The news train doesn’t stop rolling on Alan Wake’s American Nightmare as Xbox World Magazine had an eight-page feature on the upcoming XBLA game launching sometime in the first quarter of 2012.

The game will have an open-world structure, similar to what the original Alan Wake was going to feel like as you return to locations throughout the story. We also know the game takes place two years after the original where Alan has confined himself to the Dark Place beneath Cauldron Lake. But a new legend arrives where it’s said that after Alan vanished into the woods, he became Mr. Scratch, the antagonist of the game. It’s up to Alan to stop Mr. Scratch before it manifests and kills his wife, Alice. You’ll also learn about the events to some of the other characters via new manuscripts, TVs and radios. The combat has also seen improvement with smarter enemy A.I. that will react to your flashlight movements. But Alan has new weapons like uzis and nailguns in order to take down the enemies. We can’t wait to get our hands on a nailgun for this when it hits digital shelves next year.

Source: Xbox World via CVG