Alan Wake has a release date?

The most mysterious game of this generation -- actually scratch that, the most mysterious game ever -- yet one of the most anticipated, may actually have a release date? Confused? Yeah, so are we. Let’s have a look at the facts, shall we? Alan Wake is a psychological action thriller game set in an open world. The game centres around a horror writer Alan Wake, who has dreams that serve as material for his books. Suddenly these dreams start becoming reality, his fiancée vanishes without a trace, and he starts to suffer fromiInsomnia. Great day for him, huh?

Anyway, no one has heard or seen anything about this game for nearly a year, although from the tech video and screenshots we have seen, the game does look extremely promising. That’s probably why it’s so highly anticipated -- the lack of information about it. Remedy have confirmed that they will release more information soon, but we have yet to see anything. Years in development for the Xbox 360 and PC with Microsoft as its publisher, the game has to be released this year, right? How does March sound to you? To good to be true?

Over on Play.com, an online shopping website, the game is listed with a March 13th release for Xbox 360 and a PC release of June 1st. Its our understanding that Alan Wake will have a simultaneous release on Xbox 360 and PC, and not a two month gap between releases. But lets have a look at the dates, anyway. First up is the 13th of March. With so little of this game seen, and with many sites unable to get hands-on time with this title, March 13th seems a little far-fetched. On the other hand, June 1st does seem the more likely of the two, but with such an anticipated title, Microsoft may want this game released in October or November for greater sales. Releasing this game in June doesn’t really make much financial sense. Besides, Amazon.com is showing a completely different release date for Alan Wake: March 30th.

With so little seen of the game, I highly doubt any of these dates are correct. Alan Wake will most likely be Microsoft’s big game to show of at this year’s E3, so don’t expect a release date before that show.

TGR Rating: Rumor Highly Unlikely