TPG is excited to present an interview with Oskari Häkkinen from Remedy Entertainment. Oskari talks about the PC version of Alan Wake, their release on GOG.com, future PC releases from Remedy, the lack of a PC demo and much more.
Tell us about your decision to release Alan Wake on GOG DRM-free. Also, speak on the problem of intrusive DRM and piracy as a whole.
"We just released our DRM free version on GOG.com and it’s nice to see that also doing really well. Piracy is something we can’t stop, we don’t like it of course, but hey, if someone pirates our game it’s at the very least a tip of the hat to us that they are interested in our creation…and maybe one day they’ll put there hard earned cash down on something we make. This is the work we do, we love it and have to remain optimistic."
Alan Wake, from Max Payne and Control creator Remedy, is a horror classic, prompting one player to buy 4,000 copies that don’t even work.
Kind of a goody story...
On a serious note, that is why I try activating gift cards asap. It's happened to me where the store didnt scan it right where the card was unusuable. Happened at Wally World.
I just bought two of the MonsterVerse Godzilla movies on 4K - both had digital copies expiring in 2023. Both were actually expired.
I'd be surprised but it's WB, of course they'd actually expire them
Usually most of those redemption card have an expiry date on them. If they expired all buyer did was buy recycled paper. And some of those codes are country locked to certain countries. I buy a card from the States I can't use it in Canada.
Dumb and silly story. She wasted her money for no reason.
Is it really that hard to go to Steam or GOG. She spent $240, when its currently 70% off on GOG, and only costs $4.49.
Gee, I wonder, should I spend $240 on eBay, or $4.49 on GOG? 🙄
Most likely she wanted to resell a few or most of them. However, it was a too good to be true situation.
So in short she paid $240.00 assuming usd for a bunch on unactivated game codes.
I still don't understand why I guess cause there's not a physical version and she wanted something for a collection or art project.
Alan Wake 2 continues the writer's story, 13 years later.
Remedy has Alan Wake merch on sale, including a pretty blue thermos. Unfortunately, things haven’t gone according to plan, and many players who want a thermos find themselves without one, though it does appear that Remedy is attempting to fix things. Nevertheless, it has resulted in a lot of upset, illustrating just how much the thermos means to Alan Wake fans.
