Alan Wake
2010 video game
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| 2025 | Alan Wake 2 receives multiple nominations at the Game Audio Network Guild Awards, including Audio of the Year, Best Audio Mix, Best Cinematic & Cutscene Audio, Dialogue of the Year, and Sound Design of the Year |
| 2025 | 14th New York Game Awards: Alan Wake 2's DLC (Night Springs and The Lake House) nominated for Best DLC |
| 2024 | 20th British Academy Games Awards: Alan Wake 2 wins Artistic Achievement and Audio Achievement awards |
| 2024 | Game Audio Awards: Alan Wake 2 wins Best Game Music |
| 2024 | At the 13th New York Game Awards, Alan Wake 2 wins Statue of Liberty Award for Best World and Great White Way Award for Best Acting (Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson) |
| 2024 | Game Developers Choice Awards: Alan Wake 2 wins Best Visual Art and receives Game of the Year honorable mention |
| 2024 | 22nd Visual Effects Society Awards: Alan Wake 2 wins Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project |
| 2024 | 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards: Alan Wake 2 wins Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction |
| December 2024 | Alan Wake 2 reached over 2 million units sold, becoming Remedy Entertainment's fastest-selling game. |
| December 31 2024 | Game sales reach over 2 million units, and the game starts generating royalties for Remedy after recouping development and marketing costs. |
| November 1 2024 |
In the quarterly earnings report, Remedy announces the game is close to fully recouping development and marketing costs.
Remedy Entertainment Plc: Half year financial report January-June 2024: Codename Condor and Max Payne 1&2 remake in full production and Alan Wake 2 Night Springs expansion launched - Remedy Investors
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Remedy revenues rise 49% during FY24, Alan Wake 2 recoups development costs | GamesIndustry.biz
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| October 2024 | Remedy Entertainment released a free anniversary update for Alan Wake 2, adding accessibility options like infinite ammo, one-shot kills, and gameplay assists. The update included DualSense motion control support, enhanced haptic feedback on PlayStation 5, and expanded axis inversion options. |
| October 2024 | Planned release of physical editions of Alan Wake 2, including a limited collectors edition produced with Limited Run Games. |
| October 22 2024 | Release of second DLC expansion 'The Lake House', a crossover with Remedy's Control series, featuring FBC agent Kiran Estevez. |
| June 8 2024 | Release of first downloadable content 'Night Springs', featuring three episodes with characters from the Remedy shared universe. |
| May 14 2024 | The original score for Alan Wake 2 by Petri Alanko was officially released via Epic Games and Laced Records, coinciding with the 14th anniversary of the first Alan Wake game's release. |
| January 2024 | An optimization patch was released to improve performance on older GPUs like Nvidia's GeForce GTX 10-series, addressing performance and visual issues for hardware without mesh shader support. |
| January 2024 | Alan Wake added as a character to the video game Dead by Daylight, with additional character cosmetics. |
| 2023 | The Game Awards 2023: Alan Wake 2 wins Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, and Best Art Direction |
| 2023 | Alan Wake 2 was ranked first on Time's top 10 best video games of 2023 list, highlighting its critical acclaim and significant impact in the video game industry. |
| 2023 | Alan Wake 2 wins Critics Choice Award at Golden Joystick Awards |
| 2023 | Andrew Farrell of PCGamesN reviewed Alan Wake 2, awarding the game 9 out of 10 and praising it as a 'marvel' with intense gameplay and a twisty, dark story. |
| December 2023 | Poets of the Fall performed the 'Herald of Darkness' musical sequence live at The Game Awards, accompanied by game creators Ilkka Villi, Matthew Porretta, David Harewood, and Sam Lake. |
| December 31 2023 | Alan Wake 2 sells over 1 million units by the end of December 2023, marking a significant commercial milestone for the game. |
| November 13 2023 | End of Nvidia GPU promotional bundle for Alan Wake 2. |
| October 2023 | Alan Wake II was released, expanding Remedy's connected universe that includes the game Control. |
| October 27 2023 | Actual release date for Alan Wake 2, delayed by ten days to avoid competition with other major game releases. |
| October 27 2023 | Alan Wake 2 was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, marking the long-awaited sequel to the original Alan Wake game from 2010. |
| October 17 2023 | Original planned release date for Alan Wake 2 on PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. |
| October 10 2023 | Promotional bundle launched offering a free copy of Alan Wake 2 with purchase of specific Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs (RTX 4070, RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4080, and RTX 4090), running until 13 November 2023. |
| May 2023 | Remedy announced Alan Wake 2 would be a digital-only release, with plans to launch on PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. |
| 2021 | Alan Wake II was officially announced during The Game Awards. |
| October 2021 | Remedy released Alan Wake Remastered as the first game in their partnership with Epic Games Publishing. |
| 2019 | Alanko composed the score for Remedy Entertainment's game Control during the development period of Alan Wake 2's soundtrack. |
| August 2019 | Remedy began production on Alan Wake 2 with Epic as their publisher, using their Northlight Engine and planning a survival horror approach to the game. |
| July 2019 | Remedy fully acquired the rights to Alan Wake from Microsoft, including a one-time royalty payment for past game sales, which helped create a pathway for a sequel. |
| 2016 | Remedy released Quantum Break instead of an Alan Wake sequel, after Microsoft declined to pursue a direct sequel. |
| 2013 | Alan Wake writes a novel called 'Initiation' that follows a fictional Alex Casey's investigation of ritualistic murders in New York, which mirrors real-world events. |
| May 2013 | Remedy confirmed they were not currently developing a new Alan Wake game, instead focusing on Quantum Break for Xbox One. |
| 2012 | Remedy Entertainment released Alan Wake's American Nightmare, a sequel to the original Alan Wake game. |
| 2011 | Petri Alanko began initial recording of the original score for Alan Wake 2, which would evolve significantly over the following years. |
| December 10 2011 | A new game trailer was shown at the Spike Video Game Awards, revealing more details about the project. |
| November 7 2011 | GameInformer released the first official image for the game. |
| May 10 2011 | Oskari Häkkinen from Remedy confirmed to Joystiq that an official announcement for a new Alan Wake installment was imminent, emphasizing it would not be a direct sequel or mere add-on content. |
| May 9 2011 | A potential Alan Wake sequel was briefly hinted at when 'Alan Wake 2' appeared on Althea Suarez Gata's curriculum vitae, but was quickly removed the same day. |
| 2010 | Remedy Entertainment released the original Alan Wake video game, which was designed to allow for potential story expansion through sequels. |
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