Following the release of Alan Wake 2 on October 27th, there has been a fresh wave of new interviews and articles, far too many to break down separately but all incredible reads.
In this post, we look at the interviews (both English and Finnish) and articles talking about the adventure from the moment of the release to today, including reviews of The Game Awards 2023, closer looks at key aspects of the game, and talking to developers as they reflect on their most recent project.
If you're interested in reading reviews of the adventure, they have their own regularly-updated wrap up list, HERE, published when the embargo lifted.
Interviews (English)
- IGN: Remedy Created Alan Wake's Horrifying Game Over Screens
- GQ Magazine: Inside Alan Wake 2, the strangest game of 2023: "They're going to be like, 'What the fuck is going on?'"
- Inverse: Sam Lake Wants Games to Be "Bold Enough to Keep Experimenting
- ShackNews: Lake on Alan Wake 2's long journey into reality
- Entertainment Weekly: Alan Wake II is a culmination of the horror-verse that spawned it
- Gamespot: Alan Wake 2's Best Scene Was Nearly Cut From The Game, Sam Lake Reveal
- Tech Stomper: Alan Wake 2 interview - Sam Lake on the Wait for Wake 2 and American Nightmare
- Xbox: Sam Lake Interview: How Alan Wake 2 Connects Remedy's Universe
- Epic Games: Creating Alan Wake 2: Sam Lake talks dark urban dreamscapes, player choice, and more
- Kotaku: Alan Wake Creator Says Sequel Is 'More Intense, More Brutal'
- The Washington Post: Sam Lake, gaming’s genre-bending auteur, on breaking reality
- The Guardian: Video games and musical theatre: 2023’s most unlikely crossover?
Interviews (Finnish)
Articles
- The Guardian: Pushing Buttons: Why Alan Wake 2 will be the most talked about game this Halloween
- Gamespot: In Alan Wake 2, Remedy Refreshes The Multiverse Idea By Making It A Villian
- PC Gamer: Forget the musical numbers and tense battles against evil - the coolest thing in Alan Wake 2 is pinning bits of paper to a wall
- The Guardian Pushing Buttons: Why Alan Wake 2 will be the most talked-about game the Halloween The Guardian
- Polygon: The Old Gods of Asgard are The Game Awards’ best musical guest yet
