Sam Lake confirms fan theory: Remedy officially combines Alan Wake and Control in one universe

May 14th psychological action thriller Alan wake ten years old. The original game was released in 2010 as an exclusive Xbox 360, after which, two years later, appeared on PC, and from 2016 is available for backward compatibility on Xbox one. But back to the point.

On the occasion of the anniversary, the creative director of the studio Remedy Entertainment Sam Lake gave an interview to the publication Gameinformerduring which he spoke about the previously unknown details of the creation of Alan Wake and said that the events of the game occur in the same universe with Control. Actually, this was understandable even from the last dossier, which reported that the Federal Bureau of Control was investigating what happened in Bright Falls, where the events of Alan Wake took place. Now the connection of the two games is officially confirmed.

“We didn’t want to make a fuss about it before the release of Control, but now that the game has come out, I can say that it was interesting for me to implement the idea of ​​a connected universe. If you play Control and study the game, you will find things in it that show that Alan Wake and Control exist in the same world, moreover, it becomes clear that the Federal Bureau of Control, which is studying inexplicable phenomena, was interested in what happened to Alan Wake.

They have [ФБК] there is a practical investigation and documentation of what happened. For fans who at one time did not quite understand what happened to Alan Wake, this story, like Max Payne, was seen in many ways as an experience or journey of one person. Some things are not explained further than he [Алан Уэйк] sees them, but now we have a Bureau that deals with all of this from a research point of view. “

Lake also confirmed that final story extension Awe for Control will be directly related to Alan Wake.

“Later this year we will have an AWE expansion, and yes, we hinted at it, but did not spell. I can say that you will learn more about the Bureau’s investigations regarding what happened to Alan Wake and what they led to. It’s nice that on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the game, we have the opportunity to give fans more content related to Alan Wake. “

Celebrating the tenth anniversary of Alan Wake, Remedy Studio also reduced the cost of the game in stores Steam and Gog, and next week will add it to the subscription Xbox game pass on Xbox One and PC.

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