Alan Wake Releases To PC February 16, 2012

All steam ahead, Alan Wake has been released to the PC and you can purchase it for download right now through Steam.

Here’s the official launch trailer for the PC version of the game.

There’s a promo going on right now that anyone who purchases the game this week will get an automatic update to the downloadable collector’s edition of the game including some extra downloadable content including the game’s soundtrack.

Alan Wake is out now for PC and is still out for the Xbox 360.

Xbox 360 Color Issues Update Released February 16, 2012

Since the recent Fall Update (2011), there have been many online 360 users that have been complaining to Microsoft that there were issues with color vibrancy with third-party video apps used by the Xbox 360.  During beta testing the issues, they claim, were mostly ignored or swept under the rug.  When the update released and many more Live users noticed the problem, Microsoft promised they would fix the issue, and today, they have released a required update which lists a fix to color issues as part of its patch notes.

According to the details of the update, the third-party programs may need to be updated in order for full color compatibility, and that may take some time.  From what I heard, people were complaining about this issue in programs like Netflix, but oddly did not have such an issue with Microsoft’s Zune program.

You will be automatically notified about the update upon initial login to Xbox Live.  The patch is required for Live access.

Playstation 3 Firmware 4.11 Released February 16, 2012

A not yet required release has quietly been phased into the Playstation 3 update program in the form of Firmware Update 4.11.  When I say quietly I mean very quietly, there is no notification of the update during Playstation Network login.  The only way you would know the update was there would be to check the Firmware Update program manually.  No patch notes were included with the update, so it is unclear what, if anything the update is supposed to do or fix.

From what I have researched, the firwmare is not required to access the Playstation Network in the United States, but it is required to use the Playstation Network in other nations.