Stephen King is one of the richest writers to have ever lived, but he didn't accumulate that wealth by maximizing every deal he ever struck. One famous example of this is the " Dollar Baby " program, which granted independent filmmakers and theater producers the rights to adapt some of his works for a dollar apiece. While this never extended to the world of video games, King did strike a one-dollar deal of a different type for the hit video game Alan Wake .

Developed by Remedy Entertainment , Alan Wake tells an original story that isn't based on any of Stephen King's works. The horror-tinged narrative about a novelist is certainly up his alley, though, even if it comes from the pen of Remedy creative director Sam Lake and compatriots. Appropriately, Alan Wake opens with a

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