Remedy Entertainment Plc | Press release 8:00 am (EET) 10 December 2021
Remedy Entertainment Announces Alan Wake 2
Remedy Makes Its Survival Horror Debut With Long Awaited Sequel, Published by Epic Games
(Helsinki; Cary, NC, Thursday, Dec. 9) Today, at The Game Awards 2021, Remedy Entertainment announced Alan Wake 2, the long-awaited sequel to the studio’s award-winning 2010 psychological thriller. Alan Wake 2 is being published by Epic Games and will be available in 2023 for PC on the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
“It's no secret that we have passionately pursued an opportunity to return to Alan Wake’s story for years. All that hard work has brought us here. The stars have aligned. It’s happening now, and we know the community is as passionate as we are about seeing Alan Wake’s next chapter unfold,” said Sam Lake, the Creative Director of Remedy. “Alan Wake 2 is our first ever survival horror game, a genre that lets us dive deeper than ever before into building an intense atmosphere and a twisted, layered, psychological story.”
Remedy Entertainment will reveal more on Alan Wake 2 in summer 2022.
"Remedy continues to push the medium forward with every title they create," said Hector Sanchez, Head of Epic Games Publishing. "Alan Wake 2 continues the tradition of a highly atmospheric, emotionally evocative story intertwined with compelling gameplay while simultaneously reaching new highs only they could achieve. We couldn't be more honored to help bring Sam and the team's vision to light."
The original Alan Wake followed the titular protagonist on a desperate search for his missing wife, Alice. As he discovered pages of a horror story he had supposedly written, author Alan Wake was forced to question his sanity as, page by page, the story came true before his eyes. Earlier this year, Remedy and Epic Games Publishing released a modern remaster of the title, Alan Wake Remastered, for PC on the Epic Games Store, and via physical and digital editions on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One consoles.
For more information, head to www.alanwake.com and follow @AlanWake on Twitter and Facebook for the latest details.
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MORE INFORMATION
Remedy:
Thomas Puha, Communications Director
Phone: +358 9 435 5040
Email: thomas.puha@remedygames.com
Epic Games Publishing:
Nick Chester, Communications Director
Email: nick.chester@epicgames.com
Edelman:
Alex Levine, Senior Account Supervisor
Phone: +1 917-621-6956
Email: alex.levine@edelman.com
ABOUT REMEDY
Remedy Entertainment Plc is a globally successful video game company known for story-driven and visually stunning console and computer games such as Control, Alan Wake and Max Payne. Remedy also develops its own Northlight game engine and game development tools.
Founded in 1995 and based in Finland, the company employs over 290 game industry professionals from 30 different countries. Remedy is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland marketplace.
ABOUT EPIC GAMES
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is an American company founded by CEO Tim Sweeney. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina and has more than 50 offices worldwide. Today Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates one of the world’s largest games, Fortnite, and Epic has over 500 million accounts with 2.7 billion friend connections across Fortnite, Rocket League, and the Epic Games Store. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.