New Alan Wake is an XBLA game

by JC Fletcher on Nov 3rd 2011 6:30PM

The new Alan Wake game to be revealed at the Spike VGAs will be for Xbox Live Arcade. This was first noted as a correction in a tweet by Game Informer news editor Jim Reilly, who clarified that it's a downloadable game, and "not Alan Wake 2." The announcement was confirmed on the Alan Wake Facebook page, which also asks "Are you ready to become the Champion of Light?" We'll see the first screenshot on GI's website on Monday.

These details are in keeping with reports we've received in the past. In May, Remedy head of development Oskari Häkkinen told Joystiq that a new Alan Wake project was in progress, but was not Alan Wake 2, and "neither will it be DLC." That report also offered a fall release window, which is seeming unlikely at this point. Later that same month, a rumor popped up outing the next game as "Alan Wake's Night Springs" for XBLA.

Source: @jimreilly, Remedy

Tags: alan-wake, alan-wakes-american-nightmare, alan-wakes-night-springs, remedy, spike-vga, vga-2011, xbla

Reader Comments (49)

Alan Wake Tower Defense?

@PhalicFemale Maybe it'll be a dating sim.

Still good news. I bet they are saving Alan Wake 2 for the next Xbox (or whatever it will be called).

@DCGX
Not really. I wanted a full length Alan Wake 2. This is disappointing.

@Special Agent Steve

Considering Alan Wake didn't sell as well as it could have, I'm just glad to see anything new.

@Special Agent Steve

I look at it this way: instead of them announcing Alan Wake 2, we get this game and most likely Alan Wake 2. Two games instead of one.

@DCGX

I bless your comment with unicorn ashes.

@Tradio

why? arcade games are getting more and more impressive, but of course there will always be turds like you who consider the announcement of a new arcade title from a promising studio to be "fail". maybe they just don't want to gamble with tons of money and potentially flounder at retail again like they did with the first Alan Wake? can you really blame them for taking it safe? Double Fine has been doing that, and so far they've released a bunch of awesome arcade titles. just chillax...or something.

For whatever reason i actually read that name as Rim Jelly.

Still not sure if i should be laughing, crying, or both lol

Any new Alan Wake content is good news. I never understood why the first one wasn't huge hit. It has so much going for it.

@Sgt Zeppelin

Because Red Dead Redemption murdered EVERYTHING else that was released that same day. And anything that came out for about a month after. The oft repeated phrase was "it took the air out of the room."

@Sgt Zeppelin PC Version cancelled, launched against Red Dead Redemption which had the usual guns-a-blazin' Rockstar marketing while Microsoft's marketing was mostly focussed online and viral....

I think the game could have benefitted from a three month delay, launching in August. People are already in that fall mood, and nothing was really launching against it at retail.

@Mister Darcy
And it didn't release for PS3.

I'd rather have a retail box game tho...

@Tommy758

You can pay me the extra $45 and I'll mail you an empty green plastic case. Deal?

@Electrium Anything for you!

@Liquidfingers

Ignoring you replying about their FAIL commenta and ragarding "maybe they just don't want to gamble with tons of money and potentially flounder at retail again like they did with the first Alan Wake?"

Maybe they just want to milk it more before tehy push another out the door?

Also many arcade games these days have rather large budgets, not like the yearly blockbusters but certainly larger than one would expect ever since MS raised the size aloud for XBLA games.

Full games will now fit under that cat that would once have been forced to release on disc. So judging a game by being on XBLA as less than a disc release right now, really doesnt mean anything at all. They are still risking by making it at all.

Testing the water maybe but i havent heard alan wake 2 being pulled, then again it was just a rumor except for the games end. Though i've still not got round to playing it so not 100% sure.

Better than DLC, not as good as a sequel.
Still really looking forward to it, though.

@Tradio, quite frankly, I'm interested to see what they do with the game.

For some reason, I have this feeling it'll be a dual stick shooter with one stick controlling a flash light?

But what do I know? It's probably going to be cart racing.

It's strange to me that they're so adamant about "this is not Alan Wake 2."

So will it be a Nextbox launch title...?

@Electrium If it's a launch title for the nextbox, I'll buy the damn console day one!!

@Electrium - I'd guess that it's announced as a launch title for the next console but ends up delayed and misses launch.

Sweet can't wait .

Damn :-(

@Tradio

If by FAIL you actually meant that you

F - Forgot
A - Alan Wake
I - Is
L - Likely to murder you in your sleep with awesomeness

then I accept your comment good sir.

More Alan Wake= Awesomesauce!

@ItsameMatt03
Agreed! I loved Alan Wake...still working on finding those last 4 thermos though :-p

@Younicorn

Now all I can think about is an Alan Wake cart racer where every time you level up you can upgrade your headlights with new powers. When you hit max level you get rainbow headlights that instantly disintegrate all your enemies if they get too close. Also all the character models are the cardboard cutouts from the DLC. I can no longer be satisfied with anything less.

I'm down with that!

C'mon joystiq community, no need to feed trolls this... lazy? Just downvote and move on.

I hope it is as good as Alan Wake.

Ugh. I rather just wait for Alan Wake 2 than play "Alan Wake's Nocturnal Emissions".

It's gonna be that Alan Wake RTS game that they did as an April Fools joke.

@fashionccz Holy sh*t, this bot is the worst yet. MODERATORS?!!

I got the download only code for the original Alan Wake on sale at Amazon for $7. best way to game. no need to insert a disc, fast hard drive loading, can erase and download any time I want, etc.

digital media is the future and makes life easier.

@onlysublime

Good luck trading the game or loaning it to a friend.

I'll bet you 5 dollars its a dual stick shooter or a motion comic.

@Fugaku

He's really trying to get his point across.

I've never bought an Arcade game but I'd definitely get this, I loved Alan Wake

@samsaBEAR

You're missing out on some great games! Buy some points and check out what you're missing.

New Alan Wake is a new Alan Wake. This was one of my favorite games. It was so well done if not for the stupid Energizer tie-ins and that dumb commercial (I felt so dirty and used after being duped into watching it). After reading about the poor sales it had I feared I may never get any more Alan Wake, I'm thankful for at least an XBLA title.

Now can we all actually buy a copy of this one and let them know that yes we do actually enjoy this game and yes we would pay you money to make another full retail title. K Thanks =D

Thats cause they said Alan Wake 2 is gonna be on the next gen.

It's a shame the first game sold so poorly. It was excellent, I'd buy a true sequel in a heartbeat.

I'm interested in seeing how this turns out.

More Alan Wake is a good thing. Can't wait to play it :)

Hey guys dont get so down on yourselfs. I believe this will be some type of expansion pack. Well at least i hope. It would be really stupid for microsoft to make it some kind of racing cart game or an rts. i just hope it has the same gameplay and interesting story just like its predecessor. This game was my goty when it came out and enjoyed it as much as i enjoyed uncharted. I believe in terms of story and gameplay these two are in par.

I forgot all about Alan Wake. I played Red Dead and my budget couldn't handle both. Off to Amazon to pick it up.

I enjoyed Alan Wake and I like some Arcade games, but the fact that they have to be digital only and often still expensive for what they are, I'm really not digging this. Who knows? Maybe I'll end up buying it and enjoying it, but right now, I dunno.

To be honest, I never really thought Alan Wake needed a sequel though. I thought it stood better alone and that the two DLC packs did it justice to complete the game.

New Alan Wake = YAY!

s long as it improves on the first game, I don't care how they deliver it into my living room. I'm just worried it will be a completely different game like a top down perspective, or a side scroller. If they do that, FAIL!

I may just buy it anyways only to support Remedy, and attempt to convince MS that AW2 needs to happen.

Downloadable doesn't necessarily mean XBLA does it?

Alan Wake's American Nightmare

New Alan Wake is an XBLA game

Reader Comments (49)

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:37PM PhalicFemale said

Posted: Nov 4th 2011 12:47AM Faceless Troll said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:39PM DCGX said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:48PM Special Agent Steve said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:53PM Korbie said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 10:38PM DCGX said

Posted: Nov 4th 2011 1:39PM cleopatrudo said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:40PM Liquidfingers said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:45PM KillerC said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:46PM Sgt Zeppelin said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:53PM Mister Darcy said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:00PM Oddgirl said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 9:04PM Resident Evil 6 Puppy Madness said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:48PM Tommy758 said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:01PM Electrium said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:14PM Tommy758 said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:51PM KillerC said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:51PM Korbie said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 6:51PM Younicorn said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:00PM Electrium said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:06PM trickybuz93 said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:11PM Mcmax3000 said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:01PM kmcroc said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:01PM Undulation said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:01PM Brian333 said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:09PM ItsameMatt03 said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:39PM locolukah said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:10PM Brian333 said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:11PM Octoplus said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:23PM Hank Hill said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:46PM Darki Dreamside said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:49PM TheBatman4141 said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 7:51PM Seroth said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 8:07PM Fugaku said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 8:20PM onlysublime said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 9:29PM TheChezDispenser said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 8:28PM Jovrick said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 9:18PM Bubbameister33 said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 9:47PM samsaBEAR said

Posted: Nov 4th 2011 1:45AM Courtney said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 9:51PM Bartboy said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 10:01PM MercShame said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 10:23PM CaramelZappa said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 11:23PM DanteSparda504 said

Posted: Nov 3rd 2011 11:47PM chronicles32 said

Posted: Nov 4th 2011 2:24AM DannibusX said

Posted: Nov 4th 2011 5:39AM TCJJ said

Posted: Nov 4th 2011 9:08AM Tuxy79 said

Posted: Nov 4th 2011 11:47AM radioactivez0r said

Alan Wake's American Nightmare Info

Description

MSRP

Release Date

Genre

Developer

Publisher

Rating

Breaking News

WB conjures up Harry Potter for Kinect this fall

Featured Stories

Stiq Figures, May 14 - 20: He's heating up edition

The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Ballin

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is a stranger in a strange land

Engadget

TUAW

Massively

WoW