Remedy Announces Alan Wake 2 Anniversary Update

Summary

• In honor of Alan Wake 2's impending one-year anniversary, Remedy has announced a larger Anniversary Update.
• The update will be free to all players, and it brings a number of highly-requested fan features, along with a wealth of accessibility options.
• Alan Wake 2 will also be receiving its final expansion in the form of The Lake House this week as well.

It may be hard to believe, but we're nearing an entire year since the launch of Alan Wake 2. In the time since Alan Wake 2's release, we've gotten the Night Springs expansion, as well as confirmation that the game would be coming out physically. And by Wednesday, the game's final expansion, The Lake House, will be released.

That said, in honor of the game's one-year anniversary, Remedy has announced a larger Anniversary Update. The update, which will be free to download, brings a number of highly-requested features to the game, including an array of accessibility options.

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Accessibility, Haptic Feedback And More

In an official post on the Alan Wake website, Remedy outlined the Anniversary Update in great detail. First and foremost, the game will now allow for the inversion of the X axis on both controller and mouse. Previously, only the Y axis was able to be inverted.

Beyond adding some inverted options, PlayStation players can expect to see some more enhanced haptic feedback. "Until now, Alan Wake 2 only had haptics support for weapons, but we’re happy to say that the team has been working hard to improve and refine haptics on the DualSense. From now on, haptics will also work with healing items and throwables," Remedy wrote in the post. The DualSense will also now support gyro aiming, too.

Rounding out the update is a number of accessibility options that will help ensure that as many people as possible can experience Alan Wake 2. Things like Auto Complete QTE and Quick Turn, as well as mapping a number of actions to taps, among other options, will be added to a new Gameplay Assist menu.

The end result is an experience that will be even more immersive and customizable, as well as accessible to all gamers, no matter their abilities. Happy anniversary, Alan Wake 2, you deserve it.

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