Alan Wake Is Disappearing From Steam And Xbox Live Because The Future Is Weird

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The makers of the horror game Alan Wake said today that they’re pulling the game from Steam and Xbox Live Monday because of a music licensing issue. Although you can keep the game if you own it, you won’t be able to buy Alan Wake again as of May 15.

Remedy, the studio behind Alan Wake, said it’s “looking into relicensing the music for Alan Wake” but doesn’t know if or when that will happen. The studio did not offer specifics but Alan Wake featured a number of licensed songs by artists like David Bowie and Depeche Mode, which likely cost a whole lot of money. Alan Wake first came out in Europe on May 14, 2010—perhaps the developers thought a seven-year licensing deal would suffice.

On a related note, Alan Wake will be very cheap this weekend:

https://twitter.com/remedygames/status/863012017833218049

It’s a reminder that digital games are ephemeral. As are we all.

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AtagiKawa

AtagiKawa is cool

licenses killed it

furkanronaldo7

Lunar

so sad.... such a great game gone becaue of a music license

Zupe00

Interstellar

I bought Alan Wake a few years ago not expecting very much, and ended up really enjoying it. I would definitely recommend picking it up. Hopefully they'll get the licensing issues worked out and bring it back down the road.