Alan Wake's American Nightmare

There aren't many studios like Remedy, which relishes being a bit weird. How many studios slow jam their history to music? How many creative directors do a mini-striptease on stage and then dress as characters from their games? Remedy, the Finnish developer of Max Payne, Alan Wake and Quantum Break does.

Remedy is working on two new games

But neither is Alan Wake 2.

Max Payne and Quantum Break developer Remedy Entertainment is working on two news games, but neither of them will be related to Alan Wake.

Quantum Break pre-order offer replaces Alan Wake's American Nightmare with Kameo

This won't get old.

Previously, Microsoft promised a copy of Xbox 360 downloadable game Alan Wake's American Nightmare with pre-orders the upcoming Quantum Break.

Alan Wake's Return trademark sets tongues wagging

Word.

Quantum Break and Alan Wake developer Remedy has rekindled fan hopes of a sequel by registering the "Alan Wake's Return" trademark.

Trials HD and Lego Batman added to Xbox One backwards compatibility

Along with Alan Wake's American Nightmare and Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space.

Four new Xbox 360 titles have been added to the Xbox One's backwards compatibility library.

Footage released of canned Alan Wake 2 prototype

Remedy recalls sequel plans, and beyond.

Quantum Break developer Remedy has released footage of an early prototype for Alan Wake 2.

Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break includes TV show episodes on disc

"Time will tell" on chances of Alan Wake sequel.

Xbox One sci-fi adventure Quantum Break will ship with episodes of its tie-in TV show included on its disc.

Rather than being a spin-off or separate entity, the episodes will fit snugly within the game's ongoing narrative and adapt to reflect the choices you've made.

"Acts of the game are interwoven with episodes of the show," Quantum Break's lead writer Sam Lake told Polygon. "What we have as connecting tissue are these moments of choice related to the fiction of time powers.

Torchlight 1 free on GOG for 48 hours to kick off summer sale

Ain't never seen so much D&D so cheap.

Torchlight 1 is absolutely free right now on Good Old Games and will be for 48 hours while it kicks off the site's 2013 #NoDRM Summer Sale.

Remedy on why Alan Wake 2 isn't happening right now

Alan Wake Humble Bundle goes on sale.

Remedy creative director Sam Lake has addressed fan reaction to the Alan Wake series not continuing in lieu of this Quantum Break thingamajig.

Alan Wake developer announces Xbox One game Quantum Break

UPDATE 2: Quantum Break will also be a TV show which will interact with the game.

UPDATE 2: Quantum Break appears to blend a live action TV show with a video game, with actions in one affecting the other. Microsoft's Xbox One press release calls it "a revolutionary entertainment experience... that blurs the line between gaming and TV by integrating drama and gameplay into one seamless, uniquely immersive experience. How you play the game impacts the show, and the show informs how you play the game." Defiance, anyone?

UPDATE: Remedy creative director Sam Lake has commented on the future of the Alan Wake series following the studio's announcement of new IP Quantum Break.

"Remedy's next big game won't be Alan Wake 2," Lake wrote on Twitter. "We'll return to Wake when the time is right. More on this tomorrow."

Ryan Gosling! No, hold on.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 were more popular on Xbox Live in 2012 than Halo 4.

New Alan Wake game teased by developer

Set in a town named Ordinary?

Alan Wake developer Remedy Entertainment appears to be teasing a new entry in the series.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare PC release confirmed

Steam pre-orders are live, get 25% off.

UPDATE: Remedy has announced the PC version is available from 22nd May.

ORIGINAL STORY: A PC release for Alan Wake's American Nightmare has been confirmed.

A pre-order page for the game went live on Steam earlier today, with the game priced at Ł11.99.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare found on Steam registry

Release imminent?

Xbox Live Arcade spin-off Alan Wake's American Nightmare has been found buried within Steam's registry, suggesting a release is imminent.

Alan Wake dev starts work on next-gen project

Remedy staffing up to create "games of the future".

Alan Wake developer Remedy Entertainment has started work on a next-gen project, judging by a new recruitment call from the Finnish studio.

Digital FoundryDigital Foundry vs. Alan Wake

American Nightmare and the PC port go under the microscope.

Two years after the launch of the original game, the once-cancelled PC version of Alan Wake has finally been released, offering the chance to witness a unique game technology at the height of its immense potential.

Digital FoundryAlan Wake's American Nightmare V-Sync Tests Video

Ever wondered why games have screen tear? Here's a comparison of the same game with tearing and with v-sync engaged.

Digital FoundryAlan Wake's American Nightmare Performance Video

A look at how Remedy's game runs in default mode across a number of different stages.

Remedy teases Alan Wake's American Nightmare for PC

Plus, why it wasn't made for PSN as well as XBLA.

Will Alan Wake's American Nightmare follow Alan Wake's lead and launch on PC after releasing on Xbox 360?

Alan Wake's American Nightmare Review

Wake-up call.

After five years in development, it was hardly a surprise that every brow associated with Alan Wake was furrowed into an irretrievable state of seriousface. And when it did at last arrive, that was the game's problem: it looked great, had a nicely creepy atmosphere, the action mechanics were solid; but, goodness, it didn't half take itself seriously.

This was most potently symbolised by Wake himself, a dreary, po-faced bore (yes, it takes a writer to know one), forever framing the world around him in self-absorbed cliché. For a game with blockbuster literary aspirations, it's a bit of a problem when it delivers a straight-to-DVD script.

The character now returns, not in another fussily self-conscious epic, but as an Xbox Live Arcade title knocked out for fun on the side - and what a difference that has made.

VideoAlan Wake's American Nightmare launch trailer

Atmospheric XBLA shooter arrives next week.

How Remedy convinced Microsoft to let it make Alan Wake PC

"We were like a nagging little kid."

Alan Wake on PC exists because developer Remedy kept nagging Microsoft to let it happen.

Remedy discusses Alan Wake 2

Next Xbox, shorter dev cycles and why it won't launch on PlayStation.

Remedy Entertainment has discussed the heavily-rumoured Alan Wake 2, suggesting, if it happens, it won't take as long as the first game to create and won't launch on a PlayStation console.

VideoAlan Wake's American Nightmare teaser trailer

Starring evil Wake doppelgänger Mr. Scratch.

VideoAlan Wake's American Nightmare gameplay

Guns blazing horde mode Fight 'til Dawn.

VideoMore footage from Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Remedy talks up sci-fi B-movie inspiration.

VideoNew Alan Wake's American Nightmare footage

Remedy talks us through XBLA horror follow-up.

Xbox Live Arcade House Party schedule confirmed

I Am Alive, Alan Wake's American Nightmare release dates.

Microsoft has revealed the release schedule for its impending Xbox Live Arcade House Party season.

First up on 15th February is EA's top-down puzzle adventure Warp, priced at 800 Points.

That's followed on 22nd February by survival horror spin-off Alan Wake's American Nightmare, priced at 1200 Points.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is "4-5 hours long"

Remedy offers new details on XBLA spin-off.

Forthcoming Xbox Live Arcade horror spin-off Alan Wake's American Nightmare will take the average player between four and five hours to complete, according to developer Remedy.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare release date

Update: Or not?

Update: Digital Spy has updated its article to reflect the fact that while Microsoft's Xbox Live House Party promotion does indeed begin on 15th February, with one title launched per week, the order of those titles it originally suggested has yet to be confirmed.

Original story: Alan Wake's American Nightmare will launch on Xbox Live Arcade on 15th February, Digital Spy reports.

The action-orientated side-story kicks off Microsoft's upcoming 2012 Xbox Live House Party promotion. Three more high-profile downloadable games will follow on consecutive Wednesdays.

VideoAlan Wake stars in XBLA House Party 2012 trailer

Plus Ubisoft's I Am Alive, Nexuiz and Warp.

Xbox Live Arcade House Party 2012 line-up

Alan Wake, I Am Alive, Warp, Nexuiz.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare and I Am Alive headline the Xbox Live Arcade House Party 2012.

Remedy shines a light on Alan Wake's American Nightmare arcade mode

Fight till Dawn brings the pain. Story mode is "exaggerated pulp".

Remedy has detailed the "relentlessly intense" arcade mode in Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare box art spotted

Action hero-style Wake wielding a nail gun.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare to be more action-oriented

XBLA game to be faster-paced than original.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare, the new Xbox Live Arcade installment of Remedy's series, is going to be more action-oriented than the 2010 original.

Alan Wake spotted in Steam registry

Announcement soon?

Eagle-eyed gamers have spotted an entry in Steam's registry for Alan Wake.

VideoAlan Wake's American Nightmare footage

New chapter bound for Xbox Live Arcade.

New Alan Wake is called Alan Wake's American Nightmare

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.

New Alan Wake XBLA trailer goes live

Remedy puts out cryptic teaser ahead of big reveal.

A new teaser trailer for the forthcoming Alan Wake Xbox Live Arcade title has gone live.

It's cryptic stuff, just showing a sheet of typed paper that reads the following:

"I'm going to tell you a secret. There are places in our world where fiction and dreams can come true, powered by the dark energies leaking from beyond.

VideoNew Alan Wake XBLA trailer

Remedy offers up a cryptic teaser.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare spotted

New name for XBLA Night Springs?

The German video games rating board has leaked the title of a new Alan Wake game: Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

First image from new Alan Wake game

Nail gun!

The first image from the next entry in the Alan Wake series has been released.

Alan Wake dev defends XBLA decision

Fans "assuming a lot" by judging spin-off.

Alan Wake fans should not be disappointed the next game in the series is an Xbox Live Arcade spin-off, developer Remedy has said.

Alan Wake's Night Springs coming to XBLA

Story, arcade modes spotted.

The forthcoming Alan Wake spin-off for Xbox Live Arcade is named Alan Wake's Night Springs and will feature both story and arcade modes, a leaked screenshot has revealed.