Alan Wake has only ever been given one release date/period - at that came at last year's E3, so i never understood people that claim the game's been eternally delayed.
I probably shouldn't get my hopes up but i really hope that Cliff Bleszinski is hinting at a Gears of War 3 announcement. Potentially It would be Microsoft's (as a publisher) best year for a while if they released Alan Wake, Crackdown 2, Fable 3, Halo Reach and Gears 3 all in the same year.
If this is the year Microsoft switch focus from the so called hardcore gamer, then it's not a bad way to go out.