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Alan Wake Devs Hiring For Next-Gen Project

The Game Effect has discovered the job listings on Remedy's official website hint that the company is looking for talent for a next-gen project.

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nofallouthero4260d ago

i hope its a open world alan wake game like they had original plan doing

Wikkid6664260d ago

An open world just won't work with Alan Wake. It's too story driven.

nofallouthero4260d ago

there no reason a story driven game couldnt be more open for the player it would just need to be paced well and i think remedy is a good enough to do it

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4260d ago (Edited 4260d ago )

You don't know that.. Originally Remedy didn't think that then M$ came along.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

I guess Alan Wake is to story driven for all the physics to?

On top of that Alan Wake is not even MS top seller. And it was pirated 1M+ times on 360.

I hope pc is lead platform. Since they profited from it. And I hope M$ does't own the right to the game since they are so anti core gamer.(Killer Instinct lol)

Parappa4260d ago

They were going to make it a huge open world but 360 couldn't handle it so they decided to downgrade it for the 360 and cancel it on PC. Eventually they decided to bring the watered down vision of the game to PC later on.

I don't think they should ever do another Alan Wake game again. They should just make a new IP as Alan Wake is garbage.

Blankman854260d ago

Known fanboy does not like IP that is not available to his favourite console. Shocker.
Suck rope and die.

Ben_Grimm4260d ago

Sorry Parappa, don't know where you got that idea from but you couldn't be more wrong.

http://kotaku.com/5475175/a...

They had it running for six months as an open world style game but it didn't fit with the pace of the storyline.

Couple more links explaining a little bit more just in case you don't trust Kotaku.

http://www.totalvideogames....

http://www.cinemablend.com/...

http://www.videogamer.com/x...

WeskerChildReborned4260d ago

Open world games tend to interest me alot more than linear ones except if the linear games are really good or interesting like MGS4.

Thecraft19894260d ago (Edited 4260d ago )

They've been advertising jobs for this next gen project since late last year.

KMCROC544260d ago

Yes give me more MF Alan Wake,this game needs a full sequel .

GiantFriendlyCrab4260d ago

alan wake rpg in a sandbox please

NYC_Gamer4260d ago

I don't want Remedy to produce another limited variety game in these areas combat/setting/enemies like AW was.

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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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roadkillers7d 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.

gigoran87d ago

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

Tacoboto6d 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

Knightofelemia7d 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.

Chocoburger7d 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? 🙄

Rynxie6d 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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Profchaos6d 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.

Rynxie6d ago

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

Asplundh6d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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Now that Remedy owns Control, it’s time to reclaim Quantum Break

Alan Wake 2 studio Remedy Entertainment has reclaimed the rights to Control, and now sci-fi hit Quantum Break deserves the same treatment.

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Petebloodyonion53d ago

Totally agree with that especially when Quantum Break has several references to Alan Wake and Alan Wake make allusions to QB.
I do believe that MS and Remedy can work things out and MS has usually been nice to devs and publishers regarding IP.

Obscure_Observer53d ago

They can't "reclaim" what was never theirs.

Petebloodyonion53d ago

I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP.

Lightning7753d ago

MS is not doin anything with it. Plus they're doing a multiverse of their own so Remedy needs the IP.

If MS wants to have exclusive let it be timed for 6 months then go to other platforms. MS seems to be, let's say, generous with some if their games as of late.

Or have QB2 be multiplat from the jump, put it on GP. Keeping QB2 as an exclusive is kinda weird these days.

Obscure_Observer53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

@Petebloodyonion

"I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP."

Good luck

@Lightning77

"MS is not doin anything with it."

Japan Studio is dead nd Sony isn´t doing anything with Bloodborne either! Yet I can 100% guarantee that there´s a far bigger demand for a sequel, remake or even a remaster for that game from both PS5 and PC gamers.

That been said, why don´t you ask Sony tol sell the IP to Fromsoftware now that according to rumors, they bought Elden Ring from Bandai?

ZwVw53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

Reclaim? That would mean that they actually owned the ip at one point, which they never did (MS always has). Apples & oranges. Remedy always owned the Control ip (just not the publishing), as they have with Alan Wake.

About as likely as them getting the Max Payne rights from Rockstar.

mastershredder53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

Sending you game to a publisher does not mean they get "rights to own it " unless that was part of the contract (monetary/ strategic reasons). 505 was the publisher they worked with to publish and distribute it, it dos not mean that 505 flat out "owned" anything, clearly they did have a special arrangement that made them open to limit their publishing rights. and so here we are and big whoop

Jingsing53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

Yeah get Quantum Break PS5, only if you put it on disc with all the associated movie material.

isarai53d ago

I mean they got the Alan Wake IP back from MS, so I feel like they could get QB back as well

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Remedy Takes Full Control of Control Franchise From 505 Games

Remedy Entertainment has announced that they've purchased the full rights to the Control franchise from 505 Games.

isarai54d ago

Oh nice, I wonder if they'll try to do the same with Max Payne 🤔

-Foxtrot54d ago

I hope so, Rockstar ain't doing shit with it sadly.

I loved the gameplay in Max Payne 3, it was fantastic but it just didn't feel like Max Payne at its core, it felt like they were doing a new IP or experimenting with one and reshaped it into Max Payne

The Noire, the atmosphere, the dark grittiness, the graphic novel cutscenes, Mona Saxx were all missing.

I'm hoping if they ever get the rights back they do their own version of Max Payne 3, off the secret ending from MP2 where Mona survives.

Max was finally starting to heal thanks to Mona in MP2 and in MP3 they just put his character back to square one, all that development gone.

isarai54d ago

Kinda what I'm thinking too, like as much as I'd love for R* to give it their unmatched magic touch, they're not doing anything with it.

I loved MP3, only gripe was that the story had very little to do with Max personally but it was still great. The Mona ending would be amazing and honestly not entirely out of the realm since MP is kinda considered part of the control universe, though I would like that to stay out of MP as much as possible and be it's own thing.

The fact that we haven't gotten a MP3 remaster is crazy imo

JL293054d ago

Why would you need a Max Payne 3 remaster? You must be on console.

isarai54d ago

I'm on both, still want a remaster

GamerRN54d ago

I think Control was a great game that deserves a sequel

Machina53d ago

A sequel is in the works - they announced it a couple of years ago.