Alan Wake - Most Wanted Game roundup.

A couple of big name sites have listed Alan Wake on their most wanted game of 2008 lists.

- PC Gamer - “The only question is whether the developers can marshal their impressive technology around a creepy ghost-town ride without resorting to cliché. Given that Remedy’s last game was the hilariously tongue-in-cheek shooter Max Payne, we kind of hope not.”
- Gamespy - “The developers at Remedy have created an impressive engine that sports nifty weather and lighting effects, allowing them to craft highly atmospheric environments. We can’t wait to lose ourselves (and our minds) in this one.”
- Voodoo Extreme - “Remedy is the company that developed the Max Payne series, and it’s hard to not become excited.”
- The Sun - “Then there’s Alan Wake, another that’s been in development for more than two years but looks fantastic.”

Know some more? Email us and we’ll update the list!

Thanks to Spuuki for letting us know about the Voodoo Extreme article!

FAQ Updated

The Alan Wake FAQ has been updated with the latest information sourced from a brief email interview with Markus Maki, Director of Development at Remedy Games.

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Interview with Markus Mäki at PCGH.

German site PC Games Hardware has an interview with Remedy’s Director of Development, Markus Mäki. The interview answers some basic questions that weren’t known before such as Quad Cores will receive up to 30% of a performance gain and the official name of the Alan Wake engine is .. well just that. Who would have known?

One thing to clarify from this interview is that the title states “DX10 support still uncertain” which can be misread as it being unlikely that Remedy will support DX10. Remedy is keeping quiet about anything DX10 related but I’m sure we’ll start hearing more and more as time goes on. Another thing is that it seems a lot of gaming sites out there (*cough* Kotaku *cough) are for some reason thinking that Alan Wake being Vista exclusive is “news”, even though that’s been known since 2006.

Keep hangin’ in there everyone.

Alan Wake mentioned in Microsoft post-keynote email.

Microsoft games chief Don Mattrick recently sent out a memo to all Microsoft staff, in that email Alan Wake was mentioned as being a release in 2008. Don stated:

In 2008 the hits will continue to come with exclusives including “Halo Wars,” “Too Human,” “Fable 2,” Alan Wake,” “Splinter Cell: Conviction,” and several exciting yet-to-be-announced titles.

Add another notch to the rumour list of Alan Wake being released this year.

You can view the full email here.

Season’s Greetings from Remedy Entertainment.

Remedy have sent their well wishes for this holiday season in the form of a postcard containing a new screenshot.

On behalf of BrightFalls.net I would like to wish everyone at Remedy and all our site visitors a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Alan Wake - one of the 48 best games of 2008.

Gamepro.com has a new article up on their site titled “The 48 Best Games of 2008″ and our beloved Alan Wake falls in at the 17th position:

Why you should care: Horror writer A. Wake (get it?) finds himself trapped in one of those nightmarish situations that video game characters so often get themselves into. As Wake, players will have to use light-what little there is-to good advantage, as the game’s monstrous enemies are susceptible to it. Wake will also have to piece together what’s happening to him in the creepy, haunted world of Bright Falls.

Why you shouldn’t: If A. Wake is simply dreaming, someone is going to get punched. In the neck.

Check out the article over at Gamepro.com.