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\nAlan Wake 2 is developer Remedy’s fastest-selling game to date, but the studio is still to recuperate the project’s development and marketing costs. <\/p>\n

\nIn its latest financial report<\/a>, Remedy said Alan Wake 2 had now sold 1.3m units, with 1m of those occurring by the end of last year. This equates to 50 percent more copies and over three times more digital copies of Alan Wake 2 sold in the game’s first two months than its previous release Control managed in its first four months (though it’s worth noting Alan Wake 2 was a digital-only release).\n<\/p>\n

\nControl has since gone on to sell over 4m units, and Remedy said it expected a similar trend with Alan Wake 2, as “a great game can generate excellent long tail sales”. But, of course, games lose value over time – so copies sold after prices drop generate less revenue than at launch.\n<\/p>\n

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Alan Wake 2 is developer Remedy’s fastest-selling game to date, but the studio is still to recuperate the project’s development and marketing costs. In its latest financial report, Remedy said Alan Wake 2 had now sold 1.3m units, with 1m of those occurring by the end of last year. This equates to 50 percent more copies and over three times more digital copies of Alan Wake 2 sold in the game’s first two months than its previous release Control managed in its first four months (though it’s worth noting Alan Wake 2 was a digital-only release). Control has since gone on to sell over 4m units, and Remedy said it expected a similar trend with Alan Wake 2, as “a great game can generate excellent…<\/p>\n

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