It may not be out yet, but it's already collecting awards. In a recent post, Summer Games Fest revealed the list of most anticipated titles, as voted for by the games media at their event, with the overall award going to Alan Wake 2.
How Votes Were Collected: For the decision, votes were collected from over forty international media outlets that had been in attendance at their Play Days event. A list of fifteen titles was posted on June 17th featuring Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon, Cocoon, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Disney Illusion Island, Foamsteres, Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior, Immortals of Aveum, Mortal Kombat 1, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Remnant II, Sand Land, Sonic Superstars, Viewfinder, and Alan Wake 2. Later that day, Summer Games Fest revealed their overall winner.
In a tweet celebrating the news, Sam Lake (Creative Director and Lead Writer on Alan Wake 2) wrote, "Huge thank you to #SummerGameFest and everyone who voted. We are beyond thrilled by the reception as we continue to work hard to make Alan Wake 2 the best game we possibly can. Thank you."
Thomas Puha (Communications Director at Remedy) also responded to the news in a reply on the original post and teasing more about what's to come "Thank you to the jury!. I’m glad our extensive mission shown and being direct and very Remedy with our presentation worked. Thanks to @EpicGames of course and all media who have been supporting us. Just wait until you see the Alan side of the game…"
Remedy also shared the news on their official channels, "Thank you to the jury, and to our publisher @EpicPublishing for their support! We're thrilled by the reception received at Play Days"
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