Sorry, ‘Alan Wake’s Return’ isn’t a game

A trademark for Alan Wake's Return was spotted towards the end of February. The trademark included cassifications that suggested the trademark was for a video game: Class 28 Games and playthings, Class 41 Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities, and Class 9 which can represent a number of things, including compact discs and DVD's.

According to Sam Lake, the creative director at the studio that brought us Alan Wake, the trademark wasn't filed for a video game, but an in-game video series with live-action mini episodes starring Lake himself.

"A big part of the trademarking process all in all is the legalities of it," said Lake, speaking with Kotaku UK. "Just making sure everything is covered." When it comes to starting development on a game, "it's a different process of making sure everything is locked down".

"So,[there's] no real news about anything future Alan Wake-related."

If a live-action mini series sounds familiar, it might be because of the Holiday Greeting that Remedy released. The greeting showed Lake playing the role of FBI Special Agent Alex Casey while on the search for a 'missing writer' AKA Alan Wake.

While Lake had no 'real news' on Alan Wake, he suggest that Remedy was still looking into Alan Wake. "Other than that, we are exploring possibilities and concepting different things, but lots needs to click into place for anything to happen. We will be the first to talk about it when there is something definite to talk about."