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Despite being an excellent horror-action title that was praised by most critics, the original Alan Wake experienced a red death on the sales front due to poor release timing. In part motivated by the game’s big budget and subsequently disappointing sales figures, developer Remedy Entertainment decided to trim back the development scale some for the series’ next release by making it an XBLA exclusive. With Alan Wake’s American Nightmare’s February 22 release right around the corner, Gamasutra posted an interview with Remedy Managing Director Matias Myllyrinne yesterday that explored some of the details of the project.

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5th Cell has come clean with new details on Hybrid, the third-person shooter which they promise will forever change the multiplayer gaming scene. After its initial unveiling last year, …
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If you missed the one day Bastion sale during the 2012 countdown promotion, you’ll be happy to hear that it will be on sale once again and this time …
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This incredible Munny was created by Denise Kuan and posted to her personal website the-ocd.com. It features an incredible rendition of the Kid from Bastion. Denise says she played the demo of Bastion …
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Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture have announced that the game’s boss battles have been designed by none other than famous anime creator Mahiro Maeda. Known predominantly for his work …
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With the beta for Gotham City Impostors currently going on, Monolith Productions is giving tips on how to survive an attack from one of the game’s deadliest weapons. The …
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Although it has not yet turned up publicly on the ESRB’s website, developer Polytron has declared over Twitter that its platformer, Fez, has been rated by the board. The …
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A designer’s resume, exposed earlier today via Twitter, has made public the fact that developer Harmonix is working on a previously unannounced title. The game is referred to in the LinkedIn resume of one Brian Chan simply as “unannounced title,” but Chan did reveal the platforms it is coming to: XBLA, PSN and, rather peculiarly, Facebook.

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A runaway hit on PC and iOS, Anomaly Warzone Earth is looking to shake things up in the tower defense world on XBLA. In a preview from Joystiq, we …
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Racing games on XBLA are constantly struggling for uniqueness. These racers, many of which are top-down, have to find a way to stand out and really pull ahead of the pack. Some games go with zany weaponry, some go with a fun and light nature, and some are very competitive. Bang Bang Racing, the upcoming product of a collaboration between well-known XBLA developer and publisher Digital Reality and Playbox, is out to make a name for itself and we just have to find out how they plan to do it! Hit the jump for a Q & A with Bang Bang Racing‘s Digital Reality-side Lead Designer, András “Amper” Timár-Geng. Read More