Alan Wake for PC

[varunb]

The first Alan Wake is about to finally get its PC release, according to listings on the Steam registry and further teasing from Remedy.



Files for specific language versions of the game – including English, German, French, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish – plus other files all appeared on the registry (via GAF).

Remedy’s Aki Järvilehto recently teased a PC release in a interview with Finnish-based YLEX (via JPS).

“We have received feedback from a lot of PC gamers, and I have to admit that yes, we somehow ignored that. Let’s see if in the near future we could have some positive news to tell you about dating.”

Remedy was originally developing Alan Wake for PC and Xbox 360 together, but the PC version was canned at X10 last February.

“Hypothetically, what we care about is the Remedy brand on any game needs to stand for something… polished quality, cinematic action and great storytelling,” Remedy boss Matias Myllyrinne told VG247 in a post-launch interview on Wake 1 last year.

“If it is created by us or a port it still needs to live up to the same standard. People need to be able to rely on it when they put down their hard earned money.”

Credits to VG247

[Extreme Gamer]

I think they forgot to remove Alan Wake's registry entry on steam.

[Zangetsu]

this is really good news heard & saw its trailers long back..will wait for it..
any date confirmed?

[Alok]

Great news, if not rumors and misunderstanding.

[SuperH3art]

i dont have any hope with this game..

read about this game long time back and still the game is not on PC...

keeping Gamers waiting is not a good idea...

[varunb]

Alan Wake PC confirmed by Remedy for Q1 2012

Remedy’s just announced it’s bringing Alan Wake to PC in early Q1 2012, launching in the same period as XBLA spin-off American Nightmare.

The launch of the keyboard and mouse SKU will come with both downloadable episodes The Signal and The Writer.

[roque]

ya man just heard that..so excited...

[Ethan_Hunt]

Completed the game last year and finished it's DLC(s) coupled of weeks back. It's a brilliant game. You guys are definitely in for a treat.

[Alok]

Thanks Varun for great news. Fingers crossed.

@Ethan is this one similar to Resident evil 4/5 ??

[Zangetsu]

@Ethan is this one similar to Resident evil 4/5 ??

Ya..Mix of Silent Hill & RE but story is there...

[Ethan_Hunt]

@Ethan is this one similar to Resident evil 4/5 ??

It doesn't contain heavy action elements like those you find in Resident Evil series. This is more of a psychological thriller, something straight out of a Stephen King novel. Highly atmospheric and engaging storyline.

[varunb]

Thanks Varun for great news. Fingers crossed.

Thanx. This game was published by Microsoft so for PC I am pretty sure it will use Games for Windows Live.

[varunb]

Remedy to self-publish Alan Wake PC – all the details

Remedy’s confirmed it will be the publisher of Alan Wake for PC when it launches on Steam early next year.

The confirmations comes after confusion reigned on if the Finnish studio or Microsoft would be doing publishing duties, with the latter releasing the 360 version in May 2010, as well as publishing the upcoming American Nightmare for Xbox Live Arcade.

But In the first of two confirmations, Remedy community manager Peter Papadopoulos said on its forums: “Microsoft is still the publisher of Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, which is being released on XBLA in early 2012.

“As for Alan Wake PC, it’s a Remedy self published title which is coming to Steam, also being released early in 2012.”

Further information came from MikkiRMD, aka Remedy writer Mikko Rautalahti, who also noted the concern of PC gamers following the initial cancelation in February 2010.

“I can genuinely appreciate that people were frustrated — and it was frustrating for us as well, because it was out of our hands at the time. These things can get pretty complicated.”

It was confirmed yesterday it would use Steamworks, not GFWL, as its platform.

[Alok]

Only steam , no retail ???

[varunb]

That means that there will be retail copies distributed but ultimately one will have to install steam in his PC.

[Skud]

Alan Wake PC – More news coming next week; game will support the X360 controller | DSOGaming | The Dark Side Of Gaming

I guess they are talking about the XBOX360 controller. Another good news is that the game won't use Game For Windows Live.

[MetalheadGautham]

Isn't this the game with an awesome Poets of the Fall song as its theme ??

[Skud]

Kiss DX11 goodbye (not much of a surprise though):-

Alan Wake PC will support DX9; more details about its game engine | DSOGaming | The Dark Side Of Gaming

This is in what posted in their forum:-

We have HDR/FP16 on PC. SSAO is in and like some other effects has some quality settings we can bump up with fast gfx cards. We have FXAA in American Nightmare 360 and it's entirely possible it'll make its way to Alan Wake PC

Yes, we have a DX9 engine, but it's a very advanced DX9 engine. You can do pretty much everything you want (even deferred rendering with MSAA some have said was impossible) apart from some special techniques like HW tessellation on shader model 3 if you have the performance.

[Ethan_Hunt]

Isn't this the game with an awesome Poets of the Fall song as its theme ??

War? Yep, that's it all right.

[darklordankit]

i think its going to be another console port

[revolt]

i dont understand why so late release for pc.It has been noticed even after that the pc versions are badly screwed.

But still ms is atleast good that they release for windows too.I wont blame sony either as they too have to keep their business running.They only have one console whereas ms has territories on both pc and consoles.

[varunb]

Alan Wake hitting Steam in February, PC specs listed

Remedy has taken to its official forums to announce a February release window for Alan Wake on Steam, as well as list the preliminary system requirements needed in order to run the game.

The self-published game in partnership with Nitro Games will not support Games for Windows Live or Mac, and there are no plans to release modding tools or a demo for the game. It will, however, support Steam Cloud, will use Steamworks and contain Steam Achievements.

Both The Signal and The Writer DLCs will be available on Steam and are included in all copies of the game.

According to the official post from Remedy, optimization and graphics scalability are still being finalized, so some of the PC requirements listed below “may change.” Still, players will be able to adjust resolution, and change graphics settings, as well as run in full screen or windowed mode. Players will also have the option to turn off the game’s HUD.

It also supports NVISION 3D “very nicely,” according to the post, but as it is “fairly performance heavy,” a high-end GPU such as the GeForce 580GTX and moderate graphics settings are recommended. The AMD HD3D has not been testes as of yet, but Remedy plans to test it out or get confirmation from a third-party as to whether it works or not.

Here’s the list of requirements at present:

• OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
• PROCESSOR: Dual core required: AMD: Athlon X2 2.8GHz; Intel: Core 2 Duo 2GHz
• MEMORY: 2 GB
• HARD DRIVE: 8 GB
• VIDEO CARD: DirectX 10 compatible or later with 512MB RAM - AMD: ATI Radeon 3650, 4450, 5550, 6450 or higher (per series); NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT, 9500GT, GT120, GT430, GT520 (per series)
• SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c compatible
• INPUT: Mouse and keyboard, Xbox360 controller also supported

Remedy said its goal is for the game to be able to run on Windows XP SP2, but at present, there are still “a few minor but technically challenging” issues its need to solve in order for it to work properly. Official support will be announced after testing has finished, but for now, it was at least run on Vista and Window 7.

[Alok]

Good news. This year going to be a gaming year with a lot of much awaited game.

[vamsi_krishna]

Specs are reasonable. Hope they will optimize it well. I hate even the idea of this being a bad port like GTA.

[vickybat]

Me too waiting for this one. Had been following this since the developers first announced this game.

[topgear]

after 2 years of waiting you are getting it on Windows - better be late than never

[vamsi_krishna]

I played this game on my friend's 360 for a while. And it felt quite different from all other games. Then again I played it just for an hour or something. I might be wrong.

[varunb]

Yup..Thats why I am saying that hold your horses people. We have all been playing FPSs for quite a while now. This game might just give us that something-different sort of feel.

[Alok]

Will take advantage of 4 cores.
Alan Wake PC promises to take advantage of quad-cores, comes with Havok physics | DSOGaming | The Dark Side Of Gaming

[gameranand]

Good thing that atleast its coming to pc at all. I had lost all the hopes at all. Its really is a kinda different game.