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Previously on Twitter 06/08
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Another week, another bunch of updates on our favorite upcoming game. As usual all news here is
summarised from our Twitter account, so if you want to get these updates in real-time simply sign
up to Twitter and start following us. All updates from brightfalls.net get posted there as well.
So lets get on with the show.
Interview with Matias Myllyrinne, Remedy’s Managing Director, at GamesIndustry.biz
http://bit.ly/Uti26 (06/08/09)
Fansite Alan-Wake.de have started up an unofficial petition to bring Alan Wake to the PC.
Check it out here: http://bit.ly/3dgFGb (02/08/09)
Alan Wake interview with Destructoid http://bit.ly/8rIy4 (02/08/09)
If you have the Alan Wake theme from Xbox Live and experienced the graphic glitch on the
friends list, simply redownload the theme to fix it (30/07/09)
Previously on Twitter 30/07
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This is a feature we’re starting up because there’s a few things we post on our Twitter account that
we don’t post on BrightFalls.net. These are mainly things like little notifications/announcements,
previews and other stuff that really don’t warrant a full post.
However I know there are some of you that don’t check the Twitter account and just check this site
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so this feature is for you. It’s simply just a quick list of items we think might interest you posted
from our Twitter feed @remedyalerts.
1UP interviews Remedy about Alan Wake http://bit.ly/3ZEaw (30/07/09)
account that
This is a feature we’re starting up because there’s a few things we post on our Twitter http://www.brightfalls.net/
BrightFalls.net - The latest news and info on Alan Wake
we don’t post on BrightFalls.net. These are mainly things like little notifications/announcements,
previews and other stuff that really don’t warrant a full post.
However I know there are some of you that don’t check the Twitter account and just check this site
so this feature is for you. It’s simply just a quick list of items we think might interest you posted
from our Twitter feed @remedyalerts.
1UP interviews Remedy about Alan Wake http://bit.ly/3ZEaw (30/07/09)
Congratulations to the winners of the signed Alan Wake poster; Torto, mechangel &
himynamesryan http://bit.ly/18OSvx (27/07/09)
Alan Wake exclusive interview at FEARNet http://bit.ly/T1kGv (24/07/09)
Alan Wake: 2009 Comic Con Interview with Machinima http://bit.ly/14fHeH (24/07/09)
Waking The Dead: Interview at Develop http://bit.ly/13XITT (24/07/09)
UPDATE: Feature is now called “Previously on Twitter” as this way it doesn’t tie us to a weekly
time span when selecting twitter updates to feature.
BrightFalls.net community interview with
Remedy
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Remedy’s content team hard at work
Very similar to last community interview we held, a month ago we asked the community to start
submitting questions for an interview with Remedy Entertainment. We had
an amazing response and so armed with a great selection of questions we
decided to force Markus Maki to answer the questions that were on the tips
of everyone’s tongues.
Markus is one of the founders of Remedy and works as a Development
Director at the company. He was the project lead for Max Payne 2 and prior
to that worked at Remedy’s sister company Futuremark as the CTO and
leading multiple benchmark projects. With almost 15 years of game
development experience, he now helps where most needed at any given time
to make Alan Wake the best game it can be. He can occasionally be seen
posting on the Remedy Alan Wake forums as well.
Now on to the interview, we’ve split up the questions in to categories similar to how we’ve set up
the Alan Wake FAQ.
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to make Alan Wake the best game it can be. He can occasionally be seen
posting on the Remedy Alan Wake forums as well.
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Now on to the interview, we’ve split up the questions in to categories similar to how we’ve set up
the Alan Wake FAQ.
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Joystiq interviews Remedy’s Oskari Häkkinen
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Joystiq have published an interview with Remedy’s Head of Franchise Development, Oskari
H�kkinen. The interview covers a range of questions and finds out a bit more about the Open
world situation with Remedy:
Since daylight drives away the horrors of Bright Falls, what will players be doing in the
daytime? Also, how are weather effects being integrated into gameplay?
During the day there is a possibility for further NPC interaction, uncovering the mystery and the
town of Brightfalls, however, even in daylight there are places that are dark therefore the player
should always be on his toes. We control the day and night cycle and the weather to create drama
and suspense, these factors will dramatically affect gameplay.
You can read the rest of the interview here.
It’s true – Remedy comments on No PC
version rumors.
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A bit of bad news for those out there who are looking to play Alan Wake on the PC. Remedy
recently confirmed that Alan Wake is currently in development for Xbox 360 only and that plans
for a PC version are now entirely up to their publisher, Microsoft.
“Thank you for your continued interest in Alan Wake. It is accurate that we are currently working
exclusively on the Xbox360 version of Alan Wake. PC plans are currently open, and therefore it?s
safe to say that at least a simultaneous launch with the Xbox version will not happen at this late
stage. Remedy has a deep heritage in PC gaming and would love to see a PC version available to
its PC followers, ultimately however this decision lies with our publisher.”
We’ve also taken the time to update the FAQ to correctly reference the new situation.
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We’ve also taken the time to update the FAQ to correctly reference the new situation.
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Alan Wake to be shown at Comic-Con 2009.
Posted by ADM on 14/07/09
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Microsoft recently announced that they plan to showcase Alan Wake and many
of their other games at Comic-Con, which takes place from July 23rd – July
26th.
Microsoft will be holding a media reception on the evening of Thursday, July
23rd which I assume is when they’ll be showcasing Alan Wake off to everyone.
So hopefully we see some new footage around that time, but I can’t make any
promises.
Alan Wake and the Open World.
Posted by ADM on 10/07/09
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It seems that many are misconstruing the recent news that Alan Wake is no longer a sandbox
game. Thomas Puha, Creative Director for Pelaaja, recently commented on both Bright Falls and
the official forums stating corrections from the translated article.
“There is still an open world, but due to the story the action is more directed to tell the story better
as you?d expect from Remedy. You can still go explore the world between missions, talk to npc?s,
but the story and the missions are the key things, not open world roaming in the woods.”
“[...] the experience is a bit more directed because of the story and you’d expect that from
Remedy. There’s *plenty* of exploration in the game that the player can do if he wants.”
As was originally stated by Remedy: ?The player must not feel they?re being pulled from strings.
The player must feel like they?re making the decisions themselves?.
New Pelaaja magazine reveals new
information.
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Finnish gaming mag Pelaaja recently had a chance to visit Remedy for the first time in 4 years.
In the indepth interview we find out some new information that was still up in the air. Here’s a
quick summary of it all:
- Alan Wake is not late. Before E3 2009, Remedy have never given a release date and all previous
dates found floating on the web were made up by other sources. In fact Remedy have never missed
a release date for any of their previous games and does not intend to with Alan Wake. Alan Wake
will be released Spring 2010 for the Xbox 360.
- The original vision hasn’t changed but the way the game plays out has been experimented with
along the development process. One of the major changes is that the game is no longer a sandbox
type of game where the player can roam freely (ala Grand Theft Auto). Since Remedy wanted to
focus heavily on having a compelling storyline, sandbox style gameplay does not mix well with
what Remedy wanted to achieve. Remedy stressed that this does not mean the game will be linear
and that you have to follow a set path throughout the game. “The player must not feel they’re
being pulled from strings. The player must feel like they’re making the decisions themselves”.
- Throughout the game the player will be finding the missing pages from Alan Wakes new
manuscript, however not all the pages will be found through the normal game’s missions. Similar
to how Bioshock handled it’s audio logs, Alan Wake will allow you to roam freely around looking
for manuscript pages.
- Remedy has said from the beginning that light will be an important element of the gameplay.
Alan Wake’s most important weapons are his flashlight and other light sources found in the game
world. The dark force can possess both the residents and animals in Bright Falls and make even
lifeless objects attack Alan. They are vulnerable only in the light. (Just an addition to this. Light
seems to strip the shield that the darkness adds and once that shield is stripped you can use
conventional weapons, like a gun, to get rid of the enemy -ADM)
- Even though Microsoft is publishing Alan Wake, Remedy still own all rights to the game and
Alan Wake is planned to be only the beginning of the story. Remedy arn’t covering the fact that
they want to expand out into other forms of media as well. Although Remedy have yet to make
any decisions on this.
- Perhaps the biggest surprise is that Remedy haven’t spoken about the PC version of the game yet
and the release of a PC version is up in the air. When asked about it Remedy replied saying that
both Microsoft and them are only speaking about the Xbox 360 version at the moment.
That’s about it. The rest of the article (which you can read here) talks about the demo that was
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Thanks to u233 from the Pelaaja site for the image. Also thanks to AnttiApina, Dennis and Ruutu
the game yet
- Perhaps the biggest surprise is that Remedy haven’t spoken about the PC version of http://www.brightfalls.net/
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and the release of a PC version is up in the air. When asked about it Remedy replied saying that
both Microsoft and them are only speaking about the Xbox 360 version at the moment.
That’s about it. The rest of the article (which you can read here) talks about the demo that was
shown at E3 and how it’s riddled with little details that we all love from a Remedy game.
Thanks to u233 from the Pelaaja site for the image. Also thanks to AnttiApina, Dennis and Ruutu
from the Alan Wake forums for all the above information.
UPDATE: Added pics.
BrightFalls.net Community Interview –
submit your questions!
Posted by ADM on 08/06/09
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Back in 2005 when we were running the site as AlanWAKE.net we held a community interview
where the fans got to submit their questions and Remedy answered them!
It’s that time again and so if there is a questions you’ve wanted Remedy to answer about Alan
Wake then now’s your chance!
There are several ways you can submit questions, you can submit them via email to pete {at}
brightfalls(.)net (please make sure to include the nickname you wish to be credited by) or you
simply send a @reply via Twitter to @remedyalerts!
Please do not submit questions via the comments here!
Also please note that while Remedy would love to answer all questions there are simply some that
they can’t at this time, also not all questions submitted are guaranteed to be answered.
The deadline for all questions is Tuesday 16th June 2009, so you have a little over a week to send
those questions in.
E3 2009 Roundup
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What an eventful week it’s been, especially for the Remedy staff who after presenting the game at
the Microsoft E3 Press conference spent the next 3 days holding backstage demos for all press.
This demo was more or less the same as the one shown at the Press Conference, with one major
exception, this demo was almost twice as long!
While, unfortunately, this footage is not available on the Internet there has been quite a few
Hands-on impressions posted from a lot of sites. In addition to this many previews about the game
were posted. While there’s a bit too many to list all here there is a list being updated at the official
forums here.
Some noticeable highlights are hands-on impressions by IGN, Gamespot, Kotaku and G4.
A lot of these updates were posted on our twitter feed where we keep a more real time tracking of
the news, we like to keep the important updates for this site so that way we don’t flood the front
page with pointless news ;)
Some highlights over the past couple of days were Markus Maki’s E3 behind-the-scenes updates
that he was posting on the official forums.
These are E3 Day Zero – Keynote, E3 Day One – Backroom demos start and E3 Day Three –
Wrap-up.
Also no we can’t forget the interviews with Max Payne .. umm I mean.. Sam Lake at IGN and
Gamespot.
So that’s it. As always you can join us at the official forums to talk with the developers and also all
the news gets posted there quite quickly as well.
I hope you enjoy the flood of Alan Wake news!
New Screenshots released
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Ok now I’m very tired but the media just keeps on coming! We have 6 new screenshots to add and
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Check them out below.
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Ok now I’m very tired but the media just keeps on coming! We have 6 new screenshots to add and
I have to say they look amazing.
Check them out below.
Credit: That Videogame Blog (via AnttiApina). Thanks!
New Alan Wake trailer!
Posted by ADM on 01/06/09
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Wow we’ve really been spoilt today haven’t we? Not too long after we see some gameplay footage
and are told the release date there’s a new trailer released! In HD!
Download links: Gamersyde (720p – thx killer7ita)
See it here:
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Alan Wake “Elderwood” Theme up on Xbox
Live.
Posted by ADM on 01/06/09
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To quote Xbox Live:
To commemorate its E3 2009 activities, we bring you this Premium Alan Wake
theme, containing images from key scenic locations in the town of Bright Falls and its
surroundings
The theme is 27.62mb and costs 240 Microsoft points.
Thanks to Jacob for the tip.
Alan Wake shown at E3 2009!
Posted by ADM on 01/06/09
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Microsoft just had their annual E3 conference and Alan Wake was a part of the show. It was 15/08/09 2:01 AM
first time we had seen gameplay footage and more importantly, the first time we know a release
date.
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Microsoft just had their annual E3 conference and Alan Wake was a part of the show. It was the
first time we had seen gameplay footage and more importantly, the first time we know a release
date.
Alan Wake is set to release Spring 2010!
If you happened to miss the conference then we have some low quality pics which should tie you
over until high resolution footage is released. (Update: You can view a captured feed of the Alan
Wake demo here. Thanks to AlanWake.CZ for the tip)
UPDATE! High Def footage of the Alan Wake demo up now at Gametrailers.
Twitter Stream
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We’ve got a new feature live on the site now where you can get a good overview of everything
people are saying about Alan Wake on Twitter! It may be a good way to catch the first news
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appearing.
This stream searches for all mentions of the words: “Alan Wake”, alanwake, remedyalerts and
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We’ve got a new feature live on the site now where you can get a good overview of everything
people are saying about Alan Wake on Twitter! It may be a good way to catch the first news
appearing.
This stream searches for all mentions of the words: “Alan Wake”, alanwake, remedyalerts and
brightfalls. If it finds one of them it’ll display it on that page.
Be warned that this page is not moderated and as such there may be inappropriate tweets there.
So check it out via the top menu or by simply clicking here. Hope you all enjoy.
Welcome back everyone!
Posted by ADM on 28/05/09
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Yep BrightFalls.net is back with a vengeance. We’ve restored everything to it’s original state and
so all the old content is back for your viewing.
So now that BrightFalls.net is back I assume you’re all wondering what’s happening with Remedy
Alerts?
Well that Twitter account is the main account for BrightFalls.net and so all the latest news here
will automatically be posted on the @remedyalerts twitter account. So there’s a couple of ways to
be alerted to new news if RSS is not your preferred option.
Anyway welcome back everyone and hopefully we can make BrightFalls.net the premier source
for Alan Wake news!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
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Hey everyone.. just a quick post to wish you all a safe and happy holiday and we’ll see you in
2009! Hopefully 2009 will be a year filled with lots of Alan Wake goodness for us all!
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Welcome to Bright Falls! – Picking apart the
Trailer.
Posted by ADM on 21/10/08
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So the new trailer has been released and it’s filled to the brim with cool little things that you’ll
miss if you blink. We haven’t scoured the whole trailer and we’re leaving that fun stuff to you to
do in the comments here but here are some we found!
The Alan Wake cut-out
Alan Wake is a successful horror author so of course he’ll have promotional material out there.
Especially a cardboard cut-out of himself promoting his new book! We thought this was pretty
funny.
The Deerfest
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In 2006 this site was called BrightFalls.com but due to a database failure and lack of time I had to
give it up. After that I gave Remedy the domain name to use for whatever they wanted.
Well in the trailer at timestamp 00:14 there’s a sign showing a deer festival at Bright Falls and
with a link to brightfalls.com.
Heading to brightfalls.com shows a pretty cute painting of a deer ;)
Alan Wake trailer launches with new site!
Posted by ADM on 21/10/08
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Yes that’s right if I were you I’d head over to alanwake.com to check out the new Alan Wake site
complete with the Alan Wake trailer and new screenshots!
You can view the trailer below (via YouTube) or download it in high definition quality (720p,
1080p) at the Alan Wake site. You can also view all the screenshots below as well.
Enjoy! If you want to view a Mini-FAQ relating to the trailer and screenshot releases then click the
‘Read More’ link.
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You can view the trailer below (via YouTube) or download it in high definition quality (720p,
1080p) at the news Wake on Alan Wake also view all the screenshots below as well. http://www.brightfalls.net/
BrightFalls.net - The latest Alan and infosite. You can
Enjoy! If you want to view a Mini-FAQ relating to the trailer and screenshot releases then click the
‘Read More’ link.
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Alan Wake trailer impressions.
Posted by ADM on 20/10/08
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YouGamer.com have some great impressions of the Alan Wake trailer to tide you over until we get
our hands on it. Not too long now! ;)
Photorealistic textures and constant play with light and shadows are still a big part as
well. The town of Bright Falls seems to have also gained a ton of extra detail since the
previous videos were published – it looks like a real town instead of a video game
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Check out the rest of the impressions here.
YouGamer.com have some great impressions of the Alan Wake trailer to tide you over until we get
our - The latest news and info on now! ;)
BrightFalls.net hands on it. Not too long Alan Wake http://www.brightfalls.net/
Photorealistic textures and constant play with light and shadows are still a big part as
well. The town of Bright Falls seems to have also gained a ton of extra detail since the
previous videos were published – it looks like a real town instead of a video game
level!
Check out the rest of the impressions here.
Thanks Matze!
Max Payne Movie premiere pics.
Posted by ADM on 17/10/08
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We recently mentioned about a competition Remedy was running to be one of the first people to
see the Max Payne movie and also to watch the movie along side the Remedy team.
Well one of the winners of that competition, Timi Pulkkinen, gracefully sent in some pictures of
the event and we’re here to show them off to you.
Full credit should go to Timi’s brother, Jari Pulkkinen, who was the one who actually took the
pictures. We thank you Jari.
For those wanting the Alan Wake trailer or expecting there to be pictures of the trailer in this post
then unfortunately you’ll be a bit dissapointed. I have a funny feeling you won’t be waiting too
long till you see it.
Win free tickets to Max Payne Movie
premiere!
Posted by ADM on 07/10/08
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Want to go check out the Max Payne Movie premiere with the guys from Remedy sitting right
next to you? Live in Finland?
Well Remedy are giving you the chance to be one of the first people in the world to check out the
movie and what better way with the guys from Remedy to support you along for the ride!
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Remedy are giving 7 lucky people a chance to join them for the advance screening and all you
have to do is this:
Want to go check out the Max Payne Movie premiere with the guys from Remedy sitting right
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next to you? Live in Finland?
Well Remedy are giving you the chance to be one of the first people in the world to check out the
movie and what better way with the guys from Remedy to support you along for the ride!
Remedy are giving 7 lucky people a chance to join them for the advance screening and all you
have to do is this:
Head over to the Alan Wake forums and register. Once you have done that check out this thread
and read all the details. Once you have read everything then feel free to send a private message to
Markus Maki or post in that thread (or both, increasing your chances!) and you’ll be in the running
to win.
That’s it! Good luck to everyone and apologies to anyone overseas (like me) who aren’t eligible to
enter.
1Up Interview with Sam Lake
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Following on from the Pelaaja interview, Sam Lake has been interviewed by 1Up, offering an
English language version of some of the previously discussed topics. There is also some further
information on the development of Alan Wake.
“We think of Alan Wake as Alan Wake season one; the game is the DVD box of a
season of a television series turned into a videogame. The experience is divided into
episodes with cliffhanger endings and there is a supporting cast of characters around
Wake himself.”
Link: 1Up
Credit: Thanks Nils on Brightfalls.
Pelaaja Interview with Sam Lake translated.
Posted by ADM on 04/10/08
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Jokke_r, a long time Max Payne and Alan Wake fan has gracefully translated the recent interview
with Sam Lake.
Click the ‘read more’ link below to check out the interview.
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New screenshot released! For real this time!
Click the ‘read more’ link below to check out the interview.
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New screenshot released! For real this time!
Posted by ADM on 03/10/08
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Pelaaja has released a high-res screenshot taken from the upcoming trailer, set to debut on the 15th
of October at Finnkino finnish movie theatres.
Without too much talking check it out! You can click the link below for a larger version! Oh and
yes that’s in-game. No it’s not pre-rendered.
Sam Lake Pelaaja podcast interview released.
Posted by ADM on 03/10/08
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Pelaaja’s interview with lead Alan Wake writer, Sam Lake, is now online
and ready to be listened to. Unfortunately it’s all in Finnish but thanks to
Alan Wake forum user ‘northenlights‘ we have a quick summary of what
was discussed.
You can click the ‘read more’ link to read the summary notes or click here
for a direct link to the MP3.
Pelaaja also hints that there will be more revealed/released later on today.
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Update: New screenshot!
Update 2: Interview fully translated!
was discussed.
You The latest the ‘read more’ link to read
BrightFalls.net -can click news and info on Alan Wake the summary notes or click here http://www.brightfalls.net/
for a direct link to the MP3.
Pelaaja also hints that there will be more revealed/released later on today.
We’ll update this post with anything as we receive word, so keep checking back.
Update: New screenshot!
Update 2: Interview fully translated!
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Sam Lake podcast interview with Pelaaja
released this Friday.
Posted by ADM on 02/10/08
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In yesterday’s news Pelaaja said they would have more Alan Wake news later on this week and it
seems they were right. They are releasing an interview with Sam Lake, Lead Writer on Alan
Wake, in Podcast form on Friday at 2pm EEST.
The podcast interview will cover topics such as Alan Wake and how it’s development is
progressing and the upcoming Max Payne movie.
We don’t know if the podcast will be in Finnish only but if it is hopefully one of our faithful
readers can provide us with a transcript shortly afterwards.
Credit: Pelaaja (via Yki from the Alan Wake forums).
New Alan Wake trailer shown on the 15th
October.
Posted by ADM on 30/09/08
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Finnish video game magazine, Pelaaja, reports that a new Alan Wake trailer will be shown on the
15th of October at the Finnkino finnish movie theatres.
The trailer is shown in conjunction with the launch of the Max Payne movie which is released on
the 17th of October.
It is not yet known if this trailer is exclusive to the theater or if it will also be available for
download off the Alan Wake site. We’ll let you know if we hear any word.
Credit: Pelaaja (via Piiska from the Alan Wake forums).
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It is not latest news if info on Alan Wake to the theater or if it will also be available for
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download off the Alan Wake site. We’ll let you know if we hear any word.
Credit: Pelaaja (via Piiska from the Alan Wake forums).
New Alan Wake screen!.. kind of.
Posted by ADM on 26/09/08
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Well I said kind of but since we’re in the middle of a media blackout it’s better than nothing hey?
Anyway Markus Maki, Director of Development at Remedy Games, posted up his wallpaper at the
official forums offering a sneak peak at a new screen of Alan Wake.
You can click the image below for a full size version.. Enjoy!
Remedy speaks!
Posted by Morry on 18/08/08
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Mika Reini, CFO at Remedy Games, has posted a short, but sweet statement declaring that our
long-awaited game, Alan Wake, is still on the way.
Dear people,
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is just part of our psychological thriller, is it all real or imagined…
Seriously, yes, we’re still here and working hard on getting Alan Wake for you to
enjoy. Sure, we’ve been in development for a long time and if everything had gone
Mika Reini, CFO at Remedy Games, has posted a short, but sweet statement declaring that our
long-awaited news and info on Alan Wake
BrightFalls.net - The latest game, Alan Wake, is still
on the way. http://www.brightfalls.net/
Dear people,
We feel we owe you all a small heads up, and our apologies for lack of updates. This
is just part of our psychological thriller, is it all real or imagined…
Seriously, yes, we’re still here and working hard on getting Alan Wake for you to
enjoy. Sure, we’ve been in development for a long time and if everything had gone
perfectly smoothly there probably would be a game out for you guys to play already.
But designing a completely new game can be hard, and sometimes you need to take a
detour to find the best route forward.
We want to entertain you guys in the best possible way and our team is putting in
every effort possible in order for that to happen. That is the way Remedy wants to do
things. I’m sure you will enjoy Alan Wake when we’re done.
Just follow the light…
- Mika
Link
Stay tuned to BrightFalls.net for all information regarding Alan Wake.
Remedy respond to TGS 2008 showing
rumours.
Posted by ADM on 21/07/08
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The recent news on Alan Wake making the rounds was the old Microsoft Vista promotion
competition which was held early 2007. In this promotion the winner of the competition would
have their face digitized and shown in the game.
The winner who goes by the nickname “duffty” on the Alan Wake forums posted about his
experience over a year ago on the 2nd of July 2007:
“I want to thank remedy for showing myself and my mate round their offices a couple
of weeks back. They are exactly what you expect.. friendly,hard working, fun, finnish,
and bloody clever paople. Thanks again mika and the team who gave us their valuable
time.
ps. use my ugly face as you wish. mark”
Recently this promotion resurfaced and was posted on some major gaming news sites and blogs
and caused quite a stir due to a comment in the promotion which many people confused as
confirmation that Alan Wake will be shown at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show. The comment was
“Let the games begin with a trip to Finland to be digitally mastered into Alan Wake?s world, then
jet off to Tokyo to the 2008 Tokyo Games Show to be on the scene and on the screen!”
Markus Maki, Director of Development at Remedy Games, recently posted squashing this rumour
stating:
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“The Microsoft Vista promotion referring to TGS took place in 2007, and is old news
– we’ve had the winner over for taking the pictures already.
confirmation that Alan Wake will be shown at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show. The comment was
“Let The latest news and info a Alan Wake world, then
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jet off to Tokyo to the 2008 Tokyo Games Show to be on the scene and on the screen!”
Markus Maki, Director of Development at Remedy Games, recently posted squashing this rumour
stating:
“The Microsoft Vista promotion referring to TGS took place in 2007, and is old news
– we’ve had the winner over for taking the pictures already.
Sorry for the confusion and possible disappointment, but this was not an annoucement
that Wake would be shown at TGS 2008. Remedy’s team is just getting back from a
bit of holiday and we haven’t had time to chat with Microsoft on upcoming
shows/showings yet.”
I can safely say that Remedy is hard at work on Alan Wake and when they are ready to show
information you’ll see it here. The game is not cancelled or abandonware.
For all currently known information you can check our extensive collection of quotes in our Alan
Wake FAQ which is updated whenever new information is confirmed by Remedy.
Ilkka Villi talks Alan Wake
Posted by ADM on 21/06/08
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Finnish site Tietoviikko recently released an interview with Alan Wake
himself, Ilkka Villi. Alan Wake was modelled after the Finnish actor and in
the interview Villi mentions that he’s visited Remedy several times over the
past couple of years, the most recent session time being last year.
Unfortunately we don’t have a translation of the article but Kotaku had a
paragraph of the article translated where Ilkka mentions that being in a
production this huge in Finland is the closest to being in Hollywood that
he’ll ever get. If you are able to translate the article for us please contact us.
Huge thanks to Nils (and also Henna Lehto) for providing translation to the
original article. Click the ‘read more’ link below to view the article.
Alan Wake Interview (via Kotaku) | Read More
Alan Wake not listed at E3 2008
Posted by Morry on 14/06/08
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IGN has listed every videogame officially confirmed to be shown at this year’s Electronic
Entertainment Expo (E3 08). Running from July 14 to July 17, the expo will showcase the year’s
upcoming blockbuster titles. However, our most anticipated title, Alan Wake, is missing from the
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As you can expect Microsoft to be the primary marketer for the game, they should be including
Alan Wake in their showcases whenever they feel the game is ready to be shown to the public.
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IGN has listed every videogame officially confirmed to be shown at this year’s Electronic
Entertainment Expo (E3 08). Running from July 14 to July 17, the expo will showcase the year’s
upcoming blockbuster titles. However, our most anticipated title, Alan Wake, is missing from the
list of showcase games.
As you can expect Microsoft to be the primary marketer for the game, they should be including
Alan Wake in their showcases whenever they feel the game is ready to be shown to the public.
Their list for this year’s expo includes anticipated titles such as Fable 2, Gears of War 2, Halo
Wars and Too Human.
Before coming to quick conclusions, IGN points out, the list includes every videogame that has
been “officially confirmed” and that there is always the chance that companies will be keeping
their surprises a secret until the show actually starts. We will just have to wait and see…
- IGN’s E3 List 2008 –
Alan Wake will not appear at Microsoft’s
Spring Showcase 08
Posted by ADM on 14/05/08
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Computer And Videogames.com recently interviewed Microsoft Game Studios Shane Kim and in
the interview he mentioned that Alan Wake will not be shown at the Spring Showcase as they are
controlling the release of new information very carefully with Remedy.
“When you can announce a game and get people really excited about it, the last thing you want to
do is show it before it’s ready. Alan Wake is pretty ambitious, in terms of what it’s trying to do. It’s
taking a very different approach to storytelling and gameplay and it’s taking a lot of work to get it
right.”
You can read the rest of the interview right here. Thanks Dennis for the heads up.
Media section dismantled.
Posted by ADM on 21/04/08
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Wait before you started screaming “Where am I going to see the screenshots!?” let me first explain
that the media gallery was a real pain in the ass to keep up since we had screenshots in news posts
and also in that gallery. We had to maintain each one and that was quite annoying.
Also since BrightFalls.net is not a fansite and the site is and has always been a news site dedicated
to the game we thought we need to focus more on the news than on other sections like that.
Now having said all that the screenshots (and videos) have all been back posted in the news
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archives and can be viewed by using our handy topic filters on the right side (Screenshots,
Videos). You can view all the screenshots (and videos heh) ever released through those filters, if
you simply want to check out the latest media releases then head over to the official Alan Wake
and also in that gallery. We had to maintain each one and that was quite annoying.
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Also since BrightFalls.net is not a fansite and the site is and has always been a news site dedicated
to the game we thought we need to focus more on the news than on other sections like that.
Now having said all that the screenshots (and videos) have all been back posted in the news
archives and can be viewed by using our handy topic filters on the right side (Screenshots,
Videos). You can view all the screenshots (and videos heh) ever released through those filters, if
you simply want to check out the latest media releases then head over to the official Alan Wake
site.
Now that that’s happened we needed a focus on galleries within news post, which we have
updated for you. All screenshots now have a handy navigation system embedded into the site,
which will allow you to navigate through each gallery specific to the news post.
Eventually we aim to allow commenting on each image exactly like you can comment to news
posts, but one step at a time people ;)
Questions? Comments? Let me know in the comments.
10 questions with Microsoft’s Shane Kim.
Posted by ADM on 16/04/08
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Yes we know it’s not really major news and that it’s been quite slow
around here lately, we’ve had some interesting rumours surface in
the past month that we were quick to dismiss as false. Just a heads
up to everyone that we will only publish news stories here that
aren’t rumours or false in any way, if we do we will specifically
state it’s a rumour and should be treated as such.
Anyway now that’s out of the way onto the “news”. The Corporate
Vice President of Microsoft Game Studios, Shane Kim recently
answered 10 questions for gaming website Game Daily. In there he
still mentions Alan Wake as one of the games that we can look
forward to “later this year and beyond”, note the word beyond there.
You can head over here to read the interview.
Site move successful.
Posted by ADM on 04/03/08
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If you?re seeing this message it means you?re viewing the site on our brand new server. The server
move was about as flawless as I could get it but unfortunately we had to lose a couple of the
comments, since it was a fairly quiet period anyway it wasn?t too bad. This also means the site
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One quick announcement, the brightfalls.com and alanwakefaq.com domains will no longer point
to the site. It is our next step in the transition to the brightfalls.net domain name. If you still use
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If you?re seeing this message it means you?re viewing the site on our brand new server. The server
move was about as flawless as I could get it but unfortunately we had to lose a couple of the
comments, since it was a fairly quiet period anyway it wasn?t too bad. This also means the site
now allows you to register again, we apologize for the time the user registrations were down.
One quick announcement, the brightfalls.com and alanwakefaq.com domains will no longer point
to the site. It is our next step in the transition to the brightfalls.net domain name. If you still use
either of those I suggest you update your bookmarks!
Thanks!
Microsoft’s Shane Kim talks Xbox in 2008
and what it means for Alan Wake.
Posted by ADM on 08/02/08
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Wired.com recently interview Shane Kim, corporate vice president
of Microsoft Game Studios. Shane talked about Alan Wake and
what lies ahead and why they are holding back on releasing
information about the game.
… “it is an ambitious, different kind of game. It’s exactly like the
conversation we just had about Too Human. We’ve got to be careful
about how we unveil that, right, so that we build on the excitement
that people have and we don’t do any damage there. The good news
is that it remains one of our most anticipated titles. Everybody’s
asked me about it, which is awesome. Remedy’s a great partner for
us. I think we’re going to have a huge hit on our hands.”
Read the rest over at Wired.
Alan Wake to be shown at GDC 2008?
Posted by ADM on 26/01/08
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Well according to Robbie Bach, President of Entertainment & Devices Division at Microsoft it is.
In a recent interview by Sith Gamer Robbie said this:
SG: One thing you talked about are the games- so far I think the 2008 year seems
to be lacking. Especially when put up against the PS3 or Wii.
RB: Well were saving a lot of stuff for GDC, which is where we plan on showing off
some big titles such as Halo Wars and Alan Wake.
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Now I don’t know how accountable a site like Sith Gamer is, especially for a web blog hosted at
wordpress.com, so take this with grain of salt for the time being. Also GDC is the Game
Developer’s Conference held on the 18th to 22nd February this year.
In a recent interview by Sith Gamer Robbie said this:
SG: One thing info talked about are the games- so far I think the 2008 yearhttp://www.brightfalls.net/
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to be lacking. Especially when put up against the PS3 or Wii.
RB: Well were saving a lot of stuff for GDC, which is where we plan on showing off
some big titles such as Halo Wars and Alan Wake.
Now I don’t know how accountable a site like Sith Gamer is, especially for a web blog hosted at
wordpress.com, so take this with grain of salt for the time being. Also GDC is the Game
Developer’s Conference held on the 18th to 22nd February this year.
Alan Wake – Most Wanted Game roundup.
Posted by ADM on 25/01/08
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A couple of big name sites have listed Alan Wake on their most wanted game of 2008 lists.
- PC Gamer – “The only question is whether the developers can marshal their impressive
technology around a creepy ghost-town ride without resorting to clich�. Given that Remedy’s last
game was the hilariously tongue-in-cheek shooter Max Payne, we kind of hope not.”
- Gamespy – “The developers at Remedy have created an impressive engine that sports nifty
weather and lighting effects, allowing them to craft highly atmospheric environments. We can’t
wait to lose ourselves (and our minds) in this one.”
- Voodoo Extreme – “Remedy is the company that developed the Max Payne series, and it’s hard
to not become excited.”
- The Sun – “Then there’s Alan Wake, another that’s been in development for more than two years
but looks fantastic.”
Know some more? Email us and we’ll update the list!
Thanks to Spuuki for letting us know about the Voodoo Extreme article!
Want to work at Remedy? Now’s your chance.
Posted by ADM on 23/01/08
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Gameplay Designer, Senior Environment Artist, Environment Artist, Programmer, Freelance
Game Writer. Any of those sound like something you are capable and of course interested in?
Want to help develop Alan Wake into a kickass game? Well here’s your chance.
Remedy Entertainment are looking to fill the above positions and best of all you don’t have to
have worked on a AAA title before like so many other game development companies look for. In
fact a few of the current Remedy employees had their first start developing some of your favourite
mods for the Max Payne games.
So head over here and apply already!
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FAQ Updated
have worked on a AAA title before like so many other game development companies look for. In
fact a few of the current Remedy employees had their first start developing some of your favourite
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mods for the Max Payne games.
So head over here and apply already!
FAQ Updated
Posted by Morry on 22/01/08
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The Alan Wake FAQ has been updated with the latest information sourced from a brief email
interview with Markus Maki, Director of Development at Remedy Games.
For all the latest information available on Alan Wake, view the Alan Wake FAQ, compiled from
dozens of interviews and previews. The latest information covers topics such as the ever elusive
release date and the technology used in the game.
We have also taken down the twitter feed due to some issues, we apologize for any inconvenience
caused by this. You are still able to follow all of our updates via our RSS feed and our facebook
group.
Interview with Markus Mäki at PCGH.
Posted by ADM on 22/01/08
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German site PC Games Hardware has an interview with Remedy’s Director of Development,
Markus M�ki. The interview answers some basic questions that weren’t known before such as
Quad Cores will receive up to 30% of a performance gain and the official name of the Alan Wake
engine is .. well just that. Who would have known?
One thing to clarify from this interview is that the title states “DX10 support still uncertain” which
can be misread as it being unlikely that Remedy will support DX10. Remedy is keeping quiet
about anything DX10 related but I’m sure we’ll start hearing more and more as time goes on.
Another thing is that it seems a lot of gaming sites out there (*cough* Kotaku *cough) are for
some reason thinking that Alan Wake being Vista exclusive is “news”, even though that’s been
known since 2006.
Keep hangin’ in there everyone.
Welcome back to Bright Falls!
Posted by ADM on 15/01/08
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Hello gang! We are proud to finally launch BrightFalls.net, the premier news source for Alan
Wake and Remedy Entertainment.
Welcome back to Bright Falls!
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Posted by ADM on 15/01/08
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Hello gang! We are proud to finally launch BrightFalls.net, the premier news source for Alan
Wake and Remedy Entertainment.
We have been hard at work for the past couple of months developing a news site that allows you to
interact and comment on the latest Alan Wake news direct from Remedy or the community.
Through services like Facebook and our inbuilt RSS feed you are able to follow the news very
easily.
Just a little history for all you new folk out there. BrightFalls.net has been around in some form or
another since early 2005 where we launched the community site AlanWake.net, the first Alan
Wake fansite on the net and what would later become the official community site. AlanWake.net
went down at the start of 2006 where it was merged into AlanWake.com and can now be found in
the form of the Alan Wake official forums. Since then the news was one area which wasn’t
handled very well within the forums and there were a number of attempts to get a dedicated news
site up.
BrightFalls.com was one of those attempts, which due to a database corruption prematurely exited
the online world. BrightFalls.com no longer is running and for anyone who still has the bookmark
for that site please update it to BrightFalls.net.
We tried to recover as much older news as we could and theres even a nice little Christmas present
from Remedy which offers you a new screenshot. We know it’s not much but it’s the best we could
do during this media blackout. If you crave some info on the game then may I suggest heading
over and checking out our in-depth Alan Wake FAQ where we answer every single question
currently known about the game?
So that’s about it. Browse around the site and be sure to comment on the news (don’t need to
register but it would be nice, it would also allow you to enter competitions and more features in
the future!). If theres something you’d like to see here then feel free to post a reply here.
We hope you like the new replacement for the Alan Wake news forum, BrightFalls.net.
Alan Wake mentioned in Microsoft
post-keynote email.
Posted by ADM on 07/01/08
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Microsoft games chief Don Mattrick recently sent out a memo to all Microsoft staff, in that email
Alan Wake was mentioned as being a release in 2008. Don stated:
In 2008 the hits will continue to come with exclusives including “Halo Wars,” “Too
Human,” “Fable 2,” Alan Wake,” “Splinter Cell: Conviction,” and several exciting
yet-to-be-announced titles.
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Add another notch to the rumour list of Alan Wake being released this year.
You can view the full email here.
Alan Wake was mentioned as being a release in 2008. Don stated:
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In 2008 the hits will continue to come with exclusives including “Halo Wars,” “Too
Human,” “Fable 2,” Alan Wake,” “Splinter Cell: Conviction,” and several exciting
yet-to-be-announced titles.
Add another notch to the rumour list of Alan Wake being released this year.
You can view the full email here.
Max Payne Series on Steam!
Posted by ADM on 05/01/08
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Not really Alan Wake related but it’s news worthy anyway. Max Payne and Max Payne 2 are now
available on Steam for $9.95 each or a special bundle pack for $14.95! These are also part of the
Rockstar Collection which also includes the GTA series and other games as well for $59.95.
Unfortunately the Max Payne games still have issues on Vista but those who have found it hard to
find the games in stores can now purchase them very easily.
Season’s Greetings from Remedy
Entertainment.
Posted by ADM on 25/12/07
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Remedy have sent their well wishes for this holiday season in the form of a postcard containing a
new screenshot.
On behalf of BrightFalls.net I would like to wish everyone at Remedy and all our site visitors a
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On behalf of BrightFalls.net I would like to wish everyone at Remedy and all our site visitors a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Alan Wake – one of the 48 best games of 2008.
Posted by ADM on 06/12/07
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Gamepro.com has a new article up on their site titled “The 48 Best Games of 2008″ and our
beloved Alan Wake falls in at the 17th position:
Why you should care: Horror writer A. Wake (get it?) finds himself trapped in one of
those nightmarish situations that video game characters so often get themselves into.
As Wake, players will have to use light-what little there is-to good advantage, as the
game’s monstrous enemies are susceptible to it. Wake will also have to piece together
what’s happening to him in the creepy, haunted world of Bright Falls.
Why you shouldn’t: If A. Wake is simply dreaming, someone is going to get
punched. In the neck.
Check out the article over at Gamepro.com.
The Escapist interview with Lasse Seppänen
Posted by ADM on 08/08/07
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Online magazine The Escapist interviewed Remedy’s Production Lead, Lasse Sepp�nen. The
interview takes a look at how Remedy is run from a development perspective. Lasse explains why
outsourcing and using middleware is important in today’s world of game development.
No new news on Alan Wake though but it’s worth the read anyway. So check it out.
Part 3 of Remedy Interview at YouGamers
Posted by ADM on 14/06/07
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The 3rd and final part of the Remedy interview at YouGamers is now up for your perusal. “The
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You can have a read of it all here.
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The 3rd and final part of the Remedy interview at YouGamers is now up for your perusal. “The
Power Behind Wake” focuses all on the technology behind Alan Wake.
You can have a read of it all here.
Remedy’s Myllyrinne On Large Games From
Small Teams
Posted by ADM on 18/05/07
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Matias Myllyrinne, Remedy’s business director recently held a lecture at the Nordic Game
Conference in Malm�, Sweden. ‘The Next Wave of Game Development�?� Large Games,
Small Teams,’ gave an overview on how small independent developers can best define their
businesses to deliver large next-gen games with limited staff.
You can read the overview over at Gamasutra.
New hi-res screens from Pelit Magazine.
Posted by ADM on 07/04/07
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Pelit.fi has some new screens from Alan Wake.. there are two that are here that have been seen
before but they’re a bit more higher res than what was seen before. Also just to remind everyone
that these shots are still from very old footage taken back in 2006. Remedy have said that they
have made many changes since that time but aren’t releasing this to media until.. well when it’s
done ;)
You can view the screens in our media gallery or simply click the thumbs below.
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Part 2 of Remedy Interview at YouGamers
Posted by ADM on 02/04/07
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Part 2 of YouGamer’s three-part interview is up at their site. Titled “And Now For Something
New”, it focuses all on our beloved game; Alan Wake.
You can have a read of it over here at YouGamers.
Part 1 of Remedy Interview at YouGamers
Posted by ADM on 08/03/07
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YouGamers have a great three-part interview with Remedy up at their site. The first of this three
part interview is up and they talk about how things have changed with Remedy since the release of
the Max Payne games.
You can check out Part 1 here.
Alan Wake Preview at HS.fi
Posted by ADM on 12/02/07
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Rajatapauksia blog blog over at Helsingin Sanomat has a preview of Alan Wake from a couple of
months ago. Unfortunately, we don?t have a translation of the article at this stage, though from the
looks of things, its just recapping information we already know.
Thanks to wakefan for noticing the link on the Wikipedia page.
Update: manywhere from the Alan Wake forums has posted up a translation of the article. Click
the read more link to check it out. Thanks manywhere!
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looks of things, its just recapping information we already know.
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Thanks to wakefan for noticing the link on the Wikipedia page.
Update: manywhere from the Alan Wake forums has posted up a translation of the article. Click
the read more link to check it out. Thanks manywhere!
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New Games Radar Alan Wake preview
Posted by ADM on 11/02/07
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Games Radar has a new Alan Wake preview up which doesn?t really cover much new information
but it does offer 2 brand new screenshots!
Your 360 is once again engaging in psychological warfare with you – but on a whole
new level. It?s a step beyond the ?boo? mentality of Doom, and it?s more advanced
even than F.E.A.R.?s jarring peaks and endless troughs. In Alan Wake, the Xbox 360,
under Remedy?s orders, is letting you – here?s the good bit – scare yourself.
The full preview can be read here and the screenshots can be found in the Media Archive or
below:
Gamasutra interviews Petri Järvilehto
Posted by ADM on 08/02/07
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This is a bit old at the moment as we missed it when it was published on January 9th, 2007, but
Gamasutra focused their weekly column “Media Consumption” on Petri J�rvilehto; Creative
Director on Alan Wake. Media Consumption is a column that looks at the media and art diets of
our favourite industry personalities.
It’s a good little insight into Petri’s favourite music, movies, books and games and also has a little
bit about Alan Wake in it.
The game is set for release on PC and Xbox 360, though is currently without a date.
J�rvilehto notes that the game is “coming together well”�, adding that he feels Alan
Wake is “an exciting project to work with, both technology as well as concept and
story-wise”.
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The game was demonstrated at the Intel Development Forum at X06 in Barcelona
back in September. “Everyone seemed to like the direction where we are heading, and
bit about Alan Wake in it.
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The game is set for release on PC and Xbox 360, though is currently without a date.
J�rvilehto notes that the game is “coming together well”�, adding that he feels Alan
Wake is “an exciting project to work with, both technology as well as concept and
story-wise”.
The game was demonstrated at the Intel Development Forum at X06 in Barcelona
back in September. “Everyone seemed to like the direction where we are heading, and
even though we’re not really talking about the game right now, I’m starting to get
anxious to show all of the new stuff that we have up and running,” J�rvilehto
comments.
We took some time to ask Helsinki, Finland-headquartered J�rvilehto about the ill
culinary behaviour going on in his media diet right now.
Check out the whole thing here.
Remedy to speak at GDC 07
Posted by ADM on 02/02/07
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Remedy?s Development Director, Markus M�ki, is set to speak at the upcoming Game
Developers Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday March 7th, 2007.
Markus? session will be a 60 minute lecture on how the gaming industry is rapidly changing to a
distributed model and will also discuss how Remedy?s team structure, every-day tools and
processes are tailored to meet the challenge of Alan Wake.
You can view the GDC 2007 summary here.
Alan Wake – Most wanted game of 07?
Posted by ADM on 15/01/07
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Swedish newspaper, Aftonbladet, has listed Alan Wake as the number one most wanted game of
2007!
Alan Wake beat games such as Spore, Grand Theft Auto IV, Bioshock and Crysis to name just a
few amongst the 50 titles listed. Though the site is in swedish you can check it out here.
Thanks X360Ghost!
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Thanks X360Ghost!
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Tilt.tv Alan Wake Interview
Posted by ADM on 14/01/07
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Finnish television show Tilt.tv had a interview with Petri J�rvilehto, Sami J�rvi (aka Sam Lake)
and Saku Lehtinen a couple months ago which we unfortunately missed. The interview was
recorded and uploaded on YouTube, albeit in very low quality.
What distinguishes this from the rest is that throughout the interview pictures are shown of the
Pacific Northwest in Washington, where Alan Wake is based on. Some of them are very cool to
check out; especially the motion capture one.
While the whole interview is in Finnish (can anyone send a translation over?) you still get a good
idea by watching.
HEXUS.tv interview Markus Mäki
Posted by ADM on 09/01/07
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HEXUS.tv have an interview with Markus M�ki; Development Director at Remedy. HEXUS
caught up with Markus at International CES 07 in Las Vegas.
Markus talks about Alan Wake’s game concept, engine and technology. Definitely worth a watch,
so check it out.
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Thanks Steve!
HEXUS.tv have an interview with Markus M�ki; Development Director at Remedy. HEXUS
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caught up with Markus at International CES 07 in Las Vegas.
Markus talks about Alan Wake’s game concept, engine and technology. Definitely worth a watch,
so check it out.
Thanks Steve!
2006-2007 Game Developers Survey Q&A
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FiringSquad continues its Q&As with game developers and others in the industry on their thoughts
on the past year and their predictions for 2007 with Part 3 of the series. This time with Matias
Myllyrinne; Remedy Entertainments Business Director.
FiringSquad: What was the best single game you played in 2006 (console, handheld, or PC) and
why?
Matias Myllyrinne: 360 Gears of War. A polished title that delivers on the promise of next gen
visuals and offers incrementally improved polished game play.
It?s a small Q&A with Matias but worth a read. Check it out at FiringSquad.
Vote for Alan Wake!
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Voodoo Extreme have a new poll up where Alan Wake is listed amongst others as the Most wanted
game of 2007.
So head over there and show your support for Alan Wake and vote for it!
Season’s Greetings from Remedy
Entertainment.
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Remedy have sent out their well wishes for this holiday time with a new christmas themed pic and
message up on the remedygames.com homepage (archive).
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They have donated all of their Season’s Greetings card funds to the Finnish Red Cross.
On behalf of the staff here at BrightFalls.net we would like to wish Remedy a Merry Christmas
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Remedy have sent out their well wishes for this holiday time with a new christmas themed pic and
message up on the remedygames.com homepage (archive).
They have donated all of their Season’s Greetings card funds to the Finnish Red Cross.
On behalf of the staff here at BrightFalls.net we would like to wish Remedy a Merry Christmas
and a happy new year! And of course our visitors as well!
Alan Wake preview at Hooked Gamers
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Hooked Gamers has an preview up which does a good job in summarising all available
information, though unfortunately without offering anything new.
This level of commitment really shows in the game. The town and the nature around it
are more realistic that anything we’ve seen to date. The draw distance of 2 kilometres
(1.2 miles) ensures that buildings and trees will not just pop up out of nowhere as you
cruise down a mountainous road and admire a view of a beautifully rippling lake
surrounded by mountains on your left. Try to imagine this scene and add to this a
realistic movement of the sun on the sky (and resultant shadows cast by the mountains
and every other item in the landscape), sunsets and sunrises as well as eerie night-time
lighting from street lamps and flashlights. Now, try to throw in ultra-realistic fog
effects and twisters that rip apart houses piece by piece, sucking them up to the sky
and throwing them around the landscape.
Check out the rest of the preview at HookedGamers.com.
Remedy Interview in T|Lehti magazine.
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Finnish magazine T|Lehti has a interview with Remedy in their latest issue. Unfortunately we
don?t have a translation available but instead we do have some scans.
Big thanks to RTsa from the forums.
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Update: Rtsa has now posted a translation, which you can view by clicking ?Read More?. It?s still
not complete but he is working on the rest and I?ll update it as more comes.
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Update: Rtsa has now posted a translation, which you can view by clicking ?Read More?. It?s still
not complete but he is working on the rest and I?ll update it as more comes.
There?s also some more higher quality scans if you want them in the thread at the official forums.
Update 2: The rest of the translation has now been added.
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PC Zone/C&VG Preview – New screens!
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ComputerAndVideoGames.com has a preview up featuring quite a bit of new information and also
some new screenshots from Alan Wake.
?Missions are built around a single linear storyline, so that the player always knows how to
progress, but then there are other story fragments spread all around the world – smaller games for
the player to mess around with,? continues J�rvilehto. ?While we allow for free-roaming
exploration, we don?t want you to get lost or frustrated.?
Check out the preview here and you can view the screens below.
Thanks SlamDunk for the heads up.
Remedy is looking for gameplay designers
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Remedy Entertainment, the developer of the Max Payne games and one of the leading independent
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Remedy is looking for gameplay designers
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Remedy Entertainment, the developer of the Max Payne games and one of the leading independent
game studios in the world, is looking for Gameplay Designers to work on the upcoming
next-generation title Alan Wake.
You know what it takes to create a great game. You have a refined visual imagination, as well as
experience working with complex scripting and gameplay editors. As Gameplay Designer, your
main responsibilities are to implement and script minute-to-minute gameplay and game systems
within the framework of the story and high-level game design. Before implementation, you will
create the gameplay plans in co-operation with the Lead Game Designer and Lead Writer. You are
expected to deliver gameplay that matches the overall game atmosphere and style.
Desired skills:
- Excellent communication, problem-solving and team work skills
- Independent and proactive attitude
- Ability to plan and document your own work
- Understanding of playability, user interfaces, and the basic concepts of game AI and physics
- Proven experience with modding, level editors, scripting and creation of story-driven gameplay
- Extensive knowledge of past and current games on the market, and understanding of what factors
contribute to a commercial success
Pluses: programming background, 3D Studio Max skills
More info at
http://www.remedygames.com/contact_info/recruitment_info.html
PCPowerplay Alan Wake Preview
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Another Australian magazine has a Alan Wake preview up and this time it?s
PC gaming magazine, PCPowerplay. There?s a tiny bit of new information
and a cool little Q&A with Sam and Petri. ?We set out to build the first
psychological action thriller in games,? says Lake. ?We wanted to clearly
raise the bar for story telling in video games and set out to build a movie-like
atmosphere, compelling situations, and memorable characters.? It?s a
sentiment echoed by the game?s creative director Petri J�rvilehto. ?Alan
Wake feels like a logical step forward,? he says, ?taking some of the things
that worked in our previous games further, such as themes aimed for grownup
gamers, cinematic atmosphere, and storytelling. We have a record of creating games with unique
cinematic presentation and exceptionally high production values – but felt that we could take this
so much further.?
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is looking to make that aspect just as compelling and as memorable as its previous forays.
?Mystery is an important part of a good thriller,? says Lake, ?as are tight atmosphere and
Wake feels like a logical step forward,? he says, ?taking some of the things
that worked in our previous games further, such as themes aimed for grownup
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gamers, cinematic atmosphere, and storytelling. We have a record of creating games with unique
cinematic presentation and exceptionally high production values – but felt that we could take this
so much further.?
But that doesn?t mean that a decent narrative comes at the cost of sacrificing gameplay. The team
is looking to make that aspect just as compelling and as memorable as its previous forays.
?Mystery is an important part of a good thriller,? says Lake, ?as are tight atmosphere and
suspense. But on the other hand we are known for action and there will be plenty of cool and
cinematic engagements. We wanted to steer clear of horror and gore, which often means buckets
and buckets of blood. The idea is to stay in a more stylised and tasteful area.?
The PC Powerplay magazine is available from all good newsagencies in Australia, issue #133 has
the Alan Wake article.
Hyper Magazine Alan Wake Preview
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Australian magazine Hyper has a writeup on their impressions of the Alan Wake showing at X06.
?The game is played form a third person perspective similar to that of Max Payne, although the
screen is devoid of the usual HUD. Instead players get the occasional hand writing mission
briefing and Wake?s own internal narrative to let them know what to do. Although we have only
seen a brief amount of gameplay the use of first person narrative looks as though it will work very
nicely for both exposition and immersion. After a little running around and showing off the
character animations and cloth physics of Alan?s flapping coat, the first actual gameplay segment
of the demo began with Alan talking to a gas station attendant who tells him to head on up to the
cabin in the nearby mountains. Jumping in a 4WD, Wake begins the drive up the mountains. We
haven?t had any hands on time with the game but from what we were shown the driving engine
looks solid and realistic. More importantly it was also explained to us that as well as utilizing the
episodic narrative, Alan Wake is going to be an open world game in which players can approach
the story as they see fit and will have ample opportunities to explore the mysteries of Bright Falls
and be rewarded for their inquisitiveness.
During the drive up the mountains the voiceover kicked in, explaining how the drive seems to
mimic a passage in his notebook, if only a hitchhiker would appear. Lo and behold a stranger with
his thumb out does turn up and, contrary to conventional wisdom, Wake picks him up. Just as we
begin to internally groan at the ?coincidence?, the voiceover, with immaculate comic timing
laconically says ?creepy?. Alan comments to his passenger that in his book a man picks up a
strange hitchhiker. The hitcher assumes he?s meant to be the killer in the story but Wake sets him
straight telling him that in fact it is the hitchhiker who dies. A little further up the road Alan comes
across what appears to be the scene of a hit and run accident. A body lays bloodied in the centre
of the road (a body that seems to be dressed almost identically to Alan Wake) and our hero goes to
investigate. Shortly after he gets out of the car an out of control truck slams into it killing the
hitchhiker, proving more of the mysterious written notes to be true. To make things even stranger
the body on the road is no longer there and Alan remembers the next part of the writing that says
that the hitchhiker will stalk him in some fashion, before finally passing out.?
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and Alan remembers the next part of the writing that says
that the hitchhiker will stalk him in some fashion, before finally passing out.?
Hyper magazine is available from all good newsagencies in Australia, issue #158 has the Alan
Wake article.
Credit: Thanks Marcus.
Gamereactor Video Interview
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Scandinavian site Gamereactor has an interview with Remedy?s Lasse Sepp�nen about Alan
Wake.
Check out the interview here, it?s all in English.
German PC Action magazine Cover Story
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German gaming magazine PC Action have a cover story out in their latest issue about Alan
Wake.To any German visitors out there who can translate and provide a copy of the article will get
it featured here and full credit given.
In the mean time head down to your local newsagency and get a copy!
Big thanks to Mika for pointing this out.
10 new screenshots courtesy of X06!
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We have 10 new screenshots direct from x06 to wet your appetite! Check them out all below.
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Alan Wake IDF 2006 Video Presentation and
Info
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Huge thanks to Xboxyde for providing a download of the Alan Wake presentation at the Intel
Developers Forum.
We have two options for you to view this. You can download it off Xboxyde or FileCloud or you
can stream it through YouTube:
Also thanks to Alan Wake forum member guaps for pointing out that Anandtech has quite an
overview of the whole presentation, including the showing by Remedy.
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Also thanks to Alan Wake forum member guaps for pointing out that Anandtech has quite an
overview of the whole presentation, including the showing by Remedy.
Alan Wake shown at IDF 2006. Pics!
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Alan Wake was recently shown to over 2000 people at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco
and we have pics! The game has had a huge graphical jump since the last time we saw it!
Impressive.
New Alan Wake screenshots.
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Here are some new screenshots of the game.. most of them are a bit more higher res ones of the
TiltTV screens posted awhile back.
Check out them out below!
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Alan Wake E3 2006 Trailer!
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Remedy have debuted a brand-spanking new trailer for E3 2006.
You can view the streaming YouTube version below or head over to the site and download a HD
version.
New trailer and screens!
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Remedy has updated the Alan Wake website with a new trailer and some new screenshots!
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HD
version.
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Remedy has updated the Alan Wake website with a new trailer and some new screenshots!
You can view the streaming YouTube version below or head over to the site and download a HD
version.
You can also view the screenshots below.
Community Interview with Remedy
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A week or so ago we gave the chance for our forum members to submit some questions for
Remedy to answer, coupled with some questions on behalf of AWN we decided to sit down with
Sam Lake and Petri J�rvilehto to shine some light (excuse the bad pun! – ADM) on some much
needed answers.
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Sam Lake and Petri J�rvilehto to shine some light (excuse the bad pun! – ADM) on some much
needed answers.
You can check out the interview by clicking the read more link below. We hope to have more of
these interviews in the future.
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Tilt.Tv Alan Wake screenshots.
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Finnish site Tilt.tv has posted up several new Alan Wake screenshots, which you can check out
below.
Thanks SlamDunk!
Exclusive – E3 Tech demo screencaps!
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Remedy demoed Alan Wake behind closed doors at E3 2005 where no film or pictures were
allowed. But our roving reporter AutoPilot went behind the scenes and with much thanks to
Remedy, were allowed to take these shots.
Unfortunately since they were pictures taken of a moving demo they came out quite blurry. Even
so they still give you a good idea at what the media saw behind those doors.
Thanks AutoPilot!
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Official Alan Wake site launched with
screenshots and teaser vid!
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Remedy has unveiled it’s new game called Alan Wake with the launch of the official site which
features a teaser trailer and screenshots!
You can download the teaser here or stream it below through YouTube.
You can also view the screenshots below or at the official site.
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You can also view the screenshots below or at the official site.
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