*reads topic... scratches head... shrugs...* And why should I care where it gets released other than the platforms it's already on and has been sold for next to nothing?

Call me when they'll announce Alan Wake 2.

Wasn't Alan Wake an xbox360 exclusive at the expense of PC owners?

You cared enough to respond. It's not huge news, but it is big news for fans of Alan Wake.

Although I never finished the game and expansion I did think Alan Wake was a really good time. I will go back and finish it and I have it in my gog library ready for when I do.
Alan Wake has been removed from the gog store before so I'd suggest adding it to your library if your interested in the game. I wouldn't be suprised if Epic pulled all of their titles from other store fronts given their current strategy...

That was, by Remedy's own admission, their fault. When they made the first game they opted to have someone else work out a licensing deal regarding the copyrighted music used in the game and once the deal had hit its expiry the game had to be pulled from sale until they could work out a new agreement.

If someone posted it to one of the archival sites(or you wayback machined it) you could avoid giving them clicks.

By expansion do you mean american nightmare or the extra bits for the main game?

It's things like this that make me wish devs would only get music they cna get lifetime/infinite term licenses for.

It doesn't matter, i'm not going to go looking for shit nor will i visit any "gaming media site", if i happen to cross a thread like this one pointing stuff out then great if not i really don't give two shits, i'm fine with missing out as long as i don't have to give revenue to sites like Gamespot, IGN, Eurogamer etc who rely on ads.

That's it i'm done here !

If it shows up on Epic, I'll demand a refund!

I can't really blame them for not wanting to be in the room as it were when the licensing deal was made originally. They were in the middle of creating something and stopping to do the opposite in the form of a meeting probably would've felt like a literal hell.

That said, even if they had handled it more personally the first time out I doubt it would have been much different. Having to deal with whoever/whatever entity possesses the rights to the music - whether it's the musicians or a label or whoever handles an estate - there's just no guarantee on things going smoothly or the way most would hope they would.

Or they could have left the music out and kept selling the game.

Its not out on Playstation. Bringing Alan Wake to Epic would not really do that much on PC as we already have it on Steam and GOG. They could opt to remaster it as well, but i'd say its more likely we will get it released on Playstation than anything.

Some of the music MAKES the game. Also it's part of several cutscenes.

How odd that so many like the games. I finished both games, DLC included, and for me personally it felt boring: so few enemy types, repetitive flashlight & gun combo mechanics, old Max Payne engine with clunky jumping, the plot was not original or creative at all. American Nightmares was a bit better than a base game but it was also a short one.

Max Payne 2 on the other hand was a fantastic game with really good plot, nice gameplay and interesting characters. I felt a true compassion for Max Payne from the Fall of Max Payne (and Mona Sax was really something), and absolutely nothing for Alan Wake.

There were a few moments in the game with music that was important but the end of episode cutscenes came across as something shoehorned in and losing the music for them would be an improvement.

Opinions, man. ;)