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Monday4th Nov 2024
News Alan Wake 2 Trapped in Financial Dark Place, 'Most' Development, Marketing Costs Recouped
Fool me thrice
As writers, we've always been able to relate to Alan Wake's messiah complex and narcissistic delusions of grandeur. And like the tortured typist, we're starting to think we've been consigned to an endless nightmare, forced to watch as Remedy's Alan Wake 2 crawls towards profitability, inch by inch and dollar by dollar. Released in...
Monday21st Oct 2024
News PS5 Pro Adds Ray Tracing to Alan Wake 2 in Big Tech Improvement
Performance and Quality modes both enhanced
Remedy has detailed the sort of technical enhancements future PS5 Pro owners can look forward to when playing Alan Wake 2 on Sony's upgraded console. The game will retain the same Performance and Quality modes available on base PS5 systems, but when run on a PS5 Pro, they'll look and run much better —...
News Alan Wake 2 Adds PS5 Gyro Aiming in Big Anniversary Update
Available to download tomorrow
Alongside tomorrow's Alan Wake 2: The Lake House DLC, Remedy has announced a large PS5 patch will also roll out on 22nd October 2024. Titled the Anniversary Update as the horror title nears one year on the market, the patch is designed to introduce many community requests. The biggest actually relates to the PS5...
Sunday11th Aug 2024
Getting there
Alan Wake 2 is one of the finest games money can buy on the PS5, but developer Remedy’s still not seen a penny of profit from the release. The title’s financial toils have been well documented for a little while now; effectively, it needs to make back its development and marketing budget before it can start generating royalties for...
Wednesday7th Aug 2024
Random Alan Wake 2 Fan Detects Audible Scratch Foreshadowing, to the Relief of Dev Responsible
Listen closely
An Alan Wake 2 super fan with particularly acute hearing has picked up on an early and quite esoteric bit of foreshadowing, much to the relief of the Remedy dev responsible for its inclusion. Obviously, targeted spoilers for the 2023 survival horror title to follow! In an interaction chronicled by
Tuesday18th Jun 2024
News Alan Wake 2's Photo Mode Harbours Few Surprises on PS5
But is always a welcome addition
It’s hard to remember a time before Photo Modes, as most major releases feature some form of photography option these days. For some developers, allowing players to take pictures isn’t always a priority, and so the support comes later down the line. Alan Wake 2 is a prime example of that: a new update, available...
Saturday8th Jun 2024
News Horror Hit Alan Wake 2 Is Getting a Retail PS5 Release Because You Wouldn't Shut Up About It
Shelved
Alan Wake 2 was one of the best games of 2023, but one recurring complaint Remedy fans had was that it wasn’t available physically. The Finnish studio alleged at the time that a “large number” of players had already transitioned to digital storefronts like the PS Store, and while that’s certainly reflected by financial data from...
Thursday6th Jun 2024
News Alan Wake 2's PS5 Night Springs Expansion Appears Locked for Summer Game Fest
Hopefully it's peak
Remedy wants fans to “join” it on 7th June, when Alan Wake 2’s first paid expansion Night Springs will presumably be announced as part of Summer Game Fest. We’ve known for quite some time that the inaugural DLC for the Finland-based studio’s critically acclaimed PS5 horror will be named after the franchise’s fictional...
Monday13th May 2024
News Alan Wake 2's Haunting Soundtrack Out Tomorrow, Includes 35 Tracks
Available for streaming and purchasing
The official Alan Wake 2 soundtrack, composed by Petri Alanko, will be made available across a variety of platforms for streaming and purchase from tomorrow. 35 music tracks designed to capture "the emotion, tension, and mystery of the game’s story" will be streamable on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music,...
Wednesday1st May 2024
News Alan Wake 2 Yet to Recoup Dev, Marketing Expenses as Tencent Raises Stake
Further proof of why we don't deserve nice things
Despite the love it received from core gamers and critics alike, Remedy's recent effort, Alan Wake 2, has yet to make back its development and marketing budget. This surprising situation has plenty of contributing factors, which we first covered in December, but the reality is that sales are soft. No...
Thursday22nd Feb 2024
News Alan Wake 2's Photo Mode Arrives Spring 2024, Just in Time for Night Springs
Say cheese and die!
Remedy has announced that critical darling Alan Wake 2 will get its Photo Mode in Spring 2024. It's hot on the news that the spooky, surreal horror title has sold 1.3 million copies, making it the studio's fastest-selling game to date. The developer announced the news on
Friday16th Feb 2024
News Without a Physical PS5 Release, Alan Wake 2 Is Still Remedy's Fastest Selling Game
Sales top 1.3 million units
Fans want a physical edition of Remedy’s horror sequel Alan Wake 2, but the critically acclaimed game isn’t exactly struggling on digital storefronts. The title has now sold 1.3 million copies worldwide, making it the fastest-selling title in the Finnish firm’s history. It previously reached one million units by the...
Friday2nd Feb 2024
News Alan Wake 2 PS5 Update Reins in the Jump Scares, Makes Trophy Hunting Easier
Improves performance on PS5
Alan Wake 2's latest update, 1.15, is now live on PS5, allowing players of the atmospheric thriller additional ways to customise their experience, amongst other things. Along with adding a Chapter Select, which should make tidying up any lingering Trophies easier, the other big ticket item is the ability to tone down the...
Thursday14th Dec 2023
News Critical Darling Alan Wake 2's Sales Seem Soft, But There's More to the Story
"My name is Alan Wake, I'm a writer"
Remedy Entertainment's Alan Wake 2 received widespread acclaim from fans and critics when it launched on 27th October, continuing the tale of the tortured, titular writer. The sequel to the cult-classic Alan Wake, buoyed by more than a decade of hype and developed by a Remedy with the momentum of a well-received...
Friday8th Dec 2023
News Alan Wake 2 Pencils In New Ending, Nightmare Difficulty for Monday's New Game Plus Update
Writing's on the wall
Alan Wake 2's free New Game Plus update is dialled in for Monday, 11th December, and aspiring writers can experience the game again on Nightmare difficulty, with the prospect of an all-new ending in the offing. As is standard for this sort of thing, New Game Plus will allow players to retain their unlocked weapons, upgrades,...
Thursday16th Nov 2023
News Remedy Drops Official Alan Wake 2 Old Gods of Asgard Music Video, and It Rocks
It was a scene from a nightmare, but I was awake
Alan Wake's insane, fourth-wall-breaking multimedia adventure continues, now wearing the skin of this official Alan Wake 2 music video. Herald of Darkness is the hot new single from the in-universe band Old Gods of Asgard, and the track recounts Alan's journey in the form of a warped rock opera...
Monday6th Nov 2023
News Alan Wake 2 Datamining Points to Alternate Ending in New Game+
Light in the darkness
Alan Wake 2 is currently blowing minds and Metacritic scores, with the tortured sequel quickly jumping to the top of many players' personal GOTY lists. As more and more roll credits, evidence of what precisely this "alternative narrative" developer Remedy Entertainment teased for the titles New Game Plus mode have begun to e
Thursday2nd Nov 2023
News Latest Alan Wake 2 PS5 Patch Applies 200+ Fixes
Bugs thwarted, improvements made
Another PS5 patch has just gone live for Alan Wake 2, introducing over 200 improvements and bug fixes to the game. It is available to download now, bringing the title up to version number 1.000.008. A complete roundup of all the changes and additions can be found on the official Alan Wake website. The top-level...
Monday30th Oct 2023
News Alan Wake 2 Dev Praises Epic's Publishing Team for Acclaimed PS5 Release
"They really care"
In a year filled to bursting with genuine Game of the Year contenders, Alan Wake 2 has added another candidate to the list. The game, itself a sequel to an old Xbox 360 exclusive, was published by Epic Games – and developer Remedy has been singing its partner’s praises on Twitter, noting that the company “really cares”...
News Remedy Details Alan Wake 2's Upcoming Expansions
Night Springs, The Lake House
Alan Wake 2 only launched on Friday, but developer Remedy has already shone a light on its post-launch support plans, detailing when and where this particular tale will take us next. Previously, the developer has promised "significant" free DLC, as well as a genuinely intriguing take on New Game Plus, in a future...
Friday27th Oct 2023
News Alan Wake 2's New Game Plus Mode Dreams Up 'Alternative Narrative', Nightmare Difficulty
Coming in a post-launch update
Alan Wake 2 is out today, and we found the hype to be entirely real, with Remedy's mind-bending sequel earning an invaluable and much-coveted 10/10 review score from us here at Push Square. As additional icing on an already delicious cake, the developer revealed that a "new alternative narrative" will be included in...
Thursday26th Oct 2023
Site News Where's Our Alan Wake 2 PS5 Review?
Stuck in the dark place
As you'll no doubt have seen at various other outlets, the review embargo for Alan Wake 2 has now lifted. Early verdicts for Remedy Entertainment's hotly anticipated sequel are now out in the wild, and you might be wondering where Push Square's assessment is right now. Well, it's coming, but we're not totally ready yet...
News If You Weren't Already Hyped for Alan Wake 2 on PS5, This Should Do It
Final call
Alan Wake 2 is out tomorrow, 27th October, with the long-awaited sequel set to continue the tale of the titular writer. We got a ritualistic launch trailer, which has us counting the hours until we can finally dive back into Remedy's incredible-looking world. We admittedly don't know much about the narrative this time around, and without...
Wednesday25th Oct 2023
News Yes, Alan Wake 2 Will Make Proper Use of PS5's Pad
Remedy not skimping on support
Sony’s innovative DualSense controller can be a game-changer when put in the right hands, but it’s usually down to first-party developers like Insomniac and Guerrilla to get the most out of it. Fortunately, Finnish studio Remedy is not skimping on support, and has promised that its upcoming Alan Wake 2 will take...
News Console Players Will Be 'Very Positively Surprised' by Alan Wake 2
Preferable to the alternative
Alan Wake 2 is out Friday, 27th October, and anticipation is building for yet another blockbuster game in a year full of them. Developer Remedy Entertainment has been quite bullish about the supernatural sequel, and we can't wait to get to grips with it ourselves. Still, some fans have expressed concern regarding the...
Thursday19th Oct 2023
News Solve Nursery Rhymes and Watch TV Adverts to Unlock the Alan Wake 2 Platinum Trophy
66 Trophies to earn
The PS5 Trophy list for Alan Wake 2 has appeared online ahead of its digital launch next week, sharing what looks like a fairly achievable Platinum Trophy. There are 66 Trophies to earn, which include chapter-specific gongs for making your way through the main story and then others tied to collectibles and puzzles. You can view...
Wednesday18th Oct 2023
News Catch Up on the Events of Alan Wake in, Er, Fortnite on PS5, PS4
You read that right
Here’s a crazy crossover event that we didn’t expect to see today: a recap of Remedy’s cult horror Alan Wake is available now in Fortnite. Yes, you read that correctly: Alan Wake Flashback is an interactive experience made using the Unreal Editor which will allow fans to familiarise themselves with the fiction of the first...
Monday16th Oct 2023
News Alan Wake 2 Free DLC Will Be 'Pretty Significant', Says Sam Lake
Two paid expansions planned
Alan Wake 2 is out at the end of the month, with the surreal sequel hitting PS5 on 27th October. For those planning on picking it up, Remedy Entertainment creative director Sam Lake is here to assure you that "pretty significant" free additional content is on the way, which is rarely a bad thing. During an
Wednesday27th Sep 2023
News Alan Wake 2 Has a Performance Mode on PS5, But It's Been Built as a '30FPS Experience'
Cinematic
New details are beginning to emerge about Alan Wake 2, as major outlets have gone hands-on with Remedy's upcoming thriller. One interesting quote has caught our attention, though, and it pertains to the choice between a quality mode and a performance mode. Remedy Entertainment's communications director, Thomas Puha, confirms the game will...
Thursday21st Sep 2023
News Wake Meets Sam Lake in Surreal IGN First Alan Wake 2 Gameplay Clip
Kill your darlings
Alan Wake 2 draws ever closer, with its 27th October release now visible on the horizon. As such, we'll likely learn more about the still-mysterious title in the coming days, and courtesy of IGN's First initiative, we've got a surreal gameplay snippet to moon over in the meantime. In the clip, tortured writer and protagonist Alan...
