It might not be quite what fans of the games want – which is obviously a full sequel – but that licensing issues that forced Remedy Entertainment to remove Alan Wake from sale last year seem to have been resolved. The game is now back on Steam and coming “very soon” to the Xbox marketplace. It’s reappearing with a very healthy 80% discount, which makes it a ridiculously low £2.28.
Good news! Alan Wake is back on Steam.
Better news: the price will be discounted during Halloween, so go get your copy if you don’t own the game yet. (Other digital platforms to follow.)  https://t.co/GRLdxcH361 pic.twitter.com/KUtdnQg6Hb
— Remedy Entertainment (@remedygames) October 25, 2018
It'll be back on Xbox. When? Very soon! That's all we can say for now. https://t.co/ACG1h1C9DE
— Remedy Entertainment (@remedygames) October 25, 2018
How did Remedy manage pull this off? They probably just signed a new license for the music that was in the game, but I like to think the sat a few music execs down, read them a few chapters from an Alan Wake novel and then whipped out a ludicrously bright flashlight and (an obviously fake) revolver to scare them into submission.
Source: Twitter
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Added to the backlog! Nothing markets a game like the irrational fear of it disappearing forever. Very, very irrational in this case, since it’s just undisappeared.