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Remedy Entertainment, the developer ofAlan Wake 2, posted a teaser of the title’sNight SpringsDLC with a note inviting fans to tune in on June 7.Night Springsis the first confirmed DLC for the survival horror game. Players and fans are excited to learn more about the content the expansion will add toAlan Wake 2.
Alan WakeandControlare two franchises that Remedy is known for, with both series intertwined through the Remedy Connected Universe (RCU). Recently,Alan Wake 2won an award at the Nordic Game Awards, further cementing its popularity in the horror genre.
Posted on the officialAlan Wake 2Twitter account, a folded announcement for Night Spring’s Coffee World accompanies the note to “join the percolation on June 7th…” The image portrays an hourglass motif of a coffee filter over a triangle cup, urging the viewers to join them and “Make the World Coffee.” It had been previouslyrumored that Remedy would partake in Summer Game Fest 2024. This tweet strongly suggests the studio’s participation in the event, and it points players towards aNight Springsannouncement.
Remedy Teases Night Springs DLC Announcement
Details concerning theNight SpringsDLC are scarce. Night Springs is a show in the RCU that broadcasts material similar toTwin PeaksandTheTwilight Zone. The expansion will allow players to play as different characters through episodes of the TV show. Originally, aspring release forAlan Wake 2Night Springswas scheduled, though the end of the season is fast approaching. No official delay has been announced, and more information, including a set release date, could be revealed at SGF.
The second expansion,Lake House, could also make an appearance at Summer Game Fest. Nothing is known about the content of the DLC with Remedy focusing on marketing forNight Springs, but two announcements may occur. The Lake House is a shadowy government facility on the edge of Cauldron Lake. The expansion will dive further into the purpose of this location and its history. Set to launch in 2024 as well, the estimated deadlines for the DLCs further reinforce the need for aNight Springsrelease date announcement at SGF.
Remedy noted in its most recent earnings thatAlan Wake 2still hasn’t broken even on earnings, but expects theNight SpringsDLC to contribute to profits once released. The cost of the DLC hasn’t been revealed, though players possessing the Expansion Pass will automatically obtain the expansion when it becomes available.
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A string of ritualistic murders threatens Bright Falls, a small-town community surrounded by Pacific Northwest wilderness. Saga Anderson, an accomplished FBI agent with a reputation for solving impossible cases arrives to investigate the murders. Anderson’s case spirals into a nightmare when she discovers pages of a horror story that starts to come true around her.Alan Wake, a lost writer trapped in a nightmare beyond our world, writes a dark story in an attempt to shape the reality around him and escape his prison. With a dark horror hunting him, Wake is trying to retain his sanity and beat the devil at his own game.Anderson and Wake are two heroes on two desperate journeys in two separate realities, connected at heart in ways neither of them can understand: reflecting each other, echoing each other, and affecting the worlds around them.Fueled by the horror story, supernatural darkness invades Bright Falls, corrupting the locals and threatening the loved ones of both Anderson and Wake. Light is their weapon—and their safe haven — against the darkness they face. Trapped in a sinister horror story where there are only victims and monsters, can they break out to be the heroes they need to be?
