Alan Wake 2' Max Payne lookalike is explained by the director
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Sam Lake, writer of the original 'Alan Wake' and the director of the sequel, addressed speculation over this character in the new trailer.
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Max Payne and Alan Wake 2 Voice Actor James McCaffrey Passes Away at 65
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Sam Lake Interview: How Alan Wake 2 Connects Remedy's Universe - Xbox Wire
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Alan Wake 2 Review — A Mesmerizing Murder Mystery
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Sam Lake reveals his parents appear in 'Alan Wake 2' as dancers
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Alan Wake 2 will arrive in October according to voice actor
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Alan Wake 2: How Alex Casey Connects to Max Payne
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Alan Wake 2 Preview: In-depth at Summer Game Fest
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Alan Wake II Review: A Groundbreaking Slow-Burn Thriller
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Alan Wake 2 takes its hero to a Dark Place - Polygon
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Alan Wake writer Sam Lake on the creative process. Part one, Games
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Alan Wake 2 prop fuels theory that Max Payne is canon to Control