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BITTER COFFEE Alan Wake 2 creator, Remedy Entertainment, cancels multiplayer game in favour of existing IP
Codename Kestral has been killed, as the team behind Alan Wake 2 and Control focus on developing pre-existing brands.
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PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS The best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase in 2024
Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.
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Codename Kestral has been killed, as the team behind Alan Wake 2 and Control focus on developing pre-existing brands.
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PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS | The best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase in 2024
Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.
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STARSHIP DUPER | Helldivers 2 isn't the only Unofficial Movie Adaptation in gaming, but it might be the best one
Stop pretending that Deadly Premonition is good on any level.
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FRESH CHOOMS | Cyberpunk 2077 sequel's team looks to be nearly set, with ex-Remedy and BioWare writers coming on board
A pretty formidable squad of devs is properly kicking Project Orion into life.
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HORROR KING | Five things Alan Wake 2 does better than every other horror game
The game Remedy has spent its entire existence building to could teach other studios a few things
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ENTER KESTREL | Alan Wake 2 dev changes course on its free-to-play title, will now be a premium release
Plus a new codename for the myterious title.
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CONTROL YOURSELF | Alan Wake dev, Remedy, offers status updates on major sequel and anticipated remakes
Control 2 and the Max Payne remakes sound like they're making good progress.
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Take A Load Off | Need a break from Starfield? Xbox is offering free days on some great games... and Rockay City
At least Control is one of the games!
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FROM THE DEEP | Control designer founds Anchorpoint Studio with Netease
The studio will be "developing AAA action/adventure games for PC and console"
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What A Story | Playground's Fable gets Control, Dishonored writer as new narrative lead
Previous writing credits also includes Guild Wars 2 and Ubisoft's Avatar.
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FREE WEEKEND | The Elder Scrolls Online, Control, and Hunting Simulator 2 are free to play this weekend with Gold and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox users with either subscription can play these games for free.
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Team Tencent | Remedy teams up with Tencent for multiplayer game codenamed Vanguard
The game is a free-to-play cooperative shooter in the games as service model.
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Alan's Back! | Alan Wake Remastered to launch Fall 2021
Developer Remedy announced the remaster on community site The Sudden Stop.
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Alan's Back? | Taiwanese retailer lists possible October 5 release date for Alan Wake Remastered
Rakuten Taiwan lists Alan Wake Remastered for October 5 for PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X|S.
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PS5 and Xbox Series X Upgrades Have Become a Land of Confusion
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Backward compatibility was nice and simple, then Microsoft had to go and do something people would like.
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Control's Foundation DLC Provides the Payoff for All the Fan Speculation
If you want to know more about the Oldest House, the Foundation has your answers.
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Control's New PC Patch Forces You to Launch Through the Epic Games Store [Update: It's Being Fixed]
An Epic representative tells USG that DRM and store authentication decisions are up to developers and publishers.
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Control Postmortem: Exploring the Story, Lore, and DLC Possibilities With Remedy
The upcoming expansions are in flux, but they'll explore what's next for Jesse.
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What Game Are You Playing Over the Long Labor Day Weekend?
COMMUNITY QUESTION | It's a three-day weekend for most people out there, and a lot of games came out this week.
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