You've seen it, you've read about it, you may have even watched the conference vid that lasted nearly two hours. It's Microsoft's run at the spotlight this time, and we're doing a quick run-through of all the games and all the juicy details in between. With 10 world premieres, an impressive slate of exclusives, and a motion-sensor that's set to raise the bar for the technology, Microsoft's E3 2009 Press Conference added buzz to the gaming scene that we'll be talking about for months to come.

The Qmann is back in the latest issue of EGM and has a lot of juicy tidbits to grind in the old rumor mill. Some of these include updates on the rumored Max Payne 3 game that is currently in the works, and word of a new PlayStation 3 exclusive title from none other than the developers of the Grand Theft Auto series, Rockstar. Find out more about these new rumors in our full article after the jump.

It looks like Microsoft and Remedy Entertainment are finally getting ready to spill more details about their upcoming psychological action thriller, Alan Wake (Xbox 360, PC). The game will apparently be present at this year's Tokyo Game Show according to a Vista gaming contest. More in the full article.

As a moderator over at the Alan Wake (Xbox 360, PC) forum hints, we might be seeing more info regarding this new suspense title crop up soon. Wondering what exactly the mod had to say? Find out by visiting the full article!

A rumor has been circulating the threads of the World Wide Web that a highly anticipated first-party Microsoft title will be canceled; a concerned gamer asked if it was Alan Wake in the forums of the game's site. A moderator quickly assured him that it's definitely not Alan Wake (for the simple fact that Alan Wake isn't a Microsoft first-party title).

And that's it folks: if the rumor of a first party title being canceled indeed proves true, be assured that it's not Alan Wake (Xbox 360, PC).

Going over WorthPlaying, we have uncovered seven new screens of Remedy Entertainment's Alan Wake (for the Xbox 360 and PC). Checking out the picturesque screens of the small town called Bright Falls, it's a bit hard to imagine how this small town becomes the world of Alan Wake's nightmares, but then again, sleep deprivation could of course make you a madman.

Although the game wouldn't be blessed with a multiplayer mode and its release date is still unclear, the anticipation for this psychological action thriller is far from dying down. So with that, here are some of the game's screens. Expect more from us about Alan Wake in the coming weeks or months.

More screens after the jump!

 

This year's Nordic Game developer's conference is starting off on a warm note, as we pick up word that 40 guest speakers are confirmed to be making it to the event. Aside from previously reported personalities like Paulina Bozek (SingStar) and Matsuura Masaya (LocoRoco), another high-profile speaker expected to visit the event is CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Petursson. MMORPG gamers will recognize CCP as the developer/publisher behind EVE Online. As for the rest of the new faces this time around:

• Michael Khaimzon (Crytek)
• Maurice Suckling (Mustard Corporation)
• Kevin Bruner (Telltale Games)
• Dan Paladin (The Behemoth)
• Matias Myllyrinne (Remedy Entertainment, Alan Wake)
• Christian Seger and Niklas Westberg (Massive Entertainment)
• Ben Cousins (DICE)

DICE's Cousins is expected to give a presentation on how videogames are losing out to digital entertainment, while Mustard's Suckling is expected to give a talk on script-writing for MMOs. Those are the details for the moment, though we advise the readers to keep updated in case more information shows up.

Nordic Game 2007 is expected to take place this May 15 to 16, at the Malmo Exhibition & Convention Center in Malmo, Sweden. Early registrants may also want to hurry, as early-bird registrations are expected to end this March 31.

Meet Alan Wake. The first thing you must know about Mr. A. Wake is he's been too awake. He suffers from insomnia... and you know that sleep deprivation is a step away from descending into the mouth of madness.

In Alan Wake, the unsettling psychological action thriller from Remedy Entertainment published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360 and for PC, the town of Bright Falls is slowly transforming into the world of Alan Wake's nightmares.

Creatures of the night hate the light. And in this game, the days grow shorter, and shorter, and shorter. And as the light changes, the characters change - and Alan's enemies become stronger in the darkness.

  

Now do you understand why the screenshots show Alan rushing about during the day and walking around in twilight and darkness with a lamp or flashlight or whatever?

Also, changes in the weather affect the light, and the game renders these lighting effects very well. Alan Wake is a game of stunning environments and haunting visual effects.

It's really a big interactive suspense thriller. There's no multiplayer mode. It's just you losing sleep as you go through episode after episode in this story as it builds up to what we all know will be a shocking ending.

Remedy Entertainment's visually stunning psychological thriller game Alan Wake is without a doubt one of the most hushed-up games ever announced. Why hushed-up? Well, Remedy remains tight-lipped about their brainchild, and the details that they release come just oh-so-sporadically.

Though we've given you the preview months ago, apparently there's been some changes (and not just with the release date, I tell ya) with how the game will play out on your consoles and PCs.

Now with the sporadic updates in mind, we're happy to inform you that our resident internet hounders were able to come across the following info about Alan Wake via Helsingin Sanomat:

• Alan Wake will be one of the games to be demonstrated on Windows Vista, and thus enabling Microsoft to put a firm hold on Remedy and the game production. Remedy's lead game designer, Petri Järvilehto, says, "Microsoft has huge machinery for games production. If a team of 80 voice actors are needed from the States, they can provide it. Their test laboratory is also fantastic."
• All the game characters have been modelled after actors, some of which will also be lending their voice talents in the game. All these actors are American, except for main character Alan Wake who's modelled after the Finnish actor Ilkka Villi.
• And to answer PC gamers' question, yes, the game will indeed be heading to PCs, although it will be Vista-exclusive.
• "Alan Wake will require either the Windows Vista operating system or Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console as its platform. The game will not be translated for other consoles."

However, this newfound deal with Microsoft is in no way seen by Remedy as a hindrance (what with the game being 360-exclusive and all), according to the developers, this exclusivity will even simplify and speed up their work on the game. Well, that's it for now folks. As for when we'll be getting the next update...let's just say don't hold your breaths, but rest assured we will keep you posted.