Alan Wake, the new thriller game from Remedy exclusively on the Xbox 360, has been a long time in the making. In fact, the last game Remedy put out was the classic 3rd person shooter Max Payne 2, a good seven years ago. This time around, the focus is less on all out action and more on giving the viewer (erm – the player) the creeps. Does it pay off?
Read MoreWith less than a week until the release of Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake for the Xbox 360, now is a good time to point out that the live action prequel ‘Bright Falls‘, part 4 of 7, has been released. The latest episode keeps up with the twisted atmosphere. I hope the game can maintain that atmosphere. Meanwhile, over at the Remedy forums, one of their writers, Mikko Rautalahti has posted his take on the pre-release reviews so far… Yeah, we don’t really look at the Metascore all that much. It’d…
Read MoreIt’s just under 3 weeks until the new Xbox 360 action thriller game Alan Wake hits shelves (May 18th in North America, May 14th in the EU), making light itself your most powerful weapon against the forces of darkness. What makes this most interesting is that the game is written by Sam Lake, writer of the Max Payne game, who had a knack of capturing the right tone for that game. To follow a trend that seems to be more and more prevalent every year, there’s a prequel short film…
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