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Alan Wake II Has yet to Recoup Development and Marketing Expenses; Tencent Raised Stakes in Remedy to 14%

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨alyaza@beehaw.org⁩ to ⁨gaming@beehaw.org⁩

https://wccftech.com/alan-wake-ii-recoup-expenses-tencent/

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  • rljkeimig@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I would have bought it if it hadn’t been an Epic exclusive. Maybe when it releases on Steam.

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    • GammaGames@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Agreed. I loved the first but I’m not going to install epic for one game

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      • sfera@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        What about something like Heroic Game Launcher? I’m not advocating for Epic, just pointing out that alternatives exist.

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    • bread@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’m sure there are many who share that sentiment. I tend to forget games even exist if they’re Epic exclusive.

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    • mp3@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’ll wait for the GOG release, I have Control there already.

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      • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Do you think this one will be there too, with tencent in the picture?

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    • hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I don’t particularly hate epic,but ~90% of my games are on steam,so I don’t really install the rest cause I don’t need to.

      that being said,I will buy it when and if it comes to steam. if not,oh well…

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    • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I have to assume they did the math and concluded an epic exclusive was still the more lucrative option.

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    • Midnitte@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I doubt it will since Epic is the publisher…

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      • applepie@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Rich dudes got a pissing match... although Gabe did no wrong!

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  • CharlesReed@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I'm convinced they would have done so much better if it hadn't been Epic exclusive. I know more than one person who won't play it on PC because of this.
    It's a great game otherwise.

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    • chloyster@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It also likely wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t an epic exclusive (they funded it). I do wish they could have gotten someone else to publish it of course, but I’m thankful the game exists at all, it’s really outstanding

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  • SRo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Epic

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  • SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I should buy it, I loved control and I love the recent resident evil games

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    • AutoPastry@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      As someone who also loved those games, I’m confident you’ll enjoy AW2 as well

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  • lightninhopkins@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I enjoy the story, the combat is annoying though. When you get injured and can no longer see it’s silly. I liked the combat in the first one more.

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    • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That’s wild. The combat in the first one felt mind numbing to me. Just constant padding with the same flashlight/gun combo over and over and over.

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      • Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I dropped the first game specifically because of the “combat.” I’d give Alan Wake II a try if it was a different mechanic.

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  • spacedogroy@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It also didn’t release as a physical copy. New digital releases in the UK at least are always pretty expensive, whereas with physical copies there’s at least a chance of a small discount from a retailer.

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  • Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This made me realize I haven’t played it yet. I looked up the sales prices and realized why. It hasn’t really gone on sale for a price that I would be comfortable paying.

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    • Hazmatastic@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Control is fantastic if you like the Remedy vibe. Not checking it out would be doing yourself a disservice, I think.

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      • Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’ve heard really good things about it. I think it’s on ganepass right now so I should probably give it a go

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  • kembik@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Too spooky for me

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  • emptyother@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Its music level released on YT gave it a lot of exposure. If even that wasn’t enough, what hope do we have for an Alan Wake 3 or Control 2 without a crappy tacked-on monetization scheme? Because thats always next if a singleplayer game series doesn’t make as much money as the publishers wanted it to.

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    • chloyster@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The headline is kinda misleading. Yes it hasn’t recouped costs yet, but they sound confident it will. It’s the best performing Remedy game ever released

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