A lengthy development cycle and lower than expected sales put an Alan Wake sequel in doubt. But Finland-based Remedy Entertainment has cryptically confirmed that the next Alan Wake game is now being worked on, only it's not Alan Wake 2. Confused? So are we.

Responding to a rumor report on Joystiq that pointed to an artist's resume as proof Alan Wake 2 is on the way, Remedy's Oskari Hakkinen made the official confirmation, with a bit of confusing clarification.


"Fans of the franchise will be excited to learn that, yes, more Wake is coming!" Hakkinen told Joystiq. "But to be absolutely certain to avoid confusion, this next Wake installment will not be Alan Wake 2. But neither will it be DLC. The rest we're saving for our official announcement when we'll actually SHOW YOU."

"We are really excited about this project which a slice of our team has been working on for the last months," Hakkinen continued. "It's something that'll definitely give more to the Wake fans out there, but just as importantly, this installment will also give an opportunity for players who aren't familiar with the franchise to finally jump on board."

Hakkinen did not reveal platforms, but he did tell Joystiq the next Alan Wake should be set to ship in the fall.


Sharkey says: Sounds like Alan Wake is about to go multiplatform. And by multiplatform, we mean Windows PCs -- Microsoft is the franchise publisher, after all. At least that's my best guess.