Alan Wake 2is still deep in development
Today marks the 12th anniversary ofAlan Wake, and Remedy released a little bit of news to celebrate. Alongside updates on Alan’s TV and sequel prospects, Remedy also confirmed thatAlan Wake Remasteredis coming to Nintendo Switch this fall.
In anew video, Creative Director Sam Lake confirms the dark adventure is coming to Nintendo’s handheld sometime this fall. No date’s been locked down yet. But in a press release, Remedy saysAlan Wake Remasteredwill be a digital-only release, running natively on the hardware. More is on the way in the coming months.
Remedy also provided an update onAlan Wake 2. Therecently revealed sequelto 2010’sAlan Wakeis in development, and Lake says everything is going well, even that a “great deal” of the game is playable. But the studio and publisher Epic Games determined that they won’t be showing anything “big” this summer.
“To create a proper, polished demo or a trailer takes a lot of effort, and it’s several months of work that could take away from development,” said Lake. “We feel that we have momentum going, and we want to make sure we are creating the best, and first, survival horror game for Remedy. We don’t want to take the team away from that focus, so we’re going to keep going and making a great game experience, and unfortunately, you’ll have to wait a bit longer for a demo and trailer.”
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The team did, however, release some concept art forAlan Wake 2to give a sense of the vibe they’re working on. It certainly does look scary.
Alan Wake 2is still aiming for a 2023 launch. One more update came in for the world ofAlan Wake, too. Plans are still in the works for anAlan WakeTV show, but today, Remedy confirms that AMC Networks has bought the rights for theAlan Wakeseries.
Things are still progressing, but dang, it seems like a good time to be anAlan Wakefollower. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing more about how wellAlan Wake Remasteredruns natively on Switch as we head into the fall.
