The kicker? If you pre-order Quantum Break for Xbox One, Microsoft will grant you the Windows 10 version too. So to recap, dropping your cash now on the console version will net you absolutely everything. It's quite an offer and one clearly designed to push people towards the new IP. Alan Wake was a critical success but its sales -- 4.5 million as of March 2015 -- weren't enough to green-light Alan Wake 2. (Some of Remedy's ideas ended up in American Nightmare, however.) Quantum Break is, therefore, a crucial game for Remedy to prove it can play in the big leagues.





The title is unusual though, blending a third-person action game with live-action TV episodes. The two are designed to weave through one another, showing multiple perspectives or moments happening in different locations. It has star pedigree, with actors Shawn Ashmore (X-Men), Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings) and Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones) taking some of the lead roles. But how does it actually play? Are the time mechanics more than another bullet-time gimmick? We won't know until April -- in the meantime, here's another live-action trailer to muse over.