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  Alan Wake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alan Wake is a video game developed by Remedy Entertainment, the company behind the Max Payne games.
Alan Wake is being billed as a "psychological action thriller." Microsoft is the publisher of the game.
Wake ends up fighting for his life with a gun and a flashlight in his hands, trying to understand what’s happening.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alan_Wake   (626 words)

  
 Preview - Alan Wake // Next Gen /// Eurogamer
Wake is fighting for his life with a gun and a flashlight in his hand, trying to understand what's happened to him, what's real and what's imagined.
In technology terms, Alan Wake is already looking truly "next generation", with the promise of a vast scalable world with its own weather systems and benchmark-setting lighting model that changes the whole look and feel of the environment.
Alan Wake is being developed by Remedy on the PC and "next generation consoles".
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=59299   (1080 words)

  
 Xbox 360 - The Official Magazine - Alan Wake
Alan Wake is a ‘psychological action thriller’ along the lines of Silent Hill or Resident Evil, with you taking control of the eponymous author.
Alan is a horror writer, inspired by his fiancée, whose presence stirs dark recurring dreams of intense horror within him.
What we’ve seen mainly of Alan Wake so far is the environment; the sun panning across the sky, falling behind the mountain ranges, making the heavens shift from bright blue to oranges and reds.
www.oxm.co.uk /articles/previews/horror/alan_wake   (718 words)

  
 Shacknews - Impressions of Alan Wake for the PC and Next-Gen Consoles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Prior to the death of his wife, Alan Wake was a successful horror writer and his wife was his muse, but since her death Alan suffers from insomnia.
One scenario given was that Alan could place motion sensors around his safehouse that when tripped, they turn on lights to ward off the oncoming danger.
Alan hit the button and huge boulders and pebbles came tumbling down all the way to the lake.
www.shacknews.com /extras/e3_2005/052005_alanwake_imprs.x   (633 words)

  
 Alan Wake Buzz
Alan Wake was arguably the prettiest game we saw at E3 this year — other games might be able to push more pixels, but the art direction in the scenes created some breathtaking vistas, and had the crowd oohing and aahing as day turned to night.
Alan Wake clearly is headed in its own separate direction, though we were glad to see that the game seems to have a similar sense of style and attention to storytelling as its predecessors.
Alan Wake (PC) – Remedy could have a video game that truly defines the next generation of PC gaming, both in terms of technology and content.
www.alanwakemovie.com /buzz.html   (1140 words)

  
 Alan Wake - PC, Xbox 360 (360) Previews - The Armchair Empire
Alan Wake was one of the prettiest titles on display at this year’s E3.
It’s hard to tell much about Alan Wakes actual game play from what has been shown, but the game is being developed by Remedy, the folks behind the Max Payne franchise, so one can hope that they continue to show the same magic touch.
Alan Wake has no scheduled release date, but it has been recently announced as a Vista-only PC release as well as a Xbox 360 release.
www.armchairempire.com /Previews/multi-platform/alan-wake.htm   (303 words)

  
 PGNx Media: Previews: Alan Wake (X360) Preview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In this exciting new title exclusively for Windows and Xbox 360, gamers assume the role of Alan Wake, a best-selling suspense author who escapes to a small town to recover from the mysterious disappearance of his fiancée.
The riveting story of “Alan Wake” is propelled by a movie-like atmosphere, compelling situations, memorable characters and real-time pacing.
This poses a severe problem for Alan Wake since his enemies seemingly gain strength from the shadows, and before long light itself becomes his greatest ally.
www.pgnx.net /previews.php?page=full&id=11220   (374 words)

  
 IGN: Alan Wake
Alan Wake is a psychological action thriller, set in an idyllic all-American small town and its surroundings in the state of Washington.
Alan Wake, the game's From Remedy, the makers of Max Payne, comes this psychological action thriller for next-gen consoles and future-spec PC systems.
Alan Wake, the game's protagonist, is a bestselling horror writer, who writes a novel about his darkest nightmares.
xbox360.ign.com /objects/743/743608.html   (467 words)

  
 PlayStation 3 Portal - PS3 - Alan Wake - Previews - Alan Wake Next-Gen Preview - Previews
Alan Wake is a horror writer whose fiancé was his muse.
Light will weaken or hurt Wake's enemies, and creatively taking advantage of any and all light sources within Alan Wake's grim world ought to be one of the more interesting aspects of play.
Alan Wake’s visuals are quite a bit more impressive than what you're used to.
www.ps3portal.com /?view=article&article=129   (670 words)

  
 UGO's Future of Gaming - Alan Wake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Alan Wake takes place in a small town named Pride Falls, which sits in a sleepy little area of Washington state.
Alan Wake includes more of a free-roaming style of gameplay, where you can travel where you want and pick up new things to do.
The beings that are chasing Alan dwell in the dark, and he'll need to use light to weaken them so he can kill or get away from them a little more easily.
ugo.com /channels/Games/features/futureofgaming/default.asp?id=1563&...   (859 words)

  
 Alan Wake Movies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Alan Wake E3 2006 Trailer (01:20) is available in HDTV (1280x720, 117/66 MB) and small (640x360, 13 MB) encoded with Windows Media WMV9.
Alan Wake Video (02:25) from 2005 is available in HDTV (1280x720, 67 MB) and small (640x360, 18 MB) encoded with Windows Media WMV9.
Alan Wake Teaser (00:51) from 2005 is still available in two versions: HDTV (1280x720, 19 MB) and small (640x360, 5 MB) encoded with Windows Media WMV9.
www.alanwake.com /movies.html   (175 words)

  
 Mygamer.com :: Alan Wake on Xbox 360 (551556)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Mygamer.com :: Alan Wake on Xbox 360 (551556)
Alan Wake is a psychological action thriller coming to the Xbox 360 in the fourth quarter of 2006.
You play as Alan Wake, a horror writer that relocates to a small town in the Northwest to lament over the recent loss of his wife.
mygamer.com /index.php?id=551556&page=gameportal&mode=preview   (252 words)

  
 Preview: Alan Wake
Wake is a best-selling horror writer of the Stephen King mould - one who has suffered terrible nightmares ever since the unexplained disappearance of his fiancée.
Wake ends up fighting for his life with a torch and a gun in his hands, trying to understand what is happening, what's true and what's imagined."
Alan Wake is being touted as an action thriller though, designed as a mission-orientated game which leans heavily on a cinematic edge.
www.computerandvideogames.com /stories/pc/pczone_preview/alan_wake.html   (820 words)

  
 Alan Wake PS3 Preview - FUTURE GAMEZ
Alan's enemies become stronger in darkness and he will have to either seek shelter, or prepare for the onslaught and use light sources to his advantage.
Alan Wake is actually modeled after a Finnish actor (and we're not sure of his name) while the stunning forests have all be developed in-house.
While Alan Wake is only a single player game it promises to be one of the most riveting on the next generation consoles.
www.futuregamez.net /ps3games/alanwake/alanwake.html   (604 words)

  
 Featuring Alan Wake Hands-On Preview at ActionTrip
His name is Alan Wake and he's a writer by vocation; there is nothing extraordinary about that, except for the fact he uses his nightmares as a source of inspiration for his novels.
Alan Wake is the hero of Remedy's new game, an action-adventure which takes its title after the name of its main protagonist.
One of the most important things about Alan Wake (the game, not its damn hero), apart from the realism the programmers are aspiring to achieve, are the day-and-night cycles, which are the dynamic core of the game.
www.actiontrip.com /previews/alanwake.phtml   (1549 words)

  
 Gameplay » Xbox 360 » Alan Wake - FREE UK Delivery
Alan Wake is a psychological action thriller from Remedy, the legendary and renowned developers of highly successful action titles.
Alan Wake is mission-based with a deeply engaging and suspenseful story line unveiling new twists and profound character revelations at every turn.
In this nightmarish world, Alan Wake must use a variety of weapons to survive, including his most powerful ally against the creatures of darkness - light itself.
shop.gameplay.co.uk /webstore/productpage.asp?productcode=XT0058&title=alan_wake   (533 words)

  
 Alan Wake Review / Preview for Xbox 360 (X360)
Wake projects nightmares into mind of Alan, who then writes about these dreams in his stories.
As he is waiting to meet his new doctor, Alan sees a nurse who has a remarkable resemblance to his lost love.
With the way things are shaping up, Alan Wake will probably be a game that has more of a cinematic feel to it, which I absolutely love.
www.cheatcc.com /xbox360/rev/alanwake.html   (781 words)

  
 Alan Wake.co.uk - Latest News :: The UK & European Alan Wake Community
Apart from the usual (business) things that went on during the meeting for Alan Wake, we were treated to watching the trailer again and a couple of gameplay demos.
"Alan Wake" is mission-based with a deeply engaging and suspenseful storyline unveiling new twists and profound character revelations at every turn.
Since news of Alan Wake is scarce (and has been for the last couple of months), I took the opportunity today to completely revamp the site.
www.alanwake.co.uk   (1973 words)

  
 Alan Wake E3 2005 Impressions - PC News at GameSpot
The Alan Wake demo was evocative of those sequences, and it left us with a real tease that found Alan desperately rushing to reach a lighthouse, where he tried to crack open the lock.
But we did get to see Wake running around with a flashlight and a gun, though we were led to believe that the light may end up doing most of the damage.
Light will weaken or hurt Wake's enemies, and creatively taking advantage of any and all light sources within Alan Wake's grim world ought to be one of the interesting aspects of play.
www.gamespot.com /pc/action/alanwake/preview_6125494.html   (1114 words)

  
 Alan Wake Preview for PC - Gaming Age   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Remedy Entertainment today released new footage and a few images of their highly anticipated psychological action thriller, Alan Wake.
Alan Wake is a psychological action thriller, a unique new take in the world of gaming.
Alan Wake is currently being developed for the next generation consoles and PC's.
www.gaming-age.com /cgi-bin/previews/preview.pl?sys=pc&game=alanwake   (400 words)

  
 Gaming Horizon - Game Page - Alan Wake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It's been awhile since we've had any decent updates on the Alan Wake front, but Microsoft has just released four new screenshots of this psychological thriller.
New Alan Wake screenshots surfaced this afternoon and it looks to be coming quite well.
Remedy Entertainment, based in Finland has announced today that they are currently developing Alan Wake, for the PC and Xbox 360.
gamepage.gaminghorizon.com /media.php?game_id=2805   (151 words)

  
 PC Games: E3 2005: Alan Wake
Remedy wakes us up to their plans for their psychological action thriller.
Now, while I'd be the kind of guy to dump her and run for the hills, Alan not only was in love, but was profiting off of the dreams.
Alan Wake is a really interesting premise and one that we look forward to seeing filled out in the future.
pc.ign.com /articles/616/616138p1.html   (1041 words)

  
 Interview - Alan Wake // Next Gen /// Eurogamer
One of the most eye-catching games to emerge over E3 was undoubtedly Alan Wake (preview), a game that Finnish developer Remedy dubs "a psychological action thriller".
Petri Järvilehto: Alan Wake is a concept that we've been working with for over a year now.
Petri Järvilehto: Intense cinematic action is something that we love to do, and Alan Wake features tense combat gameplay as well, but all things considered the game has a lot more emphasis on adventure and exploration that what Max Payne did.
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=59460   (2402 words)

  
 Xbox 360 - The Official Magazine - Alan Wake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Remedy, the dev team behind Max Payne, tries its hand at psychological terror with this story of a horror writer who's imagination seems to be coming to life.
Set amidst the eerie quiet of a remote American town, Alan Wake offers a free-roaming environment within which you'll have to explore and discover the mystery of why so many weird things are happening.
Just keep an eye on the sun going down - the hooded figures who appear at night are after Alan, and they don't want his autograph...
www.oxm.co.uk /games/horror/alan_wake   (154 words)

  
 GamersReports - Game News About Games For The Gaming Gamer
This, of course, should be taken with a grain of salt, but we have also checked with our resident MS employee, and he has told us that this is indeed true.
First lionhead no show gdc, microsoft purchase rumor then confirmed to be true, then remedy entertainment no show at E3, alan wake rumor (i'm sure thats true now), Rockstar no show at E3 (besides table tennis) then gta rumor, still a rumor till its confirmed of course but interesting nonetheless.
I Dlacy13g, do realize that the ps3 isnt out yet, but from watching the video's of alan wake from last e3, i got excited.I cant wait till next week for e3 06, maybe i will get an Xbox 360 afterward, but probably not until after Halo 3 is released.
www.gamersreports.com /news/2436   (1097 words)

  
  : Alan Wake Q&A : Igniq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Remedy have given some more info about their next game Alan Wake in a new QandA.
Also, the story is an important part of Alan Wake, and that is something that doesn’t translate well to a multiplayer game.
Alan Wake is planned for PC and next-generation consoles, though no release date has been confirmed as yet.
www.igniq.com /2005/06/alan-wake-qa.html   (201 words)

  
 AtomicGamer - Alan Wake Preview
I'm sure it'll be revived later in some form or another, but for now, the idea to move on to something else was probably the right one.
Their first real-time unveiling of the game took place at E3 this year, and they seem to be very excited to introduce gamers to their next big thing.
The main similarity I see is that Alan's own reality is falling apart, just like the main characters in these movies, and from what I can see, it starts to have that same effect on his own perceptions and judgments - eventually driving him maybe a little insane.
www.atomicgamer.com /article.php?id=189   (1161 words)

  
 Gamehelper Newswire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The creators have billed this new title as a ‘psychological action thriller’ and with inspiration drawn from Twin Peaks and other offbeat, cult TV hits, Alan Wake seems to be developing in the right direction.
Alan Wake, the game’s main character, is a horror novelist haunted by nightmares which are actually the basis of his novels.
At times, Wake will also need to equip himself with portable floodlights to safeguard against his enemies—there will also be motion sensor add-ons to add more versatility to the use of certain items, such as the aforementioned portable floodlights.
newswire.gamehelper.com /articles/453.htm   (497 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/alanwake
Visit the Alan Wake Forums to discuss anything and everything Alan Wake and beyond, talk to the creators, and etcetera!
Also visit alanwake.com to discover Alan Wakes videogame based on the ever popular radio series.
OK Alan c the thing is this i have the most antique mother of a pc u have ever seen matey and um i can't get your dialogue to actually run smoothly with out sitting here for 10 hours fucking with it.....
www.myspace.com /alanwake   (231 words)

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