Alan Wake is one of those games that constantly flies under the radar, but is something everyone eagerly anticipates. It’s no Halo 3, but it’s certainly something Xbox 360 and PC gamers are both looking forward to.

As a fan of Remedy’s work every since the developers demonstrated an early version of Max Payne to me at the E3 G.O.D. Lot of yesteryear, I’ve had my eye constantly on all things Alan Wake. Sadly, today my eye caught several reports on the Web stating that the psychological action thriller won’t be released until 2008.

Neither Microsoft nor Remedy has officially commented, but the report stems from the Official Xbox Magazine. It would be inaccurate to call this a delay, as it’s not word from the publisher or developer, and neither ever committed to a firm release date.

When asked to comment about the reports on the news that Alan Wake may be pushed to 2008, Remedy’s Petri Jarvilehto had this to say:

Yes. We haven't announced anything on the release date. Once we do, you'll definitely hear about it here.

I'm really happy with all the recent progress O:-)

So the real word will have to come from either Microsoft or Remedy, but you can be sure that development on this title will not be rushed out the door.

Microsoft isn't the only one who is eagerly anticipating the game for its systems. Intel also sees Alan Wake as a 'killer app' as it demonstrated the game at IDF 2006 running on Core 2 Quad with impressive results.