Remedy confirmed last May, to the dismay of many horror fans, that they’ll be taking time off from Alan Wake to focus on their upcoming time manipulation shooter Quantum Break. But that doesn’t mean they can’t give the occasional nod and a wink to their fantastic supernatural thriller in their next project. After all, they’ve done it before with Max Payne, which appeared multiple times in some really subtle ways in Alan Wake.
During a live demonstration of Quantum Break, Game Informer noticed a familiar looking logo on the shirt of the game’s lead, Jack Joyce. On it was the logo for Night Springs, the Twilight Zone inspired TV series from Alan Wake. If you don’t remember it, you can see every one of its nine surreal episodes here.
I’m sure Remedy has plenty more subtle nods and winks to their past games scattered throughout Quantum Break, and I’m looking forward to trying to find them all when it ships next year on Xbox One. Until then, you should watch this new — and lengthy — demo for the game.
Cover shooters rarely get me excited anymore, but this is Remedy we’re talking about. Tell me those special effects aren’t amazing.
