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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Wake cinematic trailer to debut October 15th]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/alan-wake-cinematic-trailer-to-debut-october-15th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/alan-wake-cinematic-trailer-to-debut-october-15th/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/alan-wake-cinematic-trailer-to-debut-october-15th/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.brightfalls.net/news/403/"><img hspace="0" vspace="4" border="0" align="top" alt="" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/teasertrail415n.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="left">The <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/01/rumor-alan-wake-details-headed-our-way-this-fri/">rumor</a> was true! Developer Remedy will be <a href="http://www.brightfalls.net/news/403/">debuting a new cinematic trailer</a> for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/alan-wake"><em>Alan Wake</em></a> on October 15th at Finland's <em>Max Payne</em> movie premiere. For serious!<br /></div>
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<br />Finnish magazine Pelaaja just uploaded an exclusive <a href="http://pelaajalehti.com/2008/10/03/mita-kuuluu-alan-wake-haastattelussa-kasikirjoittaja-sami-jarvi/">interview</a> with <em>Alan Wake</em> lead writer Sami J&auml;rven (recapped on the <a href="http://www.alanwake.com/forum/showthread.php?p=31752#post31752"><em>Alan Wake</em> forums</a> due to it being in Finnish) and informed us that a new <em>Alan Wake</em> cinematic trailer would debut during the <em>Max Payne</em> movie premier at the Finnkino movie theaters on October 15th. The trailer will only feature in-game cinematics and no actual gameplay, because Remedy is still holding their cards close to their chest. But, to hold you over for the next few weeks, Remedy <a href="http://www.brightfalls.net/news/433/">released</a> a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/alan-wake/1076377/full/">screen-grab</a> teaser from the upcoming <em>Alan Wake</em> cinematic trailer. Anyone excited to see what Remedy has been up to for the past 12 years?<br /><br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/alan-wake-cinematic-trailer-to-debut-october-15th/">Alan Wake cinematic trailer to debut October 15th</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.brightfalls.net/news/403/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/alan-wake-cinematic-trailer-to-debut-october-15th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1332752/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/alan-wake-cinematic-trailer-to-debut-october-15th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alan-wake</category><category>alanwake</category><category>remedy</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Wake 'media blackout' still in effect [Update 1]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/07/alan-wake-media-blackout-could-be-ending-soon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/07/alan-wake-media-blackout-could-be-ending-soon/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/07/alan-wake-media-blackout-could-be-ending-soon/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/adventure/" rel="tag">Adventure</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.alanwake.com/forum/showpost.php?p=28174&amp;postcount=5"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/alan-wake-site-logo-490.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<strong>Update: </strong>From the moderator: "I do not know when the blackout will end ... When we hear anything from Remedy or Microsoft regarding any kind of new information, we will post it loud and clear. There are no tricks up our sleeves at the moment." Original post is still below.<br /><br />When was the last time you heard anything concrete about <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/alanwake"><em>Alan Wake</em></a>? (Aside from when it announced that it <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/fable-2-alan-wake-not-cancelled-either/">wasn't canceled</a>, of course.) Other than a confirmed <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/07/fable-2-alan-wake-and-more-confirmed-for-2008/">2008 release window</a>, the last details we got from the game look to be from <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/x06-alan-wake-bioshock-mass-effect-demos/">September 2006</a>. <br /><br />That's what makes this posting from the official <a href="http://www.alanwake.com/forum/showpost.php?p=28174&amp;postcount=5"><em>Alan Wake</em> forums</a>, from "Super Moderator" Morry, so tantalizing. Responding to a thread aptly titled "Still no updates, its 2008 for crying out loud" (sic), Morry said, "Patience. The media 'blackout' won't continue for too much longer."<br /><br />We're hoping that's not a relative phrasing of "too much longer," as it's been almost 19 months since the last scrap of information.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/04/07/alan-wakes-media-blackout-should-end-soon/">X3F</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/07/alan-wake-media-blackout-could-be-ending-soon/">Alan Wake 'media blackout' still in effect [Update 1]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.alanwake.com/forum/showpost.php?p=28174&amp;postcount=5>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/07/alan-wake-media-blackout-could-be-ending-soon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1160456/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/07/alan-wake-media-blackout-could-be-ending-soon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alan-wake</category><category>alanwake</category><category>delay</category><category>remedy</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Wake, Fable 2 and others will release in 2008]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/alan-wake-fable-2-and-others-will-release-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/alan-wake-fable-2-and-others-will-release-in-2008/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/alan-wake-fable-2-and-others-will-release-in-2008/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><center><a href="http://www.mercextra.com/blogs/takahashi/2008/01/06/meanwhile-this-xbox-360-memo-showed-up-in-my-inbox"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/alanwakeisonfire333.jpg" align="top" vspace="4" border="0" /></a></center>Something we forgot to mention that was included in Dan Mattrick's ever <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/ms-memo-claims-360s-record-success-in-07-and-a-next-gen-victor/">enjoyable memo</a> was the fact that, for the first time ever, a few Xbox 360 games have been confirmed for a 2008 release.<br /><br />Nestled towards the bottom of Mattrick's memo he lists a few games that'll release in 2008 including the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/fable-2-and-alan-wake-not-at-cancellation-risk/">not so canceled</a> <em>Alan Wake </em>and <em>Fable 2 </em>as well as <em>Too Human</em>, <em>Halo </em>Wars, <em>Splinter Cell: Conviction </em>and "several exciting yet-to-be-announced titles". Wait, did you get that? <em>Alan Wake</em> is no longer <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/alan-wont-wake-til-2008/">rumored</a>, but is now confirmed for release this year! Double w00t, w00t to that! But don't get us wrong. We're totally happy to hear <em>Fable 2</em>, <em>Too Human</em> and the others are also confirmed for release this year, it's just that we've been in an <em>Alan Wake</em> drought as of late and hearing that it hasn't turned into vaporware makes us giddy. Anyhoo, it's nice to see some of the our 2008 game release <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/24/shane-kim-talks-japan-peter-jackson-2008/">predictions</a> coming true and know that we won't be in a gaming slump after last year's amazing lineup. It's time to get your pre-orders lined up fanboys, because this year is going to be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_the_Tiger">grreat</a>!<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/07/fable-2-alan-wake-and-more-confirmed-for-2008/">Joystiq</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/alan-wake-fable-2-and-others-will-release-in-2008/">Alan Wake, Fable 2 and others will release in 2008</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.mercextra.com/blogs/takahashi/2008/01/06/meanwhile-this-xbox-360-memo-showed-up-in-my-inbox>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/alan-wake-fable-2-and-others-will-release-in-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1080733/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/alan-wake-fable-2-and-others-will-release-in-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alan-wake</category><category>alanwake</category><category>fable-2</category><category>halo-wars</category><category>lionhead-studios</category><category>splinter-cell-conviction</category><category>too-human</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fable 2, Alan Wake and more confirmed for 2008]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/07/fable-2-alan-wake-and-more-confirmed-for-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/07/fable-2-alan-wake-and-more-confirmed-for-2008/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/07/fable-2-alan-wake-and-more-confirmed-for-2008/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/adventure/" rel="tag">Adventure</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rpgs/" rel="tag">RPGs</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/strategy/" rel="tag">Strategy</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mercextra.com/blogs/takahashi/2008/01/06/meanwhile-this-xbox-360-memo-showed-up-in-my-inbox/6"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/fable-2-sketch-490.jpg" /></a></div>
Microsoft Games chief Don Mattrick has confirmed (or, in some cases, reaffirmed) <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/07/ms-memo-xbox-360-to-have-biggest-year-in-video-game-history/">via a memo</a> a handful of exclusive titles to arrive on Xbox 360 in 2008. The list of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/fable-2-alan-wake-not-cancelled-either/">assuredly not canceled</a> titles include <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/15/ensemble-halo-wars-demo-before-release/">Halo Wars</a>,</em> <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/21/too-human-trilogy-may-conclude-on-next-next-gen-console/">Too Human</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/15/lionhead-wants-your-insults-for-fable-2/">Fable 2</a>, Alan Wake, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/24/no-splinter-cell-conviction-until-2008/">Splinter Cell: Conviction</a></em> and "several exciting yet-to-be-announced titles."<br />
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Following the list of 2008 exclusives, Mattrick continues to say that "Xbox 360 will be home to the next versions of great franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Resident Evil ... Madden and FIFA." We're not sure if he meant to imply <em>Resident Evil 5</em> is due out this year, but it's certainly a suspicious line. Other than this year, no schedule was given as to the release of these titles, although we now get a sense of what Microsoft feels will keep gamers happy in this post-<em>Halo 3</em> world.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/07/fable-2-alan-wake-and-more-confirmed-for-2008/">Fable 2, Alan Wake and more confirmed for 2008</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.mercextra.com/blogs/takahashi/2008/01/06/meanwhile-this-xbox-360-memo-showed-up-in-my-inbox/6>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/07/fable-2-alan-wake-and-more-confirmed-for-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1080255/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/07/fable-2-alan-wake-and-more-confirmed-for-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Action</category><category>alan-wake</category><category>alanwake</category><category>fable</category><category>fable-2</category><category>grand-theft-auto</category><category>grand-theft-auto-4</category><category>gta4</category><category>halo-wars</category><category>lionhead</category><category>Lionhead-Studios</category><category>MGS</category><category>microsoft</category><category>Microsoft-Game-Studios</category><category>molyneux</category><category>peter-molyneux</category><category>resident-evil</category><category>resident-evil-5</category><category>RPG</category><category>splinter-cell</category><category>Splinter-Cell-Conviction</category><category>too-human</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fable 2, Alan Wake, Too Human, Halo Wars not cancelled either [update 1]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/fable-2-alan-wake-not-cancelled-either/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/fable-2-alan-wake-not-cancelled-either/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/fable-2-alan-wake-not-cancelled-either/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/adventure/" rel="tag">Adventure</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rpgs/" rel="tag">RPGs</a></p><div align="center"><object width="490" height="409"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dGFXGwHsD_A&amp;rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dGFXGwHsD_A&amp;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="490" height="409"></embed></object></div>
EGM's Shane Bettenhausen has caused quite a ruckus as of late by suggesting in the latest <a href="http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3149993">1UP Yours</a> podcast that a high-profile first-party Microsoft game has been canceled. The first game confirmed to be alive was <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/12/banjo-kazooie-not-cancelled-so-what-is/"><em>Banjo-Kazooie 3</em></a>. Now, the developers of <a href="http://community.lionhead.com/forums/permalink/2803087/2803109/ShowThread.aspx#2803109"><em>Fable 2</em></a> and <a href="http://www.alanwake.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1351"><em>Alan Wake</em></a> have both chimed in to say their games are also still breathing. We wonder if all Microsoft developers wouldn't benefit from a role call meeting, where attendees are told to simply raise their hands if their project was canned.<br /><br />Of course, that's assuming any project was canceled at all. Bettenhausen originally said, "a big Microsoft first-party title that has been in the works for a very long time, that people are very excited for, sounds like it's being canceled." That's far from a confirmation, although there may be some merit to a project being in trouble. Bettenhausen responded to the proliferation of his statement in the <a href="http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8481603&amp;publicUserId=1002415">comments</a> to one of his blog posts (search for "egmshane"), but only to confirm the game in question was neither <em>Alan Wake </em>nor <em>Banjo-Kazooie.</em><br /><br />IGN's Matt Casamassina silenced (most) of his critics by providing <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/02/halo-ds-plot-thickened-by-video-footage/">video footage</a> to prove he did, in fact, play a DS version of <em>Halo</em>. C'mon Bettenhausen, at least give us a riddle or some enigmatic limerick to analyze.<br /><br /><strong>Update: </strong>As noted <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26038789&amp;sid=6182746&amp;action=convert&amp;om_clk=latestnews&amp;tag=latestnews;title;4">by GameSpot</a>, the developers of <em>Too Human </em>and <em>Halo Wars</em> have also chimed in to say, "It's not our game!" <br /><br /><a href="http://www.alanwake.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1351">Read</a> - Is <em>Alan Wake</em> canceled?<br /><a href="http://community.lionhead.com/forums/permalink/2803087/2803109/ShowThread.aspx#2803109">Read</a> - Is <em>Fable 2</em> canceled?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/fable-2-alan-wake-not-cancelled-either/">Fable 2, Alan Wake, Too Human, Halo Wars not cancelled either [update 1]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:52:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/fable-2-alan-wake-not-cancelled-either/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1039065/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/fable-2-alan-wake-not-cancelled-either/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>1up</category><category>1up-yours</category><category>Action</category><category>alan-wake</category><category>alanwake</category><category>cancel</category><category>fable</category><category>fable2</category><category>lionhead</category><category>Lionhead-Studios</category><category>MGS</category><category>Microsoft-Game-Studios</category><category>podcast</category><category>RPG</category><category>rumor</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Kim talks Japan, Peter Jackson, 2008]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/24/shane-kim-talks-japan-peter-jackson-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/24/shane-kim-talks-japan-peter-jackson-2008/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/24/shane-kim-talks-japan-peter-jackson-2008/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200707/N07.0720.1230.26535.htm?Page=1"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="169" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/03/shane-kim.jpg" alt="" /></a>Speaking to <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200707/N07.0720.1230.26535.htm?Page=1"><em>Game Informer</em></a>, head of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/microsoftgamestudios">Microsoft Game Studios</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/shanekim">Shane Kim</a>, has a lot to say about the current state of the Xbox. The main focuses of the interview are Microsoft's 2008 lineup, the 360's performance in Japan, and the Games for Windows brand. Of particular interest is the discussion on games likely to be released in 2008. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/10/engadget-and-joystiq-live-from-microsofts-e3-2007-keynote/">Microsoft's E3 keynote</a> focused only on 2007. Addressing the question of 2008 and games like <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/alanwake"><em>Alan Wake</em></a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/toohuman"><em>Too Human</em></a>, and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/fable2"><em>Fable 2</em></a>, Kim notes that these titles are not "way out in the future" and that Microsoft would not be talking about them if they were. Kim also tantalizingly applied this reasoning to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/peterjackson">Peter Jackson's <em>Halo </em>project</a>.<br /><br />Another of the more bizarre moments of the interview occurred during the discussion on Microsoft's performance in Japan. According to Kim, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/residentevil5"><em>Resident Evil 5</em></a> for the Xbox 360 was supposed to be "<span id="page4PlaceHolder"><span id="page4PlaceHolder_PresentationModeControlsContainer_placeHolderHtml">the big announcement." We're a little puzzled by this -- as was <em>Game Informer</em> -- considering the game was announced for PS3 and 360 just over two years ago. Read the full interview after the jump.</span></span><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/24/shane-kim-talks-japan-peter-jackson-2008/">Shane Kim talks Japan, Peter Jackson, 2008</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200707/N07.0720.1230.26535.htm?Page=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/24/shane-kim-talks-japan-peter-jackson-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/948012/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/24/shane-kim-talks-japan-peter-jackson-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alanwake</category><category>fable2</category><category>gameinformer</category><category>peterjackson</category><category>residentevil5</category><category>shanekim</category><category>toohuman</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex Remedy boss creates new studio, 360 title]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/29/ex-remedy-boss-creates-new-studio-360-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/29/ex-remedy-boss-creates-new-studio-360-title/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/29/ex-remedy-boss-creates-new-studio-360-title/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13320"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="106" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/03/remedy-logo.jpg" /></a><br />Samuli Syvahuoko, the former co-founder of Remedy Entertainment -- the studio behind <em>Max Payne</em> and the upcoming <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/alanwake"><em>Alan Wake</em></a> -- has <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13320">formed a new game company</a> by the name of <a href="http://www.recoilgames.com/">Recoil Games</a> in Helsinki, Finland. With veterans from companies like Ubisoft, Guerilla Games, Electronic Arts and Codemasters, Recoil Games hopes to create hit games that will reach worldwide recognition, no small task. The company is currently working on an original IP inspired by classic disaster movies. The game uses a combination of in-house technology and 3rd party tools. The first Recoil Games project, still untitled at this point, should hit the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC sometime in the near future.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/29/ex-remedy-boss-creates-new-studio-360-title/">Ex Remedy boss creates new studio, 360 title</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13320>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/29/ex-remedy-boss-creates-new-studio-360-title/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/863246/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/29/ex-remedy-boss-creates-new-studio-360-title/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alan wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>max payne</category><category>MaxPayne</category><category>recoil games</category><category>RecoilGames</category><category>remedy entertainment</category><category>RemedyEntertainment</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Alan Wake Screens and details]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/12/new-alan-wake-screens-and-details/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/12/new-alan-wake-screens-and-details/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/12/new-alan-wake-screens-and-details/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=40587&amp;mode=thread&amp;order=0"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="173" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/02/alanwake01.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />There were a couple new <a href="http://worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=40587&amp;mode=thread&amp;order=0">screenshots</a> of Remedy's <em>Alan Wake</em> released, along with some new info. The psychological thriller's gameplay is going to be dependent on the weather and time of day, as the nightmarish creatures you face off against grow more powerful in the shadows. Coupled with the fact that the hours of daylight per day diminishes over time, so you're going to have to make use of your own light sources to help fend off baddies. The game is touted as being hyper-realistic, but so far the latest screenshots don't exactly hold up to that statement. You can be the judge after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/12/new-alan-wake-screens-and-details/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>New Alan Wake Screens and details</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/12/new-alan-wake-screens-and-details/">New Alan Wake Screens and details</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=40587&amp;mode=thread&amp;order=0>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/12/new-alan-wake-screens-and-details/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/752733/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/12/new-alan-wake-screens-and-details/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Alan Wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>Hyper Realistic</category><category>HyperRealistic</category><category>Psychological Thriller</category><category>PsychologicalThriller</category><category>Remedy</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Dreger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[News flash: Microsoft still publishing Alan Wake]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/07/news-flash-microsoft-still-publishing-alan-wake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/07/news-flash-microsoft-still-publishing-alan-wake/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/07/news-flash-microsoft-still-publishing-alan-wake/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><p><img  hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/02/alanwake.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" /></p>
<p>The gaming blogosphere has been absolutely <a href="http://technorati.com/search/%22Alan+Wake%22">abuzz</a> over the past few days over reports that Remedy's psychological thriller <em>Alan Wake</em> has been picked up by Microsoft and will be published exclusively on the Xbox 360 and PC. This story isn't odd because it's untrue, it's odd because <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/alan-wake-details-remain-scarce-despite-new-images/">we've known about it for months</a>.</p>
<p>While Microsoft announced a publishing deal with Finland's Remedy Entertainment back at E3 2006, the relationship is getting a new focus now thanks to an article in Finland's <a href="http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Cooperation+with+Microsoft+gives+lift+to++game+developer+Remedy/1135224852775">Helsingin Sanomat</a>. While there's nothing really newsworthy in the article, it does take an interesting look at the challenges of an American company working with a Finnish developer. But that headline doesn't really pop, so we'll follow the lead of our blogging brethren and hype up some news that was already old six months ago. Hooray!</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/07/news-flash-microsoft-still-publishing-alan-wake/">News flash: Microsoft still publishing Alan Wake</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Cooperation+with+Microsoft+gives+lift+to++game+developer+Remedy/1135224852775>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/07/news-flash-microsoft-still-publishing-alan-wake/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/749787/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/07/news-flash-microsoft-still-publishing-alan-wake/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Alan Wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>Exclusive</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>old news</category><category>OldNews</category><category>PC</category><category>remedy</category><category>Vista</category><category>Xbox 360</category><category>Xbox-360</category><category>Xbox360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan won't Wake 'til 2008?]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/alan-wont-wake-til-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/alan-wont-wake-til-2008/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/alan-wont-wake-til-2008/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://www.totalvideogames.com/news/Alan_To_Waken_In_2008_11000_4735_0.htm"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="175" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/12/alanwakesunset.jpg" alt="" /></a>It looks like the long awaited Remedy title, <em>Alan Wake</em>, is about to become even longer awaited. TVG is <a href="http://www.totalvideogames.com/news/Alan_To_Waken_In_2008_11000_4735_0.htm">reporting</a> that the latest issue of OXM declares that <em>Alan Wake</em> won't hit retail shelves until 2008. The news is sure to upset all the fans who have received only occasional <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/alanwake">scraps</a> about the game since it was first announced. It's really a shame, too, because the 360 is extremely short on survival horror titles. Here's hoping we see <a href="http://playstation.joystiq.com/2006/11/27/silent-hill-5-for-the-ps3-oh-yeah-its-on/"><em>Silent Hill 5</em></a> before 2008.<br /><br />Are you looking forward to <em>Alan Wake</em> even though we know next to nothing about it?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/rumor-alan-wake-slips-to-2008/">Joystiq</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/alan-wont-wake-til-2008/">Alan won't Wake 'til 2008?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.totalvideogames.com/news/Alan_To_Waken_In_2008_11000_4735_0.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/alan-wont-wake-til-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/712519/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/alan-wont-wake-til-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alan wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>remedy</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rumor: Alan Wake slips to 2008]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/rumor-alan-wake-slips-to-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/rumor-alan-wake-slips-to-2008/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/rumor-alan-wake-slips-to-2008/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/adventure/" rel="tag">Adventure</a></p><a href="http://www.totalvideogames.com/news/Alan_To_Waken_In_2008_11000_4735_0.htm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Alan Wake" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/12/alanwakesunset.jpg" /></a>TVG reports that US Official Xbox Magazine has published news of further <em>Alan Wake</em> delays. According to the publication, Remedy's psychological thriller has been pushed back to 2008.<br /><br />The first details about <em>Alan Wake</em> surfaced back in April 2005 when Remedy revealed it was working on a new title for PC and "next generation" consoles. Since that time, Microsoft has secured exclusive-console rights to the game.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/rumor-alan-wake-slips-to-2008/">Rumor: Alan Wake slips to 2008</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.totalvideogames.com/news/Alan_To_Waken_In_2008_11000_4735_0.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/rumor-alan-wake-slips-to-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/712456/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/04/rumor-alan-wake-slips-to-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Alan Wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>PC</category><category>Psychological</category><category>Remedy</category><category>Thriller</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Ransom-Wiley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Wake, driving excitement [update 1]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/15/alan-wake-shots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/15/alan-wake-shots/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/15/alan-wake-shots/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12253/New-Alan-Wake-Screenshots/"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="239" border="1" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/11/alan-wake-car.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />Admittedly, we know very little about Remedy's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/alanwake"><em>Alan Wake</em></a>. Officially, all we have to go on is the trailer that was released at E3, some screenshots, and its designation as a "psychological action thriller." Do we have new information today? No, but we do have three more screenshots. In fact, if you look closely at the screenshot above, we can actually confirm one new feature in <em>Alan Wake</em>: driving! Yup, the above screen shows all the right signs that the main character is, in fact, driving a car. Oh the possibilities! Sarcasm aside, we're really curious about <em>Alan Wake</em>, so we'll take what we can get. See the new shots (and the old shots) at the <a href="http://www.alanwake.com/screenshots.html">official site</a>.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/gallery/1148/Alan-Wake/p1">TeamXbox</a>]<br /><br /><font color="red">Udpate</font>: Oops, changed crappy placeholder headline.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/15/alan-wake-shots/">Alan Wake, driving excitement [update 1]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12253/New-Alan-Wake-Screenshots/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/15/alan-wake-shots/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/702608/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/15/alan-wake-shots/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alan wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>remedy</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play what in 2007?]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/10/play-what-in-2007/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/10/play-what-in-2007/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/10/play-what-in-2007/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://xbox.about.com/od/releasedates/a/2007360hypelist.htm"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="198" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/11/kid_praying.jpg" alt="" id="vimage_1" /></a>With the recent release of <em>Gears of War</em> you may be asking yourself, "man this <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/07/metareview-gears-of-war/">game roxorz</a>, but what other games can I look forward to in 2007?" It's okay my friend we're here to enlighten you, because <a href="http://xbox.about.com/od/releasedates/a/2007360hypelist.htm">About.com</a> compiled a nice list of the most anticipated Xbox 360 games dropping in 2007. I'm already saving up for games like <em>BioShock</em>, <em>Lost</em> <em>Planet</em>, <em>Halo</em> <em>3</em> (duh), <em>Alan Wake</em>, <em>Too Human</em>, <em>Assassin's Creed</em>, and <em>Guitar Hero II</em>. I'm going to shed a tear ... <a href="http://xbox.about.com/od/releasedates/a/2007360hypelist.htm">just look</a> at what we'll be playing in 2007.<br /><br />[Via, <a href="http://digg.com/gaming_news/2007_Xbox_360_Game_Hype_List">Digg</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/10/play-what-in-2007/">Play what in 2007?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://xbox.about.com/od/releasedates/a/2007360hypelist.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/10/play-what-in-2007/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/699668/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/10/play-what-in-2007/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2007</category><category>alan wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>assassins creed</category><category>AssassinsCreed</category><category>bioshock</category><category>gears of war</category><category>GearsOfWar</category><category>guitar hero</category><category>GuitarHero</category><category>halo 3</category><category>Halo3</category><category>too human</category><category>TooHuman</category><category>upcoming games</category><category>UpcomingGames</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[X06: Alan Wake, Bioshock, Mass Effect demos]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/x06-alan-wake-bioshock-mass-effect-demos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/x06-alan-wake-bioshock-mass-effect-demos/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/x06-alan-wake-bioshock-mass-effect-demos/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/alanwake.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /><br /><br />Some of the most anticipated upcoming games for the Xbox 360 and PC weren't playable on the X06 show floor but were shown off by the developers in behind-closed-doors demos. Here's some quickie descriptions of the demos and some thoughts on what was shown:<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Alan Wake</em>: Developer Remedy shared lots of new information about this "psychological action thriller" (a term used by the developers to describe the game multiple times). The story, told rather clunkily through some <em>Max Payne</em>-style exposition,  revolves around Wake, a writer who finds his life begins to mimic his best-selling novel. Grappling with insomnia in a rest clinic in the Pacific Northwest, he finds the line between his waking life and his nightmares begins to blur. The most striking feature graphically is the dynamic lighting, which casts soft shadows and glistens beautifully off everything from the trees to the water. The demo also showed off environmental effects with a quickly gathering storm that cast everything in eerie, somber tones. The demo ended with a thrilling chase by a glowing entity that took out all the electrical lights as it approached. Definitely one to watch for.<br /></li>
    <li><em>BioShock </em>- Following up on the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/25/bioshock-updated-screens/">demo shown at E3</a>, Irrational showed off a new area which again showed off the game's beautifully dark underwater environments. The developers emphasized the importance of using improvised attacks and abilities like teleportation against the lumbering, suited "Big Daddy" and the "Little Sister" he jealously protects. They also stressed the importance of moral choices in shaping the game experience -- as the demo fades out, our protagonist is busy deciding whether or not to beat a little girl with a wrench. Best moment: using telekenesis to throw a teddy bear into a fire and then using the flaming bear to set an enemy on fire. The demonstrator said they hope to "redefine the first-person shooter" and it looks like they just might.<br /></li>
    <li><em>Mass Effect - </em>The game looks <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/13/video-of-e3-mass-effect-demo-hits-xblm/">as pretty as ever</a>, with convincing character animation and facial expressions, especially during the branching conversations. The developers showed off how the game map spans from a galaxy-sized Milky Way view down to individual planets, and mentioned that two separate players will likely take completely different paths through the game. A quick boss battle showed how squad placement commands can be used to set up a cross fire that emphasizes each character's particular abilities. Shows promise but the full scope was hard to gauge from the demo.<br /></li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/x06-alan-wake-bioshock-mass-effect-demos/">X06: Alan Wake, Bioshock, Mass Effect demos</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/x06-alan-wake-bioshock-mass-effect-demos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/676702/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/x06-alan-wake-bioshock-mass-effect-demos/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Alan Wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>Bioshock</category><category>demos</category><category>Mass Effect</category><category>MassEffect</category><category>PC</category><category>X06</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyswag: X06 Photoshopping contest]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/joyswag-x06-photoshopping-contest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/joyswag-x06-photoshopping-contest/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/joyswag-x06-photoshopping-contest/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/joyswag/" rel="tag">Joyswag</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/totemball.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /><br /><br />While we were unfortunately unable to fly you all to Barcelona to attend <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/X06">Micosoft's X06 conference</a>, we would like to share our X06-related bounty with one lucky Joystiq reader. The person who sends in the most amusing .jpg format edit of the above picture to <strong>joyswag [dot] submissions [at] gmail [dot] com </strong>will take home the following goodies given out at the conference:<br />
<ul>
    <li>An <em>Alan Wake</em> flashlight</li>
    <li>An <em>Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures</em> comic book from Dark Horse</li>
    <li>Three limited edition pieces of art from <em>Mass Effect</em></li>
</ul>
All entries are due by midnight Eastern time on Sunday, Oct. 1, so put down those outstretched arms and get cracking.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/joyswag-x06-photoshopping-contest/">Joyswag: X06 Photoshopping contest</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/tag/X06>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/joyswag-x06-photoshopping-contest/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/676600/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/28/joyswag-x06-photoshopping-contest/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Age of conan</category><category>AgeOfConan</category><category>Alan Wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>contest</category><category>joyswag</category><category>Mass Effect</category><category>MassEffect</category><category>X06</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Alan Wake info to be revealed at X06]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/25/new-alan-wake-info-to-be-revealed-at-x06/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/25/new-alan-wake-info-to-be-revealed-at-x06/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/25/new-alan-wake-info-to-be-revealed-at-x06/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="www.alanwake.com/forum/showthread.php?t=670"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="141" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/alan-wake.jpg" id="vimage_1" /></a>Yeah, we know. It's not exactly a news flash that developers will be revealing new info about their games at X06, but we're particularly interested in <em>Alan Wake</em>, Remedy's take on Stephen King style horror. In a recent forum <a href="http://www.alanwake.com/forum/showthread.php?t=670">post</a> at the <em>Alan Wake</em> <a href="http://www.alanwake.com/index.html">website</a>, Remedy staff member, SamivRMD, posted the following:<br /><br /><em>"For once in a lifetime there might be some new info popping up any moment now... :) ... Oh wait, it's not next week yet."</em><br /><br />Definite confirmation from an employee in the know, or hopeful speculation from an employee without a clue? Either way, at least we're guaranteed to get a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/18/tgs-and-x06-live-from-your-living-room/">theme</a>.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://thrillskilla.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/finally-some-new-alan-wake-info-next-week/">K1lla's Xbox Domain</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/25/new-alan-wake-info-to-be-revealed-at-x06/">New Alan Wake info to be revealed at X06</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.alanwake.com/forum/showthread.php?t=670>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/25/new-alan-wake-info-to-be-revealed-at-x06/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/674671/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/25/new-alan-wake-info-to-be-revealed-at-x06/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alan wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>max payne</category><category>MaxPayne</category><category>remedy</category><category>stephen king</category><category>StephenKing</category><category>x06</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kingly screens for Alan Wake]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/06/kingly-screens-for-alan-wake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/06/kingly-screens-for-alan-wake/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/06/kingly-screens-for-alan-wake/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/downloads/" rel="tag">Downloads</a></p><a href="http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=35261&amp;mode=thread&amp;order=0"><img id="vimage_1" height="258" hspace="4" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/07/alanwake.jpg" width="425" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" /></a><br />Worthplaying has <a href="http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=35261&amp;mode=thread&amp;order=0">posted</a> some Stephen King style screens of Remedy's upcoming author simulator, <em>Alan Wake</em>. The screens showcase the game's creepy seaside town, complete with lighthouse and questionable bridge construction. A game about a sleepless horror writer getting a taste of his own fiction, Alan Wake is currently one of the more interesting titles on the way to 360. Hit the read link for more screens. <br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14630">Evil Avatar</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/06/kingly-screens-for-alan-wake/">Kingly screens for Alan Wake</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=35261&amp;mode=thread&amp;order=0>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/06/kingly-screens-for-alan-wake/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/640102/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/06/kingly-screens-for-alan-wake/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alan wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>horror</category><category>max payne</category><category>MaxPayne</category><category>remedy</category><category>screens</category><category>screenshots</category><category>stephen king</category><category>StephenKing</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Wake details remain scarce, despite new images]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/alan-wake-details-remain-scarce-despite-new-images/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/alan-wake-details-remain-scarce-despite-new-images/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/alan-wake-details-remain-scarce-despite-new-images/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/adventure/" rel="tag">Adventure</a></p><a href="http://news.gaminghorizon.com/media2/1152119700.4501.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/07/alan-wake_empty-town.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="Alan Wake" /></a>Microsoft has released a series of new <em>Alan Wake</em> screenshots, but did not accompany the images with new game details. Since scooping up exclusivity rights several months ago in a deal with Remedy, Microsoft has remained decidedly tight-lipped about this promising psychological thriller.<br /><br />A short teaser was aired at E3 and new images have continued to trickle out in small batches, but we still know next to nothing about <em>Alan Wake's</em> gameplay -- and for that matter, when we can expect its arrival.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/alan-wake-details-remain-scarce-despite-new-images/">Alan Wake details remain scarce, despite new images</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.gaminghorizon.com/media2/1152119700.4501.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/alan-wake-details-remain-scarce-despite-new-images/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/639825/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/05/alan-wake-details-remain-scarce-despite-new-images/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Alan Wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>PC</category><category>psychological action thriller</category><category>PsychologicalActionThriller</category><category>Remedy</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Ransom-Wiley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Screenshots of Alan Wake will keep you up]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/14/screenshots-of-alan-wake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/14/screenshots-of-alan-wake/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/14/screenshots-of-alan-wake/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;message.id=226517"><img width="425"vspace="4" hspace="4" height="190" border="1" align="middle" alt=""src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/01/alan_wake.jpg" /></a><br />A forum poster at PlayStation.com stumbled uponthese screenshots of the upcoming next-gen title <span style="font-style: italic;">Alan Wake</span>, being developed byRemedy. <span style="font-style: italic;">Alan Wake</span> is a psychological (not <ahref="http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;message.id=226517">physiological</a>)thriller about an insomniac horror writer living in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. <ahref="http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/743/743608.html">IGN says</a> "the game features a massive, open world forthe players to explore, with mission based exploration in the single player adventure." This is looking like it'sstill a ways off, but the screens sure are pretty.<br /><br />[Via <ahref="http://www.gaming-360.com/?p=91">Gaming-360</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/14/screenshots-of-alan-wake/">Screenshots of Alan Wake will keep you up</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;message.id=226517>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/14/screenshots-of-alan-wake/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/581291/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/14/screenshots-of-alan-wake/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Alan Wake</category><category>AlanWake</category><category>Remedy</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Grant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
