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homernoy
11/13/09

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I really don't understand why this is not coming to PC. The only thing I can hope for is it will be eventually coming to the PC after they make their money on the Xbox release. #alanwake
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Kaneda
11/13/09

@homernoy: I know! I want this on PC so damn much. And if we don't get it, then I demand a proper Alone in the Dark. 1992 style. Or at least one as groundbreaking today as it was back then. #alanwake
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Fieldy
11/13/09

@homernoy: Same here. I'm more than a bit miffed at their drop of the PC version ( more specifically at Microsoft making them drop it ) but I'm at least trying to stay hopeful for a later port.

As long as they don't officially and unambiguously cancel it, I'm hopeful. #alanwake
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homernoy
11/13/09

@Kaneda: Yeah, it was too bad the recent release of Alone in the Dark was so poorly executed. I was really, really looking foward to that game, only to be completely disappointed.

If we get a proper Alone in the Dark game on the PC I would jump for joy! Most likely will never happen, unfortunately. #alanwake
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homernoy
11/13/09

@Fieldy: "but I'm at least trying to stay hopeful for a later port"

I am right there with ya. In my mind there is little chance it will miss the PC completely, but if and when it does come, I sure hope it has decent controls, and overall polish.

After playing a very polished PC version of Batman:AA, it's really shoulden't be too much to expect these days. #alanwake
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Kaneda
11/13/09

@homernoy: I'm not too optimistic about a new good Alone in the Dark on PC either. As you said, it's a shame that 5 (I played the PS3 "Inferno" version I think) was so poorly executed. It had good style and lots of potential. Did you notice they seem to split Alan Wake in episodes, starting like "this week on Alan Wake" just like Alone on the Dark 5? #alanwake
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homernoy
11/13/09

@Kaneda: Yes, it noticed. I really like the idea and look foward to playing a good quality game like that. let's keep our fingers crossed. #alanwake
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Shikome
11/15/09

@homernoy: Its so odd.
I remember a preview show they did more then a year ago, showcasing the game and bragging about their "insane" Falcon Northwest monster computer that was running the game... #alanwake
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homernoy
11/15/09

@Shikome: It is odd. The only thing I can think of is Microsoft wants a timed exclusive for the 360. Like I said above, there is little doubt in my opinion, that Alan Wake will come to PC eventually. #alanwake
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Fallible.
11/13/09

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Alan Wake Forever.

Coming soon, honest, maybe. #alanwake
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liquid_kore
11/13/09

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ALAN! ALAN! ALAN! #alanwake
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Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
11/13/09

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Wow..is it just me or does it seem like we've been hearing about this game for a very long time? #alanwake
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nworobes
11/13/09

@Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...: Not gonna lie, the start of this game's development cycle predates the construction of the pyramids. #alanwake
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Michael Dukakis
11/13/09

@nworobes: The guy who started it must be a Giza by now. #alanwake
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SEX_BISON
11/01/09

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SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE #spoileralert
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sazzrah
11/02/09

@SEX_BISON: Someone said that exact phrase on the day of the book's release in my guild's chat on World of Warcraft... maaaaaaaan were people pissed. I was smart enough to cut off all connection with the net until I had read the book lol... Some people are just crazy about spoiling shit for others - the thrill of being a dickwad, I guess? Crazy... #spoileralert
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Blore07
11/02/09

@sazzrah: I was smart enough not to read harry potter in the first place...

I kid I kid, well, I half kid, I didnt read HP but... yeh... you know what I mean.

But on topic, I too dispise people that belive they need to spoil endings for others, but your right, people, if you dont want to know the ending to something, or any spoilers, stay the hell away from the internet. #spoileralert
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Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
11/02/09

@Blore07: A while before the book even came out even I think, I saw am image saying this and thought "My, what a Hilarious joke! Ah-haha-haha-haha."

Then I read the book and slowly realised that the way the book as looking, it wasn't a joke after all... #spoileralert
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Clive Bavels
11/02/09

@Blore07: If anyone over the age of about 12 was anything remotely approaching smart, they wouldn't read a ridiculous kids book like Harry Potter. #spoileralert
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dowingba
11/01/09

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Nanomachines.

There. Now you don't have to play it. #spoileralert
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therage33
11/02/09

@dowingba: Nanomachines, coma dream, magic: the holy trinity of plot resolutions. Anything can be explained with one of those things!

"Now, how do I explain how he escaped from that erupting volcano in a lifeboat made out of hemp...I GOT IT! It was a madwoman's fever dream! Million-seller list, here I come!" #spoileralert
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dowingba
11/02/09

@therage33: You forgot "The Force." #spoileralert
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exion
11/02/09

@dowingba: technically the force is just a naturally occurring nano machine! or something :P #spoileralert
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therage33
11/02/09

@dowingba: I had midichlorians (sp?) written at first, but I made the same decision as exion and concluded they fell under the "nanomachines" banner. :)

And hey look, Tycho from Penny Arcade knows what I'm talking about!

[www.penny-arcade.com] #spoileralert
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dowingba
11/02/09

@therage33: So basically what you're saying is... Star Wars and Metal Gear are actually the same person!

What a twist!
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lolgreg
11/01/09

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Spoilers:
The ending will be released for 5 dollars as DLC #spoileralert
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Nervvv
11/01/09

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WHAT THE HELL I'VE NEVER SEEN SIXTH SENSE! Thanks Owen, thanks.

...

I HATE YOU. #spoileralert
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Blore07
11/02/09

@Nervvv: Simba actually becomes the lion king! #spoileralert
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Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
11/02/09

@Nervvv: The Cake Is A LIE! #spoileralert
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qamulek
11/02/09

@Nervvv: Jesus dies, but don't worry he is reborn D: #spoileralert
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LordMaim
11/02/09

@Nervvv: It was Earth all along. #spoileralert
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Blore07
11/02/09

@Nervvv: Its made out of dead people #spoileralert
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Paradox me
11/01/09

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If I can manage to avoid spoilers until the game eventually comes out on PC then I'll be amazed.

Then again, if Microsoft allows the game to come out on PC I'll be amazed. #spoileralert
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luigionlsd
11/01/09

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They probably just don't want pirates who get the "review copy" to have the ending to unleash on the Internet. #spoileralert
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Gortexfogg
11/01/09

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Why not put an alternate, cushy Hollywood ending into the preview code with the "real" ending unlockable by playing the game in 100hr hardcore-you-die-when-an-enemy-sees-you mode. Then, the real ending won't be known until the game releases at retail ... probably. #spoileralert
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Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
11/01/09

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Well the preview copies won't be out until 2011, with the game coming in 2014. #spoileralert
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mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
11/01/09

@Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme: 2016, the same year FFXV releases.

Or was that 2017? God, I forget. #spoileralert
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Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
11/02/09

@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: It will come in the year 20XX when we are all enslaved by various robot masters. #spoileralert
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Whizkid103
11/01/09

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So how are they going to be able to judge? You have to fully complete a game to be able to judge it properly. Also, not every reviewer spoils things. Only a couple douches do. This seems like a horrible idea. #spoileralert
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Scazza
11/01/09

@Whizkid103: Do you think IGN completes Imagine Babiez before they give it a 9.0? doubtful #spoileralert
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muu
11/01/09

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Not a bad idea, but only if they're willing to invite bigger sites / mags, etc for an opportunity to go through those last few scenes they're going to omit. Wake is a big enough title that they should be willing to do something like that if the main aim is to prevent full game leaks from occuring. #spoileralert
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laser beams
11/01/09

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i appreciate the thought behind this concept- but i want to read reviews of complete games. it's unfair to expect a critic to play through an entire game- only to cut them off at the end just before the payoff- and expect an honest (or positive) review.

the sources i read for gaming reviews are almost universally professional enough to not include major story/ending spoilers, and i don't want to read a bunch of negative reviews from angry critics who are (rightly) pissed that the developers made them trudge through an entire game and then not let them view the resolution of the game/story. it doesn't seem fair to the developer who may suffer penalties from potentially low review scores, it doesn't seem fair to the reviewer who has to play this thing and then write an honest critique- which makes it unfair to the consumer who doesn't get to read honest reviews of the complete game that they are expected to pay $60 for. #spoileralert
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Archaotic
11/01/09

@laser beams: You say this like most reviewers even finish the games they play. #spoileralert
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laser beams
11/02/09

@Archaotic: the sources i read do finish the games. any credible review site/magazine insist on playing the final build to completion- and will often delay publishing a timely review to make sure that it's honest, complete and covers all elements of the game. #spoileralert
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