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‘Alan Wake 2’ Isn’t Among Remedy’s Next Two Games

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The weeks leading up to E3 have left us with an impressive list of big names that could be could soon be entering our lives in a very big way. Multiple reports and rumors shared by industry insiders have hinted at potentially imminent reveals of Resident Evil 7, The Evil Within 2, State of Decay 2 and Dead Rising 4, with a few having already been corroborated by more than one source.

There’s no guarantee that all of these sequels will actually make it to E3, but a list like that does make you feel like anything is possible. Or, almost anything.

Remedy Entertainment recently confirmed in an interview with Polygon that neither of the two projects the Finnish developer has in-development will have anything to do with Alan Wake. The article goes on to mention the “casual conversations” Remedy is having about the series’ future, as well as a drastic change to their business model that should get it in our hands much more quickly, once it enters production.

AAA games development on a scale like Quantum Break has gotten prohibitively expensive for companies like Remedy. In order to continue focusing on these grand single-player experiences, the 130-person studio has been split into two teams. Amnesia creator Frictional Games split for similar reasons in March, following dismal sales of their existential undersea horror game SOMA.

Alan Wake 2 isn’t going to happen anytime soon, and that may be for the best. We wouldn’t want the trial and error that comes with adopting a new business model to have a negative impact on the series’ future. This way, they can iron out the kinks before they dive back into that ocean. We’ve waited six years already, what’s a few more?

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‘Alien Hunt’ – It’s an ‘Alien’ and ‘Predator’ Mockbuster Rolled into One! [Trailer]

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While you wait for Alien: Romulus, the folks over at Devilworks have cooked up their own slice of “mockbuster” fun with Alien Hunt, and we’re debuting the trailer here on BD this morning.

This brand-new sci-fi horror from director Aaron Mirtes (The Bigfoot Trap, Painted in Blood) is set for its US premiere on May 14, and you can find it on digital thanks to Devilworks.

You can exclusively watch the official trailer for Alien Hunt below, which looks to combine elements of Alien and Predator. This particular “mockbuster” has very little interest in hiding its inspirations, with the alien designs plucked straight out of H.R. Giger’s beautiful brain. Hey, if you’re going to pull from other movies, might as well take from the all-time greats!

In Alien Hunt, “On a hunting trip in the wilderness, a group of siblings discovers an abandoned military outpost on their land, but is it what it seems?

“Their trip takes a sinister turn when they find themselves facing off against a relentless army of extra-terrestrial beings. Suddenly, the hunters become the hunted.

“The formidable squad of alien soldiers will stop at nothing to wipe out the enemy and in an all-out, brutal battle for survival, it’s kill or be killed in Alien Hunt.”

Barron Boedecker (Escape Pod, The Bigfoot Trap), Brent Bentley (The Perfect In-Laws, Haunt Season), Deiondre Teagle (The Visitor, Painted in Blood, Death Ranch), Chelsey Fuller (The Bigfoot Trap, The Silent Natural), Jesse Santoyo (A Nashville Country Christmas, Potter’s Ground), and Adam Pietripaoli (The Bigfoot Trap, The OctoGames) star.

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