Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 16:10 BST
Remedy: Alan Wake 2 would be published by MGS, has “great ideas”
Alan Wake? On a PS3? You’re talking crazy. You’re crazy, man.
Remedy’s told Eurogamer any potential sequel for the game would be published by Microsoft Games Studios, making it an Xbox 360 exclusive.
That’s despite the Finnish studio owning the IP as an independent studio.
“With Microsoft Game Studios it’s Xbox exclusive, or it’s Xbox and PC,” the developer’s head of franchise Oskari Hakkinen told the site.
“Microsoft put a lot of beef behind the title for it to be an exclusive for the 360. They feel it’s an important title for their portfolio. It fits into their portfolio among other games like Gears of War, Halo and Forza.
“They think of their first-party games as a package and a portfolio for the 360. My understanding is we have a great fit in that portfolio as well.”
Hakkinen mentioned Remedy hasn’t yet talked to MS about making a sequel, but would like to do so.
“For both our publisher Microsoft and for Remedy, we’re still in a launch phase,” he said.
“The game just came out. We are still monitoring the main game.”
Run, Alan, Run
Sales of the original Alan Wake haven’t been as big as they could have been, despite making its debut at number two in the UK charts, selling 145k in its first month in the US, according to NPD.
But Hakkinen told VG247 back in July the IP does “have legs”.
“The word of mouth phenomenon is very apparent with Alan Wake. There has been a growing interest in the title and it certainly seems to ‘have legs’ to sustain,” he said.
So if there is a sequel, will we get it on PC as well as 360?
“Please don’t put that Alan Wake 2 is going to come out on PC, because that might not be true. Either is a possibility.”
There you go.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Hot, Microsoft, PC, Xbox 360
Tags: alan wake, alan wake 2, Oskari Häkkinen, remedy entertainment
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#51
hitnrun
09/08/10, 10:12 pm
Inasmuch as this is still a discussion and not a shit-flinging contest, it should be noted that the game was four years late.
It’s easy to say now that Remedy should have known this or that, but at the time (2004 or early 2005), Sony’s development kit was a hiragana crossword puzzle no one wanted to solve. The 360 was confirmed to be coming out a year earlier. Remedy probably didn’t intend for the game to miss 2006 or 2007 at the latest. And finally, we can safely assume MS was offering a large pile of money in their mission to expand their collection of exclusives.
#52
LOLshock94
09/08/10, 10:16 pm
but then the game sucked ass and MS wish sony did get them
#53
theevilaires
09/08/10, 10:17 pm
yup pretty much what I was trying to say Hitnrun
#54
Malmer
09/08/10, 10:35 pm
Alan Wake was one of the best games this year so far. Only Mass Effect 2 beats it in my book, but only due to the large scope and the great shooter mechanics in ME2.
I can’t name any other game this year that I wasn’t allowed to play without my wife participating in the experience. The story and suspense was simply perfect. Gameplay was good, but could have been more varied. But it was innovative and fun. What else do you want?
#55
OlderGamer
10/08/10, 6:35 am
To be honest I think this entire generation stinks.
Rehashed franchise sequels.
Stupidly over priced DLC.
DLC that is actualy a code to unlock content ALREADY on the game disc you already paid for.
Expensive hardware …
…that breaks/wears out too fast.
MS charging to play online, and Sony learning that they should have been all along(Hello PSN+).
60usd a game…
…with 50usd of DLC.
EAs $10 online pass.
Activisions yet unannounced(you know it is coming) MP sub fees.
Big budget flops.
The seemingly endless dev cycle of GT5.
I just mean so many crap things all over the place. And for what? Game companies want us to pay pay pay, but I see very little on any of the systems that truly find worth the price.
Games are BIG bizz. Big on money. Big on hype. Big big big. I don’t know, I mean once upon a time games just used to be my hobby. Now they are trying to bleed my wallet dry and get your grandma to join in.
It feels like gaming got lost somewhere along the way.
#56
ARFarokhi
10/08/10, 11:23 am
OlderGamer, please do not put SONY beside M$. At least for online services. SONY is not forcing you to subscribe for PSN+. But you can do so and get more out of PSN. Exactly opposite of M$ who says: if you wanna play your games online, then pay 50$ a year. And about GT5:
SONY could have released GT5, GT6 and GT7 in 5 years and make you pay for them (if you are into racing simulation games), but guess what?! They’re spending 6 years developing just one game, they want to make it the best and deserve the money you and i pay for it. ‘Nuff said.
#57
Psychotext
10/08/10, 11:27 am
I’d agree were it not for the fact that 80% of the cars are touched up versions of GT4 cars. Given they’ll have had 6 years you’d assume they could have done better than that.
#58
Ge0force
10/08/10, 2:07 pm
Sure Remedy, please make another game for a platform where almost no one cares…
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