New Alan Wake is called Alan Wake's American Nightmare

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 11 December, 2011

UPDATE: Out on XBLA Q1 2012.

UPDATE: Alan Wake's American Nightmare launches on Xbox Live Arcade in Q1 2012, developer Remedy Entertainment has confirmed.

ORIGINAL STORY: The new Alan Wake game is called Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

A trailer shown during the Spike Video Game Awards confirmed the title, which was leaked last week via the German ratings board.

The enemy is Mr. Scratch, from the end of Alan Wake.

Alan Wake is an Xbox Live Arcade game with a "pretty damn impressive storyline that expands the original in some interesting ways," developer Remedy previously insisted.

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Comments (22) Latest comment 6 months ago

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  • sfp_noodle #1 6 months ago

    Haven't played the original yet, but I have read and heard some very positive reviews. Will pick it up next summer once my Xmas list is (hopefully) cleared. Also, thanks EG for ruining the end for me. You've a bad habit of not informing your readers of spoilers.

  • GavinUK86 #2 6 months ago

    @sfp_noodle, you can only blame yourself for ruining the end to alan wake, you came on a page that's talking about the sequel. most important word there is SEQUEL. you should of not come on here if you didn't wanna know anything.

  • skowhegan Verified Staff Writer, Eurogamer Network #3 6 months ago

    @sfp_noodle Knowing there's someone named Mr. Scratch spoils nothing.

  • sfp_noodle #4 6 months ago

    Post deleted at 09:50:18 12-12-2011

  • sfp_noodle #5 6 months ago

    @GavinUK86

    I wanted to know what direction the game was taking now it had become an XBLA title. I don't think EG had to mention the conclusion of the last games events to explain that.

    @skowhegen

    If that's the case then very well, I stand corrected.

  • Subdominator #6 6 months ago

    What a disppointment. 1.) Alan Wake did not sell. And the answer is to use the same setting and the exact same game mechanics, hell, even the same weapons and animations judging from the trailer? 2.) This is just the rebranded third addon that was canceled. I still love the look of Alan Wake but the fighting mechanics got boring halfway through the game and bringing them back is just dumb.

  • Xardan #7 6 months ago

    Didnt reveal much info really, but it looks like Alan Wake 1.5

  • Raznilof #8 6 months ago

    @Subdominator But does that matter? It did actually sell well, remember when the same argument was made about Uncharted 1. The PS3 is doomed and all that. It didn't sell millions either.

    Remedy got a severe financial hit from producing Alan Wake and Microsoft probably bailed them out like they did Bungie back in the say. This goes against popular opinion, but I bet both wouldn't exist today if not thanks to Microsoft. That's not an argument meant to praise or dismiss (as arguments about the big three so often go) just to put some grey in there.

    Remedy HAVE to make some money so they have to re-use things. That doesn't mean it cannot be fun. It's too easy and too lazy an argument if you haven't seen it in context, though completely understandable if you didn't like the first one to begin with.

    Looking at the trailer what I miss most are forests. I played through Alan Wake twice because of the brilliant first two chapters and their forest setting. The two DLC's added the kind of Max Payne physics and mind-trip situations that where lacking before and in my opinion worked really well. I love their attempt at symbolic storytelling even if it didn't always come across well. And the dual combat system of guns and flashlights as simple as it was, felt like a great routine. The kind of stylish grind that made it fun to redo Max Payne encounters again and again just to make them great. The game was however to easy which took away tension.

    Nevertheless, Remedy gets my support to rebuild itself, for that they need "donations" and I will be happy to oblige.

    Anything that helps them build a fully fledged new game or sequel.

  • Raznilof #9 6 months ago

    @Xardan Agree (so +1) however, look at all the announcements made. Remedy itself said this wasn't Alan Wake 2 and made it an XBLA release precisely because they too consider it Alan Wake 1.5 (though I bet they don't mean it to sound negative ; )

    Did you?

  • Yossarian #10 6 months ago

    @skowhegan Especially as Mr Scratch was revealed in the original game.

  • theonlyix #11 6 months ago

    I want it. Wake is one of the most immersive and captivating games I've ever played, and I've played a lot.

  • INSOMANiAC #12 6 months ago

    I am a big fan of Alan Wake, looking forward to it

  • DozyKipper #13 6 months ago

    I never did understand the story in Alan Wake. I certainly don't remember anyone called "Mr Scratch"

  • Cyclone #14 6 months ago

    The reveal trailer (not the teaser already posted by EG) can be seen below.

    Looks quite good so far.

    EDIT: Fixed weird error caused by the EG link button messing up the url.
    Edited by Cyclone at 11/12/11 @ 12:37

  • uzivatel #15 6 months ago

    @Xardan I thought the DLC was Alan Wake 1.5.

  • Lucodeath #16 6 months ago

    I finished it an I cant remember Mr Scratch either. Liked the game though.

  • davisorle #17 6 months ago

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  • MeBrains #18 6 months ago

    waw... what a name...

  • agparrot #19 6 months ago

    I was so hoping for:

    Alan Wake's Amazing Kinect Episodes!

  • spekkeh #20 6 months ago

    *Scratches head*. Nope doesn't ring a bell here either.

  • Bawlsz #21 6 months ago

    I think it's interesting to know, that Mr Scratch is a nickname for the Devil.

  • ilmaestro #22 6 months ago

    Interestingly, the forthcoming game in the Alice series is going to be called American McGee's Waking Nightmare.