If I was to put this in pro wrestling terms, I would say the Triple Threat match has become a surprise Fatal Four-Way, and if you don't know what I'm talking about, I mean that Remedy Entertainment says Alan Wake 2 would not exist without Epic Publishing. Does that clear things up for you?
Okay, maybe not, so let's recap. The whole thing began when New Blood honcho Dave Oshry said the studio's stealth FPS Blood West saw a
That sparked a reaction from Larian Studios publishing chief Michael Douse, who retweeted Sweeney to say that although Epic fully funded the development of Alan Wake 2, keeping the game off of Steam
Which brings us to today's admittedly-kinda-torqued analogy: Like the
"Hi. There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic Publishing," the studio wrote. "The publishing deal with Epic was very fair to Remedy. While these complex deals can often take even a year to reach their conclusion, and may not always be fair to the developer, this one was. And it only took months to get done. Epic Games was, and is, an excellent partner to us. Steam or no Steam."
But Remedy's satisfaction with the deal seems legit. It had no obligation to speak up in defense of Epic here (although it never hurts to be nice), but more to the point this isn't the first time it's done so. In 2023, Remedy communications director Thomas Puha threw some pretty serious praise to Epic on
Remedy's hit shooter Control originally launched as an Epic Games Store exclusive in 2019 and
