Hvis man kedede sig i weekenden og tog turen forbi finske Remedys side, ville man kunne se en kryptisk besked på sitets forum af en person som kaldte sig Alan Wake. Remedy kommenterede ikke beskeden, og spørgsmålet er om der er tale om en smule viral reklame, eller om en bruger bare har hygget sig.
Meddelelsen som du kan læse herunder i sin helhed, fortæller om Alan der får en skriveblokade og efter to år uden inspiration, flytter til det idylliske Bright Falls for at komme i gang igen. Her foregår dog mystiske ting og sager, og inden længe er Alans kone sporløst forsvundet, og hans synes at blive del af en mareridt som han selv er forfatter til.
The amount of pages keeps growing each night. There are also new edits on the old pages. They keep getting more aggressive. The story is rewriting itself. The protagonist is now my namesake, and his wife is called Alice. The most worrying aspect: the genre seems to be shifting. It's turning into a horror story. I can no longer be certain whether the hero can succeed or even survive. Apart for jumbled fragments of bad dreams and an oppressive feeling, I can remember nothing of the process when I wake up. But this morning, a breakthrough! When I came to my senses, I could smell her perfume on my shirt. I am close. I know it. I must push on.
Rusty's screams were still ringing in my ears. The tree stump the grove got its name from looked like a severed leg of a monsterous bird. I prayed that the gun would make a difference. Every time I moved the flashlight, I was afraid of the horrors it might reveal. Suddenly a ragged arrow gloved in the light. I followed it.
/Alan Wake