Rumors and leaks are running rampant once again on Twitter. It looks like someone's feeling generous with Microsoft's planned E3 2009 line-up. The big MS has surely been rather tight-lipped about game announcements this year, and while we could expect certain few games to pop up in E3 (Alan Wake pls!), there's one sore thumb sticking out for PS3 fanboys and it goes by the acronym of MGS.

This one ain't no miscommunication. The devs for the highly secretive Alan Wake (Xbox 360, PC) title has finally woken up from their media slumber and has decided to release a batch of new assets. They're not much in number, but they're sure looking promising in quality. Check them out after the jump.

It seems there's been a bit of miscommunication regarding Remedy's upcoming Alan Wake (Xbox 360, PC). Contrary to an earlier report about the game heading to the Tokyo Game Show, a statement made by MarkusRMD on the Alan Wake forums says that there aren't any plans as of yet for the game to head to any shows. Learn more after the jump!

It looks like Microsoft and Remedy Entertainment are finally getting ready to spill more details about their upcoming psychological action thriller, Alan Wake (Xbox 360, PC). The game will apparently be present at this year's Tokyo Game Show according to a Vista gaming contest. More in the full article.

As a moderator over at the Alan Wake (Xbox 360, PC) forum hints, we might be seeing more info regarding this new suspense title crop up soon. Wondering what exactly the mod had to say? Find out by visiting the full article!

Lots of surprises are being popped in this year's DICE, and Microsoft's Shane Kim is no exception to the activity. In this update, we get the skinny on a LOT of upcoming titles from the man himself, as well as the reason for a certain MMO's cancellation. Check it out in the full article.

Now that it's the start of the year 2008, corporate bigwigs are now doling out some pep to make sure their employees stay happy and motivated for the rest of the year. In Microsoft's case, the internal pep email not only gave some dose of hot-blooded motivation, but also a peek at what's to come, such as Resident Evil 5 (PS3, Xbox 360). Details in the full article!

A rumor has been circulating the threads of the World Wide Web that a highly anticipated first-party Microsoft title will be canceled; a concerned gamer asked if it was Alan Wake in the forums of the game's site. A moderator quickly assured him that it's definitely not Alan Wake (for the simple fact that Alan Wake isn't a Microsoft first-party title).

And that's it folks: if the rumor of a first party title being canceled indeed proves true, be assured that it's not Alan Wake (Xbox 360, PC).

Going over WorthPlaying, we have uncovered seven new screens of Remedy Entertainment's Alan Wake (for the Xbox 360 and PC). Checking out the picturesque screens of the small town called Bright Falls, it's a bit hard to imagine how this small town becomes the world of Alan Wake's nightmares, but then again, sleep deprivation could of course make you a madman.

Although the game wouldn't be blessed with a multiplayer mode and its release date is still unclear, the anticipation for this psychological action thriller is far from dying down. So with that, here are some of the game's screens. Expect more from us about Alan Wake in the coming weeks or months.

More screens after the jump!

Meet Alan Wake. The first thing you must know about Mr. A. Wake is he's been too awake. He suffers from insomnia... and you know that sleep deprivation is a step away from descending into the mouth of madness.

In Alan Wake, the unsettling psychological action thriller from Remedy Entertainment published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360 and for PC, the town of Bright Falls is slowly transforming into the world of Alan Wake's nightmares.

Creatures of the night hate the light. And in this game, the days grow shorter, and shorter, and shorter. And as the light changes, the characters change - and Alan's enemies become stronger in the darkness.

  

Now do you understand why the screenshots show Alan rushing about during the day and walking around in twilight and darkness with a lamp or flashlight or whatever?

Also, changes in the weather affect the light, and the game renders these lighting effects very well. Alan Wake is a game of stunning environments and haunting visual effects.

It's really a big interactive suspense thriller. There's no multiplayer mode. It's just you losing sleep as you go through episode after episode in this story as it builds up to what we all know will be a shocking ending.