Alan Wake II has written up 1.3 million copies sold

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Alan Wake II has written up 1.3 million copies sold

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In its first two months, Alan Wake 2 sold 50 percent more than Control did in its first four months. As a digital-only game , it sold over three times more than the 2019 title.

At launch, Remedy said it was pleased with Alan Wake 2's critical turnout. It's picked up several nominations and wins over the months, and won Best Art Direction at last night's DICE Awards.

Dead Island 2 and GTA V led Epic Games Store's top-played games in 2023

Epic Games' breakdown for 2023 shows its store greatly benefitted from the year's deluge of releases.

Ex-ZA/UM writers allege studio has become a 'cold, careless company'

Writers Argo Tuulik and Dora Klind?i? allege ZA/UM has been completely, permanently broken by management.