them

Knightofelemia3d ago

Usually most of those redemption card have an expiry date on them. If they expired all buyer did was buy recycled paper. And some of those codes are country locked to certain countries. I buy a card from the States I can't use it in Canada.

Chocoburger3d ago

Dumb and silly story. She wasted her money for no reason.

Is it really that hard to go to Steam or GOG. She spent $240, when its currently 70% off on GOG, and only costs $4.49.

Gee, I wonder, should I spend $240 on eBay, or $4.49 on GOG? 🙄

Rynxie3d ago

Most likely she wanted to resell a few or most of them. However, it was a too good to be true situation.

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Profchaos3d ago

So in short she paid $240.00 assuming usd for a bunch on unactivated game codes.

I still don't understand why I guess cause there's not a physical version and she wanted something for a collection or art project.

Rynxie3d ago

No, most likely to resell. However, she ended up getting screwed.

Asplundh3d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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Alan Wake 2 Benchmark & PC Optimized Settings

With path-traced diffuse lighting and reflections even the mighty RTX 4090 can't hit 60 FPS at 4K without frame generation.

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One Alan Wake 2 Detail Sticks Out Like a Sore Thumb

Alan Wake 2 is set in 2023, yet in Bright Falls and the Dark Place, there's a recurring element that feels somewhat anachronistic.

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jznrpg25d ago

The thing that sticks out for me is no physical copy still

isarai25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

A haunted 4k OLED doesn't quite hit the same. Analog horror is a genre for a reason, they matry much better than digital and horror. Like which sounds better, a haunted VHS or a haunted PDF

toxic-inferno24d ago

You're spot on. Plus, having old technology is world-building. It immediately makes you question (even subconsciously) why an old television still exists there. It adds character and background in a subtle way. It is unsettling for the player, and attracts their attention in the best possible way because something about it isn't right.