Remedy's long-awaited supernatural action-adventure title Alan Wake will be released for Xbox 360 in spring 2010, the development team announced today. A release date for the promised PC version was not mentioned.

A brief demonstration of the game was shown prior to the date announcement, with protagonist Alan Wake chasing after companion Rusty--said to hold the manuscript pages Wake needs top save his wife Alice--whilst fighting off seemingly flannel-clad enemies, mysterious floating objects, and a huge flock of shadowy birds.

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The game's human-like enemies, apparently miners or lumberjacks given the lush (though dark) forest setting, were shown as being weak to light, with Wake using a flashlight and flare gun to burn them as he ducked and avoided their attacks and tossed objects. The flashlight required the player to finish the foes off with a gun, while the flare gun and the resulting bloom took care of two foes standing next to each other.

Max Payne developer Remedy Entertainment has issued a new trailer and screenshots from its psychological action-adventure effort Alan Wake (PC, 360).

The studio has yet to say when the project will be released, though it was first unveiled in 2005. Upon its eventual arrival, Microsoft will publish.

"We're working hard on Alan Wake and want to make sure it meets and exceeds the awesome potential," Remedy managing director Matias Myllyrinne noted today. "It's still time to focus and we won't be doing constant updates on the progress."

"Naturally, we'll be happy to share and show more about Alan Wake when we have the next live showing of the game," added Myllyrinne.

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Today is a good day, for the gaming world has been graced with photographic proof that Alan Wake is still alive.

Alan Wake fan site BrightFalls found a new screenshot on the website of Finnish magazine Pelaaja, reportedly taken from a trailer of the game which will soon see release.

VG247 confirmed that a new trailer from developer Remedy is on the way and will premiere in the studio's native Finland on October 15. The trailer was reportedly made by the team in celebration of the coming release of the Max Payne movie. Remedy also developed the shooter now heading to Hollywood.

Remedy also revealed that its mysterious new 360 and PC game is taking long because "it's a small team and building an open world game is very tough." To help, Remedy is calling upon its resources from Max Payne publisher Rockstar, including voice director Navid Khonsari.

A release date for the game, in development since early 2005, has not been given, but Remedy CFO Mika Reini said in August, "we're still here and working hard on getting Alan Wake for you to enjoy."

It's been a good long while since Remedy Entertainment has said anything about Alan Wake, the psychological thriller the company announced in 2005.

Up until the first half of last year there were sporadic screenshot releases and tidbits of new information released through previews. Since then, the Max Payne developer has kept very quiet. Remedy CFO Mika Reini took the time today to reassure fans that the game is still in development. On the game's official forums he notes "yes, we're still here and working hard on getting Alan Wake for you to enjoy."

Reini also admitted that there have been some development struggles, saying "if everything had gone perfectly smoothly there probably would be a game out for you guys to play already. But designing a completely new game can be hard, and sometimes you need to take a detour to find the best route forward."

Alan Wake is in development for PC and Xbox 360, with Microsoft publishing.

It's taken a while, but YouGamers finally has the third part of an interview with the people at Remedy. This installment focuses on the engine technology powering the upcoming Alan Wake.

It's taken a while, but the second part of YouGamer's Remedy Entertainment interview is finally online. The second part of this interview focuses more on the upcoming Alan Wake.

A new Hexus.TV show is now up, this time offering an interview with Markus Maki. Remedy's Development Director talks about the upcoming Alan Wake.

There's an Alan Wake preview on Computer & Video Games, reprinting a recent article from PC Zone. The article offers an overview of the game, quotes from Remedy's Petri Jarvilehto and a couple of new screenshots.

Remedy's Alan Wake website has been updated with the recently released screenshots from the game, also offering an option to rate them as the company is interested in seeing what people think. Feedback can also be left in this thread.

Eurogamer is the latest site to rave about Alan Wake, offering impressions of the game's X06 demonstration. The article also clarifies that while the game is structured like an episodic TV show, it will be released as one big game, not multiple parts.

TotalVideoGames is the latest site with an Alan Wake preview, offering impressions based on seeing the game demoed at Microsoft's X06 event last week.

There's a new Alan Wake preview on GameSpot, offering impressions of the game as it was demonstrated at Microsoft's X06 event.

Here are a couple of new Alan Wake screenshots, released at Microsoft's X06 event.

As part of AnandTech's IDF coverage, they have this on an Alan Wake demonstration at the Intel event. Most of the presentation focused on the game's use of multicore CPUs.

Remedy has updated the Alan Wake website, offering some new media from their "psychological action thriller". At FileShack you can find a new HD movie, which runs for close to two and a half minutes showing in-engine footage. There are also two environmental screenshots right here. Thanks SlamDunk.

The AlanWake.Net forums have an Alan Wake Q&A, answering some reader submitted questions. Remedy's Petri Jarvilehto and Sam Lake answer questions about multiplayer, mod support, combat, game interactivity, the free-roaming world and engine technology.

Finnish site Tilt.tv has a page on Alan Wake, offering several new screenshots from Remedy's new third person action game. Thanks SlamDunk.

New on EuroGamer today is an Alan Wake interview, asking Remedy's Sam Lake and Petri Jarvilehto about their insomnia game.

Over at Max Payne fan site Deep Six you can find an Alan Wake Q&A, talking to Petri Jarvilehto and Sam Lake of Remedy about this "psychological action thriller".

Remedy has opened a teaser website for their upcoming game, which is indeed called Alan Wake (as we speculated a few weeks ago). The site offers the first two screenshots from the game, which is described as a "psychological action thriller". A brief teaser trailer with some in-engine footage can be found at FileShack.