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Acclaimed Pulp Action Adventure Shines Light on PC
HELSINKI, FINLAND (May 8, 2012) – Gaming’s best selling writer is back with a vengeance. On May 22, Alan Wake returns in Remedy’s stand-alone digital spin-off adventure, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, which brings home a hard-boiled, thrilling pulp action adventure, to PC’s everywhere. This critically acclaimed game has been revamped for the PC with stunning high-resolution graphics and enhanced PC features.
In celebration of the impending launch, Remedy is offering gamers a motherload of discounts on Alan Wake. Pre-orders of American Nightmare on Steam or GOG.com will receive 10% off their purchase. For purchasers of the original Alan Wake, an additional 15% off is available! Alan Wake is now part of Steam’s Midweek Madness (only 72 hours!) available at 50% off. This offer is also available on GOG.com.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare will go on sale in retail shortly after through Nordic Games.
About Alan Wake’s American Nightmare:
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is a stand alone spin-off adventure featuring a thrilling pulp action story mode and an all new “Fight till Dawn” arcade mode. American Nightmare will shine a new light on the world of Wake while appealing to fans and newcomers alike.
The single player campaign comes from the darkest corners of the ‘Night Springs’, a Twilight Zone inspired fiction. American Nightmare is an exaggerated and gritty rendering of that world – where the horrors of reality have the all too easy habit of coming true. When Wake becomes stuck in the alternate shadowed world of Night Springs, he must hunt down his evil double, Mr. Scratch, to find answers. A supernatural serial killer, Scratch is fixated on Wake’s wife, Alice, and even more horribly, Wake’s demise. To survive and thrive in the darkest of nights, Wake must learn to control reality itself and unravel the secrets of Night Springs with a trusty flashlight by his side and whatever weapon he can find.
The brand new “Fight till Dawn” arcade mode places Wake in the battle of his life. Players are tasked with surviving a full night of brutal onslaughts while racking up their score. With a myriad of new enemies to battle, Wake won’t have any trouble since he’ll have plenty of deadly options within his arsenal: old stalwarts like the flare gun, wild new favorites like the nail gun and old school Remedy favorites like the Uzi. Thankfully, safe havens and unlockable weapons litter the landscape, allowing for a momentary respite from the darkness. Surviving until dawn is only the beginning though, as online leaderboards pit friends head-to-head to see who the real champion of light is.
Steam link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/202750
GOG.com link: http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/alan_wakes_american_nightmare
PEGI and ESRB ratings pending. Alan Wake’s American Nightmare will be available for $14.99 through Steam and GOG.com on May 22, and in retail outlets soon after via publisher Nordic Games. For more information, please visit Alan Wake on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alanwake), Twitter (@Remedygames) and the website www.alanwake.com.
About Remedy Entertainment Ltd.
Remedy Entertainment Ltd. is a privately held developer of state-of-the-art action games, game franchises and cutting edge 3D game technology. Remedy is based in Espoo, Finland. Their highly acclaimed games include Death Rally (PC, 1996), Max Payne (PC/Xbox/PS2, 2001) and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (PC/Xbox/PS2, 2003) Remedy’s latest creation, Alan Wake, is a Psychological Action Thriller for Xbox360 & PC. Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, a stand-alone expansion to the Alan Wake universe, is available on Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 and PC For more information, please visit www.remedygames.com and www.alanwake.com
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Remedy Entertainment is looking for world-class talent to work on an unannounced project targeted at future generation consoles.
More than 20 new positions will become available within the next few months. The first batch of positions will go live as soon as Friday 30th of March.
Interested in being part of a team on the very brink of creating the games of the future?
Watch this space.
Alan Wake To Be Distributed at Retail in North America by Legacy Interactive
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Remedy Entertainment Ltd. and Nordic Games award Legacy Interactive the retail distribution rights for the boxed PC version of Remedy’s critically acclaimed Psychological Action Thriller “Alan Wake”. The retail version will begin shipping April 3.
Legacy Interactive and Nordic Games announced today the closing of a distribution deal for the PC boxed edition of Alan Wake in North America. Remedy Entertainment Ltd and Nordic Games join forces with Legacy Interactive as the distribution partner for the North American territories.
“We are thrilled to be bringing such an iconic title to North American retail.” said Steve Wall, Vice President of Legacy Interactive. “I have been a longtime fan of Remedy’s work. Max Payne was a true masterpiece and Alan Wake follows in its footsteps as a brilliant feat of storytelling and innovative gameplay.”
“Alan Wake is a great product and we are proud about being able to take it to the North American retail customers. In Legacy Interactive we have found a partner who will give the product the focus it deserves, and also ensure best possible market penetration for the PC retail versions,” commented Egil Strunke, Vice President at Nordic Games.
Apart from the original game, the PC version contains two pieces of downloadable content (The Signal and The Writer) and everything you’d expect from a proper boxed PC version and more. Players will experience Alan Wake’s Pacific Northwest with higher resolutions and even higher fidelity. Players will experience the interplay between light and darkness like never before. With plenty of graphical customization options, every player can get the most out of their rig. Other refinements include a fully configurable mouse and keyboard setup as well as Microsoft gamepad support. Sought-after options by fans such as field of view adjustments and “hide HUD” have also been included. Finally, the game supports multiple screens and stereoscopic 3D.
In Alan Wake, players assume the role of Alan Wake, a best-selling suspense author suffering from writer’s block. Wake escapes to the small town of Bright Falls, only to experience the mysterious disappearance of his wife. Players will unravel the riveting plot through multilayered character interactions, unique problem-solving and intense combat against the darkest of enemies. In this nightmarish world, where the boundaries between reality and fiction become increasingly blurred and ambiguous, Wake must use a variety of weapons to survive, including his most powerful ally against the darkness – light itself.
On March 2nd, 2012 the wait was finally over for PC gamers who were able to get their hands on the retail PC version of Alan Wake in both Standard and Collector’s Edition formats, courtesy of Nordic Games. The retail Alan Wake PC version hit store shelves in the UK, Germany, Finland, Sweden and Denmark – to name just a few of the initial release locations.
“The Nordic Games release of Alan Wake on PC shows real attention to detail and a desire to provide PC gamers with an appealing package they will want to own,” said Nik Blower, sales and marketing director, Nordic Games. “The Standard Edition offers more than a usual PC release would, while the Collector’s Edition is stuffed with fantastic material.”
Alan Wake Collector’s Edition includes two Bonus Discs crammed with exclusive content. This includes The History Of Remedy, The Making Of Alan Wake, The Making Of A Thriller, the music video “War” by the “Poets of the Fall”, several trailers to the game, all in-game cinematics with storyboard concept art, the teaser trailer of “The Signal”, the launch trailer of “The Signal”. The launch trailer of “The Writer”, as well as two more features “Building the technology” and “Building a Thriller”.
Also included is The Alan Wake Files; a 144-page publication extra with evidence on the mysterious incidents around Alan Wake and Bright Falls, compiled by the fictitious author Clay Steward.
The Standard and Collector’s Editions of Alan Wake both include the main game, with optional commentary provided by Remedy (Collector’s Edition only) and both DLCs – The Signal and The Writer – on disc one, while disc two hosts the official soundtrack, comprising 13 tracks.
Also in the box are six post cards featuring different scenes from the game, the manual, a double-sided poster and seven stickers with different scenes and characters from the game.
The retail versions of Alan Wake and Alan Wake Collector’s Edition are available to buy on PC (from March 2nd) priced £29.99 for the Standard Edition and £34.99 for the Collector’s Edition.
For a full release list of when you can expect Alan Wake PC to hit your local store, see:
http://forum.alanwake.com/showthread.php?t=8242
HELSINKI, FINLAND – February 22, 2012 – Remedy Entertainment and Microsoft Studios announced today that Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, their stand-alone digital spin-off adventure, is now available for 1200 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE ® Arcade for the Xbox 360 ® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. This downloadable adventure is a featured title in the third-annual Xbox LIVE Arcade House Party program, delivering the season’s biggest and best digital games. Featuring a thrilling pulp action adventure story mode and an all new “Fight till Dawn” arcade mode, American Nightmare will shine a new light on the world of Wake while appealing to fans and newcomers alike.
“With Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, we wanted to challenge the conventions of what makes an Xbox LIVE Arcade title” says Matias Myllyrinne, CEO of Remedy. “The game is a combination of pick-up-and-play arcade action that players expect out of an Xbox LIVE Arcade title, as well as a substantial pulp inspired single-player campaign that Remedy is known for.”
The single player campaign comes from the darkest corners of the ‘Night Springs’, a Twilight Zone inspired fiction. American Nightmare is an exaggerated and gritty rendering of that world – where the horrors of reality have the all too easy habit of coming true. When Wake becomes stuck in the alternate shadowed world of Night Springs, he must hunt down his evil doppelganger, Mr. Scratch, to find the answers. A supernatural serial killer, Scratch has his evil mind fixated on Wake’s wife, Alice, and even more horribly, Wake’s demise. To survive and thrive in the darkest of nights, Wake must learn to control reality itself and unravel the secret to Mr. Scratch’s demise with a trusty flashlight by his side and whatever weapon he can find.
The brand new “Fight till Dawn” arcade mode places Wake in the battle of his life. Players are tasked with surviving a full night of brutal onslaughts while racking up their score. With a myriad of new enemies to battle, Wake won’t have any trouble since he’ll have plenty of deadly options within his arsenal: old stalwarts like the flare gun, wild new favorites like the nail gun and old school Remedy favorites like the Uzi. Thankfully, safe havens and unlockable weapons litter the landscape, allowing for a momentary respite from the darkness. Surviving until dawn is only the beginning though, as online leaderboards pit friends head-to-head to see who the real champion of light is.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is available now on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 for 1200 Microsoft Points. The game is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. For more information, please visit: Facebook (www.facebook.com/alanwake) - Twitter (@Remedygames) and website: www.alanwake.com. Can’t get enough Alan Wake? Check out the recently released Alan Wake on PC via Steam for the high definition goods!
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare should start appearing any time now on Xbox Live Arcade and the past day we’ve started seeing some reviews popping up on the Internet! See below for the latest reviews, previews and interviews in our media roundup for February 22nd, 2012.
Review: Alan Wake’s American Nightmare – Destructoid
“Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is a worthwhile expansion to the novelist’s saga and one that you’ll come back to time and time again, quite literally until the break of dawn.” Score: 8.5/10.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Review – IGN
“Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is an extremely impressive experiment, created with the aim of releasing an essentially fully-fledged retail game through Xbox LIVE Arcade. American Nightmare absolutely succeeds in this regard, with action-packed gameplay, a cool theme, and an exciting Arcade Action mode.” Score: 8/10.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare review: Paging Mr. Scratch – Joystiq
“Alan Wake’s American Nightmare isn’t perfect. As he writes his own escape from the Dark Place, the tale ironically lacks the narrative punch of his first trek into the shadows. Even so, it invites us back into Alan’s world, takes us on a new adventure and sheds new light on his predicament. The writer is correct, we love our characters, and if you love Alan Wake, you really don’t have a choice. You must survive his American Nightmare.” Score: 4/5.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare: The Kotaku Review – Kotaku
“The hints of what’s happened after the first Alan Wake game dropped by American Nightmare tease that there might be more expansion for this action/horror franchise. AM feels like a game that proves the Alan Wake concept is sturdier and more flexible than just one game, ripe for the episodic updates a book-minded game series cries out for. It makes you yearn for more.” Score: Should you play this game? Yes.
What is Alan Wake’s American Nightmare? – GameSpot
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare review – Official Xbox Magazine
“Having this much Taken-slaughtering glee in such a small, concise package makes Alan Wake’s American Nightmare an instant “yes, please” for series fans. But what’s more surprising is that its accessible approach to combat makes it an equally worthwhile experience for those who’ve never suspended their disbelief to wander Wake’s dream-like world. Hey, Alan — where to next?” Score: 8.5/10
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Review (XBLA) – About
“All in all, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is a pretty great XBLA game. It isn’t exactly what we wanted from a new Alan Wake experience, but it is still absolutely solid and worth playing. Considering that you’re getting retail-quality presentation and a ton of content for just 1200 MSP (Microsoft Points) ($15), it is hard to say no if you’re an Alan Wake fan. If you liked the original, buy American Nightmare.” Score: 4/5.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare review – Digital Trends
“The tone in this game definitely has more of an action bent than fans of the 2010 release might remember, but the changed focus only serves to highlight just how solid a game Alan Wake was even without its head-scratching story. It’s totally fun to play as long as you don’t let the repeating environments bother you. All in, American Nightmare is an excellent slice of Wake to have from Remedy in the absence of a true sequel.” Score: 8/10.
EGM REVIEW: ALAN WAKE’S AMERICAN NIGHTMARE – EGM
“All in all though, I think that as a stand alone adventure and a spot check on seeing how Alan was doing, this game did a good job of giving us an idea of the struggles the character is going through and hopefully will serve as the launching point for a bigger and even better story down the road.” Score: 8.5/10.
REVIEW – Alan Wake: American Nightmare – XXLGaming
“Overall, as a whole I enjoyed American Nightmare. Actually I enjoyed it enormously as I mentioned in the beginning of the review. The new story elements that have been brought into what we already know from the original game really makes me want Alan Wake 2 all the more. This game is fantastic on many levels from storytelling to creative design. Alan Wake fans that know anything and everything about the Alan Wake saga will find a ton of satisfaction in this game and new rumors and ideas will most definitely spinoff of this game.” Score: 90/100.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Review – Game Informer
“I didn’t feel as connected to Alan’s world or story, which were the main draws for me in the first game, but the gameplay is streamlined and improved in this sequel. American Nightmare is not quite as gripping of an experience, but I certainly got my mystery-laden, flashlight-burning fun out of it.” Score: 7.75/10.
Remedy CEO Matias Myllyrinne answers our questions on Alan Wake’s American Nightmare – Stevivor
“Would this title be best classified as a bridge to Alan Wake 2, or essentially AS Alan Wake 2?
Matias: It is not Alan Wake 2. It is hard to fit into an existing slot or category. American Nightmare is a new breed of XBLA game – it hopefully pushes the conventions a little. I guess you could think of it as a standalone season special.”
Major’s Minute: Alan Wake’s American Nightmare – InsideXbox
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Review – GamesRadar
“Alan Wake’s American Nightmare ends up being more inviting than ever to new players, with a clearer plot and goals. The game knows what it does well and highlights it instead of trying too many hit or miss concepts. Despite the sometimes limited scope of its world and objectives, it’s a great downloadable that hopefully will introduce a whole new audience to one writer’s unique world.” Score: 8/10.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare: Meta-repetitive literary horror – ArsTechnica
“While Alan Wake’s American Nightmare draws vaguely from classic sci-fi B-movies, it never succumbs to satire or artistic monotony, despite the repetitive meta-narrative. Wake’s writer-critique thriller stands alone in the gaming industry for its intellectual insistence and challenging allegory, but joins the ranks of action-horror greats with its tense balance of defense and gunplay. American Nightmare charges players to create and recreate, or else feel the steel separation of darkness. Or some abstraction thereof.” Score: Buy it.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Review: Good Shooting Paired With a Sloppy Story – 1UP
“At the very least, while Nightmare doesn’t grab me as well as its predecessor, it’s also stuck in my mind and hard drive longer than other stand-alone downloadable adventures (Festival of Blood and Dead Rising 2: Case Zero) due to its collectibles and Fight Till Dawn mode.” Score: B.
Q&A – Remedy Talks Alan Wake’s American Nightmare – GameSugar
“GS: Was co-operative multiplayer ever on the table? I’m sure there must be some people that would have been eager to play as Barry Wheeler.
MM: We wanted to focus on improving the core gameplay loop and building wild weapons to combat even wilder enemies… Also, we ended up boosting the rendering, AI and such and the art team improved the environmental visuals with a much richer color palette…”
Interview: Matias Myllyrinne on Alan Wake’s PC release and American Nightmare – Rely on Horror
“ROH: What are your influences for the game? It’s set in a desert town, so what has the team been watching for inspiration?
MM: There are various pulp elements there – and I think it is a melting pot of American pulp movies and literature that we draw from, the locations are familiar from this common subconscious that we all share – but still feel unique and fresh. The motel for example just feels like you have seen it in a film, the drive in movie theater and the mountain top observatory are all quintessential places of Americana. The enemies and three women who help Wake… all elements that feel “right” – yet I think our team have done a good job of making all these things unique and giving a twist to the genre.”
On the Spot – Twisted Metal, Alan Wake, FIFA Street – GameSpot
A new trailer has hit for Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, this time we’re bringing you the launch trailer!
Check it out below!
The wait is over! Alan Wake has now returned home!
Alan Wake is now available on Steam and can be purchased for $29.99 for the Standard Edition (Game + DLCs, “The Signal” and “The Writer”!) or $34.99 for the Collectors Edition (Game + DLCs + Alan Wake Files, Developer Commentary AND the Alan Wake Soundtrack!).
If you purchase the game before Thursday February 23rd 10AM PST you get to receive the Collector’s Edition contents FREE!
So head over to the Steam Store to purchase the game!
