Alan Wake's Night Springs goes 'This Old House' in first screen

But I loved that elbow padded jacket he had :/

Until I tried to buy one in real life and realized how much they costed.

This is a smart move for a game company. They had a critically acclaimed game, that didn't sell well. I think I am right on that anyway. So, going with a digital distribution of a smaller game at a (hopefully) cheaper price point ($20-30) seems like the right move. Then DLC and micro transact it to reach profitability rather than ask for $60 up front.

I am so, so very happy. Anyone see my smile through the vortex of cyberspace? Oh, it's there alright.

Wake for life.

Think he'll learn from last time and buy the biggest flashlight he can find and not throw the damn thing away after every mission?

OHMYGOD CANNOT WAIT!

I wish Alan Wake would come to the PS3. I loved that first trailer that came out.

I'm wondering if this is going to be a completely episodic sequel. Maybe Remedy is aiming to release Night Springs as separate episodes over a period of time. They could release six "episodes" for $10 a piece and in the end it's a full game.

Well, at least it looks like the same ol' Alan Wake.

They've said, "Don't judge before seeing it; just because it's on XBLA doesn't make it any less of a game." But how could it not? They obviously can't put an entire 8 hours' worth of content into 15-20 bucks, nor into the 2GB limit for XBLA games. In this sense, I'm worried for both Night Springs and I Am Alive - both started (or were thought to be) ambitious third-person action-adventure games that have been both "downgraded" to download status. Maybe our preconceived notions of what a downloadable title is are skewed and will be corrected by these two, but I can't imagine that they will be anywhere the kind of scale a $60 retail title would have been. Maybe they'll magically pull a Shadow-Complex-esque scenario out of their black top hats, but that doesn't seem likely. I'm still definitely on board with both, but I'm readying myself for disappointment. Hey, if they're awesome, I'll be that much more psyched.

I hope this game does exceptionally well as a downloadable title so when it does, Microsoft and Remedy can justify a full blown retail release for Alan Wake 2 :)

Why are they puttin this on XBLA an not GoD?

I could not care less if it's digital only, that doesn't bother me at all.. But I do want a full game and not a game restricted by 2GBs and 200GS..

Come on MS, it's not our damn faults you releases the first one the same time as rockstars Red Dead Resemption..

So this is going to be something like Section 8: Prejudice?

Hell yes, I want this game NOW.

Alan really needs to stop using living social to plan his getaways.

Nail gun...

I am truly happy I'll have more of Alan Wake in my life :D

That nail gun Wake's holding is a good sign, because it probably means there will be more variety in the way he kills the enemies. The original game is awesome, but I'll admit that killing most enemies the same way all the time got a bit redundant.

With a marketing campaign (Alan Wake didn't have one...) and a little more polish, I think Alan Wake could be a huge IP in Microsoft's arsenal. Sadly, going the download route loses you a bit of that hype generated by big budget retail releases. So where does Microsoft go after Gears, Halo, Fable, and Forza? They're all wearing pretty thing. Great franchises, but they certainly need new stuff if they wish to compete in the future

Is A. Wake trying to pull off the N. Drake half-tuck, with hipster belt buckle?

Maybe he heard about Joystiq's contest??

I would love to play a game as Alan Wake playing Uncharted.
Dream within a dream... head explodes!

TAKE MY MONIES NOW!!

Can't wait, but I gotta :(

DAMN fine cup of coffee.

I can just hear the narration now:

"As I ran through the town from the unknown terror that pursued me I noticed that this town had fallen into disrepair. I grabbed the nearby nail gun and knew what I had to do."

I wonder if thats where pies go when they die?

What kind of trees are those along the highway? Douglas Firs?

I'd been fearing the worst for this and was really disappointed with everything I've heard thus far, but I'm starting to turn the corner. I really wanted a full-on serious sequel. One piece of DLC was great, the other sucked. Alan Wake might be one of my fave games of all time so I think I've just been overly negative. They did such a great job with the first so I think I owe 'em some due credit. I'm sure I'll buy it. Those short prequel bits they did with live actors were so awesome, I hope they do more of those, too.

Remedy Guy #1- "We need a release date guys."
Remedy Guy #2- "Hmmm When is GTA5 coming out?"

I just hope that the content is as big as the first game (enough in my book) and that the graphics are on par or better than they were before. I think Alan wake's graphics were one of the best on the 360.

I just hope that the content is as big as the first game (enough in my book) and that the graphics are on par or better than they were before. I think Alan wake's graphics were one of the best on the 360.