Alan Wake 2 Trapped in Financial Dark Place Most Development Marketing Costs Recouped
Fool me thrice.
As writers, we've always been able to relate to Alan Wake's messiah complex and narcissistic delusions of grandeur. And like the tortured typist, we're starting to think we've been consigned to an endless nightmare, forced to watch as Remedy's Alan Wake 2 crawls towards profitability, inch by inch and dollar by dollar.
Released in October 2023, Alan Wake 2 was critically acclaimed and a hit with fans, yet, like all great art, failed to receive the financial restitution it deserved. In May 2024, Remedy first claimed that AW2 had made back "most" of its development and advertising costs. Then, in its following quarterly report in August, Remedy again claimed that the game was "most" of the way to recouping costs and generating royalties.
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