The Rejected Pitch: Alan Wake 2's TV-Style Episodes
TL;DR
Microsoft rejected a pitch for Alan Wake 2 that included TV-style episodes, which eventually led to the creation of Quantum Break. Remedy has continued to work on ideas for a full sequel ever since, and Alan Wake 2 will finally be released in October. The game director confirmed that Control also started off as an Alan Wake 2 concept. Microsoft has considered acquiring Remedy in the past, and the fact that Alan Wake 2 and the recent Alan Wake Remastered will launch on the Epic Games Store is listed as a "risk" in court documents from Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
- Microsoft turned down Alan Wake 2 pitch with TV-style episodes for Quantum Break instead Eurogamer.net
- Horror Game Shows What's Driving Big Releases To Digital-Only Kotaku
- Alan Wake 2 was supposed to have Quantum Break TV episodes Stealth Optional
- Gaming - Remedy explains why Alan Wake is digital-only KitGuru
- Alan Wake 2 looks more like a Resident Evil game and that's just fine Shacknews
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