{"id":862196,"date":"2025-12-16T23:20:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T23:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Tj7HEhKFUcnGG6YPw3xVtW"},"modified":"2025-12-16T23:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T23:20:23","slug":"alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Wake 2&#8217;s first expansion surprise releases this week, and hey, is that Jesse Faden?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O_-4XH79B7U\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We got our first real look at the upcoming <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/alan-wake-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Wake 2<\/a> expansion Night Springs at tonight&apos;s Summer Game Fest showcase, and even better, we also got a release date\u2014and even better than that, it&apos;s tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Night Springs debuted as a Twilight Zone-like television show in the original Alan Wake (and also appeared in Quantum Break), and Remedy is really running with it for Alan Wake 2. As you&apos;d expect from a Remedy game, it gets a little weird (okay, very weird), but basically the expansion works out like this: Beleaguered author Alan Wake seeks to escape the Dark Place by writing scripts for the television show Night Springs, but by doing so (and you&apos;d think he would&apos;ve figured this out by now) he accidentally unravels the fabric of reality.<\/p>\n<p>The result is three &#8220;highly stylized episodes, each offering a unique slice of the Alan Wake universe,&#8221; featuring familiar\u2014but also very different\u2014characters to play: The Actor, The Sibling, and The Waitress.<\/p>\n<p>The Actor, who looks an awful lot like Bright Falls sheriff Tim Breaker\u2014who looks an awful lot like Quantum Break hero Jack Joyce\u2014headlines <strong>Time Breaker<\/strong>, the tale of a &#8220;multiversal hero&#8221; who must prevent the murder of his different selves in parallel universes by tracking down the villainous Master of Many Worlds.<\/p>\n<p>The Sibling, a newcomer to Bright Falls who could easily pass for Federal Bureau of Control director Jesse Faden, is on the hunt for her missing brother (who for some reason is being held at Coffee World) in the episode entitled <strong>North Star<\/strong>. Try the coffee!<\/p>\n<p>Finally, The Waitress\u2014a dead ringer for Oh Deer Diner waitress Rose Marigold\u2014takes the lead in <strong>Number One Fan<\/strong>, the story of a woman saving her idol, The Writer, from dangers including critics and his evil twin, the Bad Boy.<\/p>\n<p>It&apos;s fair to say there&apos;s a lot going on here, and whether or not it results in Alan Wake&apos;s salvation (and my money is very much on &#8220;not&#8221;) Night Springs looks set to continue, and even deepen, Remedy&apos;s commitment to its &#8220;<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/alan-wake-2--hands-on-gamescom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">connected universe<\/a>,&#8221; the narrative world shared by Alan Wake and Control, and probably Quantum Break. And maybe Max Payne, too\u2014I know that&apos;s a Rockstar thing now, but I&apos;m not letting it go.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, Jesse Faden&apos;s the most overt example of that crossover here, but Night Springs presenter Mr. Door is perhaps a bigger player in the grand scheme of things: Mr. Door was named by Jesse&apos;s brother Dylan in Control\u2014he apparently <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A95jhVWDA94?si=UA6IszpEjhKn9wiY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained the nature of the multiverse<\/a> to Dylan at some point. He may also have appeared, under a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/quantumbreak.fandom.com\/wiki\/Martin_Hatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">different name and appearance<\/a>\u2014because that&apos;s how shapeshifting multidimensional travellers roll\u2014in Quantum Break.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"HJmZLwGvB4sK8X6fwVKpZM\" name=\"NS_EP2_cine_01.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"pSZM3gpYHNfQAPG7pv9qkM\" name=\"NS_EP2_cine_02.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ggvKmJ4u3hfitymRYSfTzM\" name=\"NS_EP3_cine_02.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"k6ppYc2gCFtJiHUSPr2hBN\" name=\"NS_EP1_cine_03.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"2CvpFioLQUX9YAdKEnb8MN\" name=\"NS_EP3_cine_01.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-4.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 6 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"bGicJZ6Mt9DjvwhhpPCCZN\" name=\"NS_EP3_gameplay_09.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-5.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 7 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"gQbWjY6orFExWtsAHPgVkN\" name=\"NS_EP1_cine_01.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-6.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 8 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"dy9Ytxbb5rssQJKLtAzDzN\" name=\"NS_EP2_gameplay_02.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-7.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 9 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"oSDFdk7XDxrTvz9LrKV3GP\" name=\"NS_EP2_gameplay_06.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-8.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 10 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"m96AaUXwE9qDWZbrxxKzWP\" name=\"NS_EP3_gameplay_02.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-9.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 11 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Tw2tB4qUZqGdZfk97BqvhP\" name=\"NS_EP3_gameplay_04.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-10.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 12 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"sCh4p6e8xjkSYGaQW9UruP\" name=\"NS_EP1_gameplay_05.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-11.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 13 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"eNExot3qPFiYbtbgNbsV9Q\" name=\"NS_EP2_gameplay_01.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-12.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 14 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"kc5PmWhD35rN9zAJDRwfPQ\" name=\"NS_EP2_gameplay_03.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-13.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 15 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"bSUaHSq8ZnkVPNT8eRxNjQ\" name=\"NS_EP3_gameplay_01.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-14.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 16 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"vAhat6RC3DFGWk5YZyaswQ\" name=\"NS_EP3_gameplay_06.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-15.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 17 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"yZNxpUmf4hhis9TCvTqzHR\" name=\"NS_EP1_gameplay_04.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-16.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 18 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"H8hq8UHTnh7B98Bg79PgaR\" name=\"NS_EP1_gameplay_07.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-17.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 19 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"zbgdQJh538CzqdBsz9sesR\" name=\"NS_EP3_gameplay_13.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-18.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 20 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"aLWqodLr8gSPjsqTATyWDS\" name=\"NS_EP1_gameplay_01.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden-19.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 21 of 21<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"h6zGgw8rnEGiRkVmeetSgS\" name=\"NS_EP3_gameplay_12.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2: Night Springs screenshot\" 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It&apos;s not being sold separately, interestingly enough, but is available through the expansion pass that&apos;s included with the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/p\/alan-wake-2--deluxe-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition<\/a>\u2014if you have the standard edition, you can upgrade to the deluxe (which also includes the second expansion, The Lake House, coming in October) for $20.<\/p>\n<p>The Night Springs expansion is the big news here, but it&apos;s not the only news: Alan Wake 2&apos;s photo mode, with &#8220;preset and custom preset picture settings, full-frame camera lens ranges, selection of effects, lighting settings and frames, and the ability to hide characters,&#8221; is also coming on June 8 as part of a free update, and Remedy also has separate physical and limited collector&apos;s editions of the game coming later this year\u2014sadly, those will only be available for the console versions of the game.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got our first real look at the upcoming Alan Wake 2 expansion Night Springs at tonight&apos;s Summer Game Fest showcase, and even better, we also got a release date\u2014and even better than that, it&apos;s tomorrow. 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As you&apos;d expect from a Remedy game, it gets a little weird (okay, very weird), but basically the expansion works out like this: Beleaguered author Alan Wake seeks to escape the Dark Place by writing scripts for the television show Night Springs, but by doing so (and you&apos;d think he would&apos;ve figured this out by now) he accidentally&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/alan-wake-2s-first-expansion-surprise-releases-this-week-and-hey-is-that-jesse-faden\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":862197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,787],"class_list":["post-862196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-third-person-shooter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alan Wake 2&#039;s first expansion surprise releases this week, and hey, is that Jesse Faden? 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