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Alan Wake 2, the upcoming survival-horror title by Remedy Entertainment and Epic Games, is scheduled to release on October 27, 2023. Ahead of the launch of the game, the developers have provided ...

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in ...