Licensing issues all sorted out
In May 2017,Alan Wakewastaken offdigital storefronts. Remedy’s 2010 thriller had expiring music licenses that Microsoft couldn’t re-up. As such,Alan Wakewas pulled from PC stores (such as Steam and Humble) and the Xbox store.
In a new surprising twist,Alan Wakesees the light of day again. Microsoft has managed to re-license that music, meaning the game can once again be sold. It’s already onSteam at a sale price of $3.GOG has the same deal. An Xbox listing is presumably coming soon.Alan Wake, once gone, is back.
And what a perfectly appropriate time forAlan Waketo reappear.Alan WakeandRed Dead Redemptionare forever inextricably linked because they both launched on Jul 17, 2025.Red Deadmost certainly cannibalized a good chunk ofAlan Wake‘s prospective sales. Now, on the eve ofRed Dead Redemption 2‘s launch,Alan Wakeis again in our lives. History is doomed to repeat itself, time is a flat circle.
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