So, I know you know by now (sorry I've been away from GS), but just in case you haven't, the Big R spoke just recently, Mika, Remedy's CFO to be exact, on the state of Alan Wake.

http://www.alanwake.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1706

"Dear people,

We feel we owe you all a small heads up, and our apologies for lack of updates. This is just part of our psychological thriller, is it all real or imagined...
Seriously, yes, we're still here and working hard on getting Alan Wake for you to enjoy. Sure, we've been in development for a long time and 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.

We want to entertain you guys in the best possible way and our team is putting in every effort possible in order for that to happen. That is the way Remedy wants to do things. I'm sure you will enjoy Alan Wake when we're done.

Just follow the light..."

So, there you have it. Just have patience my dear people. Our long awaited game is oh so very close to coming back to the spotlight.

In other news, Leipzig ocurred this week, but Alan was a no-show again. This was to be expected though since Remedy was just getting back from the company vacation, and denied those "confirmed" TGS appearance rumors. But who knows? Maybe Alan was shown at Leipzig behind closed doors a la Heavy Rain. Microsoft was showing several games behind closed doors at the event.

Whatever the case may be, I still expect to see Alan before years end. Maybe at TGS, or maybe at X08, if MS has one of course.:)