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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Alan Wake PC recoups dev costs within 48 hours, patches incoming.

    Gentle reader, be warmed by the happy ending to the oft-sad story of Alan Wake's PC edition. Within only 48 hours of launching, Developer Remedy has more than earned back the money it spent making the jazzed-up port.
    Feb 21, 2012 1:30pm PST
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Alan Wake PC recoups dev costs within 48 hours, patches incoming.

    Gentle reader, be warmed by the happy ending to the oft-sad story of Alan Wake's PC edition. Within only 48 hours of launching, Developer Remedy has more than earned back the money it spent making the jazzed-up port. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • FUCK YEAH REMEDY! : SniperWolf22This person is cool!
    • Yea, well done on their part. : dedgecko
    • sweet : soundcreepy
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      Nice! PC Ports - they are worth doing, and worth doing a good job on! Take note, industry! Bring on Re... : Wheatloaf
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        Well also it's worth noting that they, I think, didn't spend a whole lot of money promoting this thing an... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
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          Who would shit on that? : pyideThis person is cool!
          • WhiskeyFist http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=27584683#item_27584683 He said it should be $20. Whi... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
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      Fuck remedy. I only bought the damned game on xbox 360 because they said there would be no PC port :... : kwperleyThis person is cool!
      • how DARE they *rolls eyes* : cygnusThis person is cool!
      • Serves you right, traitor. : SchnappleThis person is cool!
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        If you want to blame someone for that, blame Microsoft Game Studios. And then thank Microsoft Game Studi... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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          Also I don't think Remedy ever explicitly stated that there would be no PC port. They said that they want... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
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            But they DID say it was Vista/DX10 only. Then Xbox 360 only. Now it's on XP/DX9. They lie a lot. SERVICE ... : AxeMan808This person is cool!
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              The Vista thing was probably a Microsoft imposition, from that era where Microsoft wanted to make all the... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
              • It might've been a "DX10 Showcase" title at one point, which was a Games for Windows marketing initiative... : the archvileThis person is cool!
      • *fart* : AjaxThis person is cool!
      • oh kwderpley. : biofrogThis person is cool!
      • lol owned. : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
    • But what is with the couch ... and the piracy and the dieing PC gaming .. ZOMG all excuses have failed! : LukiopimpThis person is cool!
    • Thank you based Remedy : Memphis-Ahn
    • its a good port too, not a shitty cash-in. good for them, I hope its successful enough that it earns a fo... : grendelThis person is cool!
    • Glad to hear it was a success for them. Hopefully they can keep it up going forward. : ughhhhhhh
    • AW's American Nightmare on XBL Arcade comes out tomorrow (Feb 22) and I am curious to see how well this d... : MatthewPhillipsThis person is cool!
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      They could've recouped everything in the first 5 seconds if it wasn't for piracy. : mobab
      • Too right! : jtthe2nd
      • Or they could be still trying to recoup it if they did add some kind of intrusive DRM like the one Ubisof... : Longgshot
    • They can thank themselves for making the decision to actually sell it at reasonable price, not the $80-$9... : drac01
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      How good is this game? I've never really been into Resident Evil/Silent Hill type games just because they... : NighteyesThis person is cool!
      • yes it is very good. It's a little bit like max payne, except its more horror / thriller kind of style, i... : EternaLife
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        Horrible controls. Just horrible. They did NOTHING to enhance this for mouse and keyboard. : Jobos
        • It's almost as if they didn't give a shit (shocking, I know)... : Jobos
    • But, PC gaming is...dead? : Dschinghis Khan
    • I'll buy this when it's $10 on Steam. : jimvolk