Remedy Isn't Bothered Whether You Buy Spider-Man 2 Or Alan Wake 2

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Alan Wake 2 is currently on track to launch this October, just a few days before Marvel's Spider-Man 2 arrives. With the upcoming fall season already packed with highly anticipated games like Assassin's Creed Mirage and Lords of the Fallen, some players might worry about possible delays. However, it appears that Remedy isn't bothered with October's busy schedule, as the developers believe that Alan Wake 2 will find its own audience.

We already have at least four potential hits arriving within a span of just eight days this October, not to mention the possibility of additional games being added to the lineup in the future. Given the current crowded schedule, it would be reasonable to anticipate delays for some of these titles, but it appears that Alan Wake 2 is not among them.

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Speaking to VGC recently, Kyle Rowley, co-director of Alan Wake 2, expressed Remedy's strong confidence in its "biggest project yet." According to the developer, when announcing Alan Wake 2's release date, the studio was already aware that both Assassin's Creed Mirage and Spider-Man 2 would also be launching this fall. Despite the presence of these major releases, Remedy expects to stand out. "No matter when you release a game, there could always be something else that's coming out, you just can’t worry about it too much," he said.

Rowley emphasized that Alan Wake 2 and Spider-Man 2 occupy different genres, with one being an adventure game and the other a survival horror game, thus targeting different audiences. "Whether [players] buy Alan Wake 2 or Spider-Man 2 isn't really what we're thinking about," Rowley said. "We feel that we're proud of the game that we built." Ultimately, Remedy