The Rejected Pitch: Alan Wake 2's TV-Style Episodes

Microsoft rejected a pitch for Alan Wake 2 that included TV-style episodes, which eventually led to the creation of Quantum Break. Remedy has continued to work on ideas for a full sequel ever since, and Alan Wake 2 will finally be released in October. The game director confirmed that Control also started off as an Alan Wake 2 concept. Microsoft has considered acquiring Remedy in the past, and the fact that Alan Wake 2 and the recent Alan Wake Remastered will launch on the Epic Games Store is listed as a "risk" in court documents from Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard.