February 23, 2009 - On Friday, Remedy's community manager posted a small snippet of text from the game, giving a glimpse into the game's plot and reassurance that Alan Wake is still on the way. Two new sections of text have been added in recent days and typos have been fixed in the first note. They were not intentional.

The last note posted initially appears to be a garbled mess of letters, but Alan Wake forum users quickly translated it.

Here are all three quotes, in the order they were posted, including a translated version of the last one at the end:

The amount of pages keeps growing each night. There are also new edits on the old pages. They keep getting more aggressive. The story is rewriting itself. The protagonist is now my namesake, and his wife is called Alice. The most worrying aspect: the genre seems to be shifting. It's turning into a horror story. I can no longer be certain whether the hero can succeed or even survive. Apart for jumbled fragments of bad dreams and an oppressive feeling, I can remember nothing of the process when I wake up. But this morning, a breakthrough! When I came to my senses, I could smell her perfume on my shirt. I am close. I know it. I must push on.

- Alan Wake

Rusty's screams were still ringing in my ears. The tree stump the grove got its name from looked like a severed leg of a monsterous bird. I prayed that the gun would make a difference. Every time I moved the flashlight, I was afraid of the horrors it might reveal. Suddenly a ragged arrow gloved in the light. I followed it.

- Alan Wake

peels ot og ot diarfa ylgnisaercni emaceb I.
deb ym ot pu delwarc, roolf eht ni skcarc eht hguorht ni depees gnivah ssenkrad, degnahc pu ekaw dluow I taht decnivnoc saw I.

semit lla ta no sthgil eht tpek I. nibac eht fo rood eht dedacirrab I. rae na ro lirtson a hguorht, edisni yaw sti edam dna.
(ydaerla sgniht ynam os nettogrof dah I) rood ehy no eton a depat I:
'tuo og tnod'.

- Alan Wake

I taped a note on the door (I had forgotten so many things already).
and made its way inside, through a nostril or an ear. I barricaded the door of the cabin. I kept the lights on at all times.
I was convinced that I would wake up changed, darkness having seeped in through the cracks in the floor, crawled up to my bed.
I became increasingly afraid to go to sleep.

-Alan Wake

These notes are pulled from the game and written by the game's protagonist. They are obviously open to interpretation. Post a comment to let us know what you think they mean.

Via http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/956/956179p1.html

yes yes the more info comes in the safer the release!

Can't wait! Looks like it may come out this year :D

God! When can we get a release date? This is by far my most awaited 360 game. It looks like what Silent Hill 3+ should have been. And I loved the first 2. :)

The wait is too long.

I perdict 94% on Gamerankings and 3 million copies lifetime sales.

This game gives off this Silent Hill type of vibe and that is a very very very good thing.

I just wish we would get a release date or some 360 gameplay footage. Hopefully at GDC.

Has there been any recent trailers for this game? I thought I heard something about that recently..maybe it was just screenshots...

Why could you not just put that CGI? No wonder people engage you in arguments.

Alan Wake will be huge!

You have come into a thread about a game exclusive to the 360 and basically said those PS3 only games are better. Near enough trolling. and I'm perfectly calm, this is a forum to express views you know, not everybody is typing with rage.