Remedy’s managing director Matias Myllyrinne and writer Sam Lake revealed in a recent interview that once the Xbox 360 exclusive Alan Wake is released, it may be a make or break title for the future of the small development studio. This doesn't come as a huge surprise considering the amount of time the studio spent working on such a high-profile game, and if it fails to sell well Microsoft would be weary to back another Alan Wake (or any franchise for that matter) from Remedy. Alan Wake is one of my most-anticipated games of 2010 so to stop this from happening we all need to go out and buy a copy, which shouldn't be that hard considering the game is going to be amazing. Stay tuned for more on Alan Wake right here at PlanetXbox360.com, as it's May 18, 2010 release date nears. Find a couple quotes from the interview below:
“To be honest, we’re very much betting the farm on this game,” he said. “We’ve created it since 2005, and it is kind of like landing on a new continent and bringing the ships – ‘Guys, you’d better make do on this continent. Survive.’ So Alan Wake is something that we’ve poured our hearts and souls into.” “The project hasn’t been the straightest journey from beginning to end, added Lake. “There has been shifting around along the way – developing certain prototypes quite far and then deciding ‘No, we are not happy with this. This is not what Alan Wake needs to be,’ and then shifting to a new direction, and all of that takes time.
“But that said, at the same time, we are a relatively small team when you look at other developers working on games of similar scope, and we do our own technology and engine and tools, so it takes time.“We are building the character with optional content as well, within the game. So for the players who are interested, they can discover these things”.
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