Alan Wake to Recieve an Xbox Live Mini-Series April 22, 2010

In a post from the completely awesome department, Kotaku is reporting that Xbox Live is preparing to release a six episode live action mini-series that will serve as a prequel to Alan Wake.

The series will be released weekly, every Sunday (starting with this one) for Xbox Live Gold members and the day after for Xbox Live Silver members.  The episodes will then appear on brightfalls.net the following day.  Two episodes will kick off this Sunday, with one episode released weekly.  It will lead up to the final two episodes being released on May 17th, the day before the release of the game.

This is without a doubt the most awesome news I’ve read in a long time.  I have been waiting five years for the release of Alan Wake, and this is a definate sign that the hype machine for the game is starting.

I can remember only a few times a live action prequel miniseries has been released to promote a game.  F.E.A.R. had a miniseries which was only concluded in the Collector’s Edition.  Halo 3, since they weren’t getting a Halo movie made, had a live action miniseries (but was only three parts) directed by what would become the team that made District 9.