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Remedy not finished with Alan Wake

Company CEO Matias Myllyrinne confirms that studio has "put things into motion" for new entry in franchise; hints that next game to be released digitally.

Alan Wake developer Remedy has more in store for its psychological thriller series beyond next week's Alan Wake's American Nightmare. Speaking with gaming blog Joystiq, Remedy CEO Matias Myllyrinne said plans for a new game in the franchise are already "in motion."

The author hero's journey isn't over just yet.

The author hero's journey isn't over just yet.

The developer said its main focus presently is finishing Alan Wake's American Nightmare and releasing it later this month, but the company is also looking to its future.

"It's too early to talk about what our next move is, but we've obviously put things into motion," he said. "We're crowd pleasers, we'll do what the audience wants, 'cause usually that's the good business move as well."

Myllyrinne also dropped a hint that the studio's next title will be released digitally, as opposed to on-disc at retail.

"I'm loving the digital [distribution] side and we'll see how that evolves, but just being able to give people quick access to bite-size chunks of gaming is maybe more fun than working for years and years," he said.

The original Alan Wake is due out on the PC on February 16, with American Nightmare following on February 22 on Xbox Live. For more on the latest game in the series, check out GameSpot's most recent preview of American Nightmare.

32 Comments

  • ProMethUse

    Posted Feb 12, 2012 2:38 am GMT

    digital's fine with me... although they should take into consideration releasing a physical copy as well, which is always better than digital

  • SolidSnakeUS42

    Posted Feb 11, 2012 11:24 pm GMT

    I hope they do come out with American Nightmare for the PC. Please god don't leave PC out of the loop this time. No more BS about piracy or possible loss of sales.

  • foxrock66

    Posted Feb 11, 2012 10:23 pm GMT

    ... I want AW 2. Not another "bite sized chunk" of digitally distributed nonsense

  • godzillavskong

    Posted Feb 11, 2012 7:03 pm GMT

    I loved Alan Wake and really thought it was a bit underrated. It was really immersive and had some of the best lighting I've seen in games, next to Uncharted 2.

  • floridadragon67

    Posted Feb 11, 2012 5:57 pm GMT

    I don't mind digital games, but they aren't cheaper. At least not when they first come out.

    As for saving space, I don't know, but u don't save much space when you have to download everybody elses digital service. You have to have Steam for some games, origin for others (i.e. EA games and their affiliates), and then you have to have one for Amazon (not sure about gamestop or anybody else, just who I have dealt with). So the space you save you lose with 20 different digital services.

    I do like the speed factor, but hate not having the instuctions right in front of u. And the game prices seem to drop quicker (especially on Steam).

  • mattg90520

    Posted Feb 11, 2012 3:54 pm GMT

    I dont see why there so much hate towards digital. Honestly, who cares how you get the games? PC games used to come on disc, now its digital. Honestly, its quicker and saves more space, plus its cheaper.

  • AuronAXE

    Posted Feb 11, 2012 2:54 pm GMT

    Digital games should never hit consoles. The day Digital games become the main source of games on consoles is the day consoles become nothing but PC's with crappier hardware and different coding. And thats the direction consoles are going in at the moment anyways.

    Also, Remedy should try something else other then Alan Wake, work on a new IP. They obviously won't though. What else can we expect in 2012.

  • Pickleking23

    Posted Feb 11, 2012 1:23 pm GMT

    I wish to have a full fledged sequel but I still like this idea because now it won't take forever to see more Alan Wake games. I just hope they don't milk it and know when to bring it to an end.

  • RE4GreatesGame

    Posted Feb 11, 2012 12:38 pm GMT

    Well everyone here ain't happy about the "digital distribution" of future Alan Wake games. The reason behind this is because the original Alan Wake took ovefr 5 years to make. That is a "LONG" time. I guess the developers want a faster process and thus we have the "digital market".

    Sorry ppl, but it seems like Remedy may just be doing digital content from now on. I'll be buying the new Alan Wake game anyway 'cause its a good action romp

  • Gasakon

    Posted Feb 11, 2012 11:31 am GMT

    wut about the pc version ?!?!

  • Henninger

    Posted Feb 11, 2012 11:09 am GMT

    Well i wont b getting this game when it drops. I dont do digital only releases. & watch it'll b a full 60 bucks.

  • amin7224

    Posted Feb 11, 2012 8:33 am GMT

    when it wanna come to PC?

  • kiramasaki

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 9:49 pm GMT

    Apparently this guy is drugs and does the opposite of what he says.
    Please the crowd, hey jackwagon, we want a normal disc based sequel already. Thats its, not you pYssy footing around, dropping spin off this, digital only that.

  • Ugotes

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 9:36 pm GMT

    I was hoping that Remedy was secretly working an a full fledged Alan Wake 2 game will making this American Nightmare digital game. Apparently this is not the case at all.

  • nick280455

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 9:02 pm GMT

    no remedy please enough with the digital i want an alan wake 2 on a retail game disc.

  • mrzero1982pt2

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 8:11 pm GMT

    i want this game so bad but no one sells it new. i guess i will give in to gamestop saying "BUY IT USED!" ugh, but amazon has it for 20... looking there.

  • xdude85

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 8:03 pm GMT

    I hope it's Alan Wake 2 and not another DLC.

  • moh_sakhaii

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 3:15 pm GMT

    @mickyfinn84 Yeah me too. I want to see Alan Wake 2 in retail rather than another short iteration in digital.

  • PeterDuck

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 12:28 pm GMT

    The game was good but it has almost no replay value.

  • Tsuchikage

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 12:10 pm GMT

    I'd rather see a full-fledged Alan Wake 2 than another small downloadable title where the focus isn't on story. I'm sure American Nightmare is going to be really fun, but the original Alan Wake was a unique masterpiece.

  • Subterranean500

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 11:51 am GMT

    Looking forward to Alan Wake 2, and American Nightmare!

  • mickyfinn84

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 11:42 am GMT

    If you're crowd pleasers then please make Alan Wake 2, not bite-size chunks of overpriced digital downloads.

  • wolfbm

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:58 am GMT

    im sorry but I beat the first one and it never really clicked with me. I even got the bonus dlc missions with my game and just couldn't get myself to go back into it. I know I will probably get down rated for this but not every game is for everyone and those who like it looks like good news for you but it isn't for me.

  • ebrezzy1

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:18 am GMT

    alan wake in bit sized bits is better then no alan wake at all i guess

  • kennythomas26

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:15 am GMT

    I'm happy to see they will have a sequel in the series and hope it might be the last sort of, but just like this one I will not be getting this one at all because I like having the physical copy of a game rather then the Digital Download. So Remedy Entertainment please change your minds on this please, if not I'm going to pass on it. So peace and chicken grease

  • pokecharm

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:13 am GMT

    at first I thought they meant the game wasn't done, but now I get it - so far, I'd be happier with a full release, but isn't that always the way. These DLCs feel like teases a lot of the time

  • nocoolnamejim Site moderator

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:11 am GMT

    @Icehearted
    Good comparison.

    I liked Bioshock 2, but it was not as good of a game in my mind as the original. In fact, it seemed like a pretty big stretch of the lore/canon. (Wait, this other villainous antagonist existed and I never ran across any hints of her in the entire first game?)

    Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed Bioshock 2 a lot and I'm sure that if Remedy decides to continue Alan Wake I'll enjoy the next game to feature him as well.

    But the magic wasn't quite the same with Bioshock 2 because the story felt stretched and farfetched due to the need to transform a game clearly intended to be a one-shot into a continued series.

    With both games, Bioshock and Alan Wake, the magic wasn't so much in the gameplay itself (though both contained some innovative attributes with Plasmids and the Flashlight respectively) but it was the tightness of the storyline and narrative that made them gems.

  • Icehearted

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:05 am GMT

    @nocoolnamejim
    You sound exactly like I did when I read about BioShock 2.

  • nocoolnamejim Site moderator

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:02 am GMT

    Hmm. I loved the original Alan Wake more than just about every other game of this current generation so far, but I'm not terribly pleased with this decision. Hear me out.

    Original Alan Wake seemed like it was very much envisioned to be a single one-off. The story revolves strongly about Wake being a writer. Unless there is more than one ancient demonic-like entity just waiting for a writer to come along, it seems to be a stretch to continue this series beyond what has already happened with the first game and the DLC.

    I think Remedy created a gem of a game here, but it strikes me that with the setting and the story to date trying to find something else for Alan to be the main protagonist in seems like more than a little bit of a stretch.

    Exactly how many supernatural, slumbering forces can one everyday sort of writer happen to blunder into on his vacations?

    Remedy has absolutely earned some awesome brownie points with this sort of gamer, but I'd be happier hearing that they'd finished up Alan's story and were starting up with a new IP.

  • Agent-M

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 9:52 am GMT

    I thought Alan Wake was a great game, so a sequel is certainly wanted, but if Remedy thinks I am going to want to download the game instead of physically owning it, they are sadly mistaken. The thing with digital content is that the people supplying it to you won't do so forever. Lets say 8 years down the road you want to go retro and play Alan Wake, but you discover that you can't because your hard drive is corrupted - Well you are screwed and have no way of obtaining the game. Now if you own the physical copy then you can play any time you want, even 20 years down the road. Physical products for me please!

  • firedrakes

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 9:42 am GMT

    am happy. but with this company and alan wake it taken way to long

  • delusional696

    Posted Feb 10, 2012 9:21 am GMT

    This isn't surprising but I'm happy to have it confirmed.

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