Longtime Remedy Entertainment writer Sam Lake sat down to discuss his unexpected career, from how helping a friend led to writing Max Payne, creating Alan Wake , the elusive Alan Wake 2, lessons learned from Quantum Break, and how it's all led to Remedy's new game, Control.

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If you'd rather listen than watch (but we encourage you to watch!), here's an audio-only download link of the full episode . One way or the other we hope you'll check out the full interview!Here is a preview clip, in which Lake discusses how he still wants to make Alan Wake 2:And if you missed it, here's last month's episode of Unfiltered, in which Bethesda design legend Todd Howard discusses the past, present, and future of The Elder Scrolls along with Fallout and Starfield:Catch up on every episode of IGN Unfiltered here , including conversations with Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, former PlayStation boss Jack Tretton, Journey creator Jenova Chen, Halo boss Bonnie Ross, and many more!

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