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Alan Wake 2: The Lake House | Expansion launch trailer

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    hungariantoast
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    This looks interesting, especially with Dylan there at the end, and a lot of the interior shots give off Oldest House vibes. I haven't played either of the Alan Wake games yet, but after playing...

    This looks interesting, especially with Dylan there at the end, and a lot of the interior shots give off Oldest House vibes.

    I haven't played either of the Alan Wake games yet, but after playing Control, I want to. It's unfortunate they won't release the games on Steam though. (Alan Wake is on Steam, but the remastered version and Alan Wake 2 are only on Epic.)

    After I read that Alan Wake 2 sold poorly, like "half as well as the first game did a decade ago" poorly, I had hoped they would relent and release it on Steam to boost sales, but that was almost six months ago and still nothing. I'm guessing Epic has to approve of a Steam release, Remedy can't just do it themselves like they are with FBC: Firebreak, and Epic probably cares more about twisting consumer's arms with exclusivity to gain market share than any particular game actually making a profit.

    I'd end this comment with something salty like "the Fortnite gravy train can't die soon enough" but with the industry-wide brain drain and studious moving their games to Unreal Engine en masse, Epic unfortunately will be around for a long time.

    So I'll just pirate the Alan Wake games instead.

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    1. semsevfor
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      Yeah that's what I had to do. I love Alan Wake, it is one of my favorite games of all time, and I waited so many years for a sequel that seemed very likely to never happen. And then it did, but it...

      Yeah that's what I had to do. I love Alan Wake, it is one of my favorite games of all time, and I waited so many years for a sequel that seemed very likely to never happen.

      And then it did, but it was Epic, and my ethics refuse to yield to that horrible company's storefront and business practices. So I did the only thing I could, because I couldn't not play this amazing game.

      Haven't pirated a game in like 15 years.

      Gabe was always right. Piracy is a service problem. Had they been able to put it on Steam, I would've happily paid any price to play it. But...I will not use Epic.

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