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Alan Wake has sold over 2 million copies 

Alan Wake has sold over 2 million copies, according to Remedy's Oskari Häkkinen.

Speaking with CVG Häkkinensaid the game is now considered a "cult classic."

"We've moved over two million copies - that's including PC," he said. "So after a slow start it's turning into something really positive. It's definitely had legs. I think narrative experiences just have a tendency for that.

"Alan Wake's like a cult classic if you like. People who have played and enjoyed the story feel the urge to tell their friends and other gamers out there that they need to try this experience, they need to play it."

Häkkinen went on to say the series has a future, as it's very "close" to the firm's heart.

"It's our IP - we own it. It's not something that we're going to forget very easily," he said. "After Max Payne we could've literally gone, the whole team, and sat on a beach and sipped cocktails for quite some time. It's no secret that the Max Payne franchise was sold [to Rockstar, Take-Two] for $45 million.

"That put us in a really promising situation, but at the same time our hearts are in making video games and not in sipping cocktails on the beach."

American Nightmare was the last entry in the series, and it's been rumored for ages the firm has "Alan Wake 2" in the works, possibly for next-gen.

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