Remedy's Sam Lake says they're "pretty significant." The survival horror title is already confirmed to get two expansions post-launch.
Here's everything you should know about Remedy's long-awaited survival horror sequel.
"If you want to see the game at its best, in full next-gen quality, it's going to be on the machines that have the hardware to enable that," says Remedy's Thomas Puha.
However, Remedy Entertainment's primary focus has been ensuring that on default settings, the game runs at a "rock-solid" 30 FPS.
Kiran Estevez, an agent of the Federal Bureau of Control, is driven to "do the right thing, and protect those that need it most."
"50/50 felt about right for us from a pacing perspective," says game director Kyle Rowley about Alan Wake 2's co-protagonists.
The survival horror title's 60 FPS mode will only be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, Remedy Entertainment has confirmed.
Watch a recap of the story of the first Alan Wake, Alan Wake's American Writer, and the writer's appearance in Control's AWE DLC.
"We’re not talking too much about what we have in store for players for this game in terms of music, but there is cool stuff," says game director Kyle Rowley.
Even in a year packed with releases, there's more to come, with October offering all kinds of high-profile sequels and blockbusters.
Remedy Entertainment has released a brief, new clip for the survival horror title ahead of its launch less than a month from now.
Extensive new gameplay footage shows off the upcoming survival horror title's combat, new atmospheric environments, and more.
"We are setting things up that will play a role in the future of the Remedy Connected universe," says writer and creative director Sam Lake.
However, communications director Thomas Puha says the game was "built from the beginning as a 30 FPS experience focusing on visuals and ambiance."
Alan Wake 2 will pull on threads not only from its predecessor, but also Control, while als introducing an intriguing, new character.
Remedy Entertainment talks about the survival horror sequel's two protagonists and how their experiences different in both story and gameplay.
The development team at Remedy Entertainment talks about the music and audio design of the upcoming Alan Wake 2.
The survival horror sequel is set to launch for PC and current-gen consoles a little over a month from now, on October 27.
Wake meets the hard-boiled detective from his books, who meets an unfortunate fate while investigating the writer's involvement.
"We have always internally felt that we need to find ways to do longer games,," says writer and director Sam Lake.
