New Alan Wake 2 Patches Released for PC, Xbox and PS5; Here’s What They Do

The Oh Deer Alan Wake thermos has been sought after by franchise fans, but it has proven difficult to secure one. It was briefly restocked by iam8bit, but not many have managed to get one for themselves, as they have sold out in seconds.

is getting a New Game Plus feature called Final Draft, but what exactly that all means isn't yet clear. At present, has no NG+. Players can run through it, beat the final boss of , watch the credits roll, and start a new game, but nothing will change the second time around. Enemies will be in the same places with the same stats, and Alan and Saga will have their base game abilities. They won't carry over anything from the first playthrough.

Remedy Entertainment has rolled out a major new Alan Wake 2 update across all platforms, including over 200 improvements and fixes.

There's a new Alan Wake 2 patch for PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC with over 200 fixes and an apology from Remedy about a bug it acknowledges as being particularly irritating.

Insomniac Games has just rolled out Spider-Man 2 update 1.001.004 for PlayStation 5, which addresses various issues and improves stability.

Hot off the heels of Alan Wake 2’s success, Remedy’s future looks to be a busy and potentially fruitful one, as the developer has shared details with investors on several projects in the works at the studio, including sequels, remakes, and a new multiplayer IP, with one of the standouts being an update on the announced remakes of Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne.

It took years after the release of Alan Wake before Remedy Entertainment could return and bring out a proper sequel. The game development team had previously tried to deliver a game installment to keep the narrative going for Alan Wake; however, nothing quite lined up in their favor. Instead, they went on to create games like Quantum Break and Control. However, since the release of Control, the developers were finally able to pick Alan Wake back up and deliver a new game for fans. Now that this Alan Wake 2 game is finally available, the development studio is crediting the folks over at Epic Games for giving them the creative freedom required to deliver such an acclaimed hit. 

Finnish clothing company Makia has teamed with Remedy to release a line of high-end unisex streetwear inspired by Alan Wake 2.

Remedy Entertainment has responded to the worries regarding the demanding PC system requirements of Alan Wake 2, saying it «played real safe» with the settings.

You haven't even downloaded Remedy's Alan Wake 2 yet, assuming you're planning to, which means it's already time to start thinking about what you'll do once you've finished it. Apologies, the news beat is a cruel mistress and the present is always past, but in my defence, jumping irresponsibly around the timeline does make sense for a supernatural horror game that follows two characters through different dimensions.

With Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake 2 out today, the developer has updated the game’s official FAQ to include details about its upcoming paid expansions.

The full reveal of the Alan Wake 2 system requirements last week left a lot of fans unhappy. They're steep: The minimum spec for 1080p, 30 fps gameplay at the low graphics preset is an Intel i5-7600K CPU, RTX 2060 GPU, and 16GB RAM, and a sharp ramp up from there into recommended, ultra, and ray tracing requirements. But some optimistic gamers expressed hope that Remedy was inflating the PC system requirements for Alan Wake 2 in order to ensure that it runs well on all specs, even at the low end, and that's apparently the case.