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Alan Wake Development Hasn't Gone Smoothly (But Is Still Going)

Kotaku reports: "Alan Wake! We miss you! You showed your face, got us all excited, then buggered off and haven't been seen for months. That kind of business normally leads to speculation that a game's been canned. Speculation Remedy want to dispel immediately, with a post on the game's official boards saying:"

predator6509d ago

As long as its still in development and not canned then its all good

Bnet3436509d ago

Agreed, they can take their time. Just make it go all smooth and it's all good.

jamilion6509d ago (Edited 6509d ago )

"As long as its still in development and not canned then its all good "
I think we will find out soon enough that a game in development for too long will only hurt the final product (as in too many expectations and not living up to the hype), in most cases this has been proven true. Take Too Human for example.

HDDVD_ftw6509d ago

Yeah sure ! Look, Too Human is crap and it took 10 years, so let's wait 20 years and maybe Alan Wake will be ok. The console will be dead though... : /

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La Chance6509d ago

I hope they dont show us anything about Alan Wake until its less than a year from release.

But since they had trouble with development then it means the game wasnt good enough , they should take their time and not show anything until they got everything right.

Rute6509d ago

"I think we will find out soon enough that a game in development for too long will only hurt the final product (as in too many expectations and not living up to the hype), in most cases this has been proven true."

Well, 4 years definitely isn't too long for a game studio consisting of only 30 devs. Usually small and gifted team with lots of development time leads to great game. The smaller the team, the easier it is to manage a project.

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monkey6026509d ago

I'm really interested in this game. Its going to be tough to live up to expectations at this stage though.

SixTwoTwo6509d ago (Edited 6509d ago )

Not really. Look at Killzone 2. People we're laughing at that game for years and look at it now. I'm hyped for Alan Wake too and can't wait to play it on my PC. It will probably be out next fall. It just seems like the perfect holiday horror title.

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Pain6509d ago (Edited 6509d ago )

he that guy on that PC game that Xbox 2 cant do technological and graphicly so you will meat him on XBOX 3 in 09/10. save your pennies kids.

Carbide76509d ago

This is a game that looked good back then,but now,it's average [even though it would be the best looking title on the 360] lol

drdre746509d ago

its been so long since I seen anything on this I forgot all about it. I was thinking Alone in the Dark was the same game for second then it hit me that it wasn't.

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A Late Look: Alan Wake

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "All in all, it’s not hard to see why Alan Wake has received a bit of a cult following (there’s that famous foreshadowing again). It’s a title that blends themes and gameplay, while pushing the limits of storytelling by putting stories within stories and letting you read those stories before you get to that part in… the story. It has flaws, to be sure - the gameplay side can’t quite keep up with the rest of its ambitions - but overall it’s a great game that stands out among its peers and is undeniably… one for the books."

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Alan Wake: Design Works Book Announced

Remedy has announced a new Alan Wake book and more as part of their anniversary celebration.

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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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roadkillers789d 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.

gigoran8789d ago

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

jznrpg201d ago

People sometimes call Wal-Mart Wally World including myself

Tacoboto788d 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

Knightofelemia789d 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.

Chocoburger789d 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? 🙄

Rynxie789d 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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Profchaos789d 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.

Rynxie789d ago

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

Asplundh789d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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