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THQ Nordic offers to publish Alan Wake 2 in physical form as it did in the past


The news of the non-physical version of Alan Wake 2 has even outraged THQ Nordic, which offers to make it if they give consent

Alan Wake 2 It is one of the great topics of conversation in the last few hours and not only for having shown its first and spectacular gameplay trailer that shows us our beloved novelist trapped in Bright Falls and an FBI agent investigating what is happening in the American town.

The new thing from Remedy surprised locals and strangers after the PlayStation Showcase by announcing that it would not have a physical version because it understood that the market has changed its trend in recent times towards the digital field. Now, in that sense, THQ Nordic offers to publish Alan Wake 2 in physical form as he already did in the past.

@alanwake @remedygames I mean… we did the disc version of Alan Wake for PC back in the day ICYMI 😉
And just because ONE person (or company) does not love physical, there is plenty who still do. Give it some thought. We’d love to go at it again! Full circle and all.

— THQ Nordic in the Dark (@THQNordic) May 25, 2023

THQ Nordic offers to publish Alan Wake 2 in physical form

“Let’s see… we made the physical version of Alan Wake for PC back in the day in case you don’t remember. And just because ONE person (or company) doesn’t love physicality doesn’t mean there are many who don’t still. Think about it a little. We would love to do it again! “The circle would be closed.”

Of course, and as expected, for now There has been no response from Epic Games or Remedy and most likely there will not be one, much less in public. However, THQ Nordic has already planted the seed and generated conversation among the community. The most repeated messages in response are of gratitude to the Austrian company for offering something that a good part of users still consider essential: buying physical release games.

More Alan Wake 2 in two weeks

Yesterday we saw the first gameplay trailer for Alan Wake 2, but there is still more to come. And Geoff Keighley has confirmed that in just two weeks, June 8 during the opening event of the Summer Game Festival, we will have “pure gameplay” of the new thing from Remedy Entertainment, which will also have the physical and live presence of Sam Lake, creative leader of the Finnish company. Remember that Alan Wake 2 will arrive on October 17 to Xbox Series X|SPlayStation 5 and Epic Games Store.

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How to install the Nordic GTK theme on Linux


Nordic is an interesting dark GTK theme for Linux. The color scheme for the Nordics is very blue/dark grey, with a light green accent. Perfect for those looking for a nice and elegant dark GTK theme for the desktop. In this guide, we will go over how to install it.

Install Git on Linux

The Nordic GTK theme is available on GitHub and the source is open and visible. In order for this theme to get set up and working, you must first install the Git package on your Linux PC. To do that, open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or Ctrl + Shift + T on the keyboard. Then, when the terminal is open, follow the command line instructions below.

ubuntu

sudo apt install git

Debian

sudo apt-get install git

ArchLinux

sudo pacman -S git

fedora

sudo dnf install git

OpenSUSE

sudo zypper install git

generic linux

If you need to install the Git application on a lesser-known Linux operating system, head over to to get your copy of the program. Alternatively, download the source code to get it working.

Download Nordic GTK Theme

To download the Nordic GTK theme on your Linux PC, open a terminal window with Ctrl + Alt + T or Ctrl + Shift + T on the keyboard. Then use the git clone command below.

git clone https://github.com/EliverLara/Nordic.git

After running the git clone command, a folder named “Nordic” in your home directory (~). To confirm that all the files for this theme are in the “Nordic” directory, run the following ls command in terminal.

ls nordic

Assuming all the files are in the “Nordic” directory, continue with the installation instructions in the next section. If not, delete the folder and run the git clone command again to get the theme.

Install Nordic GTK theme

On Linux, GTK themes can be installed in a number of ways. The first way is “single user”, which means that only the current user has access to the theme in their home directory. The second method of installation is “system-wide”, which gives every system user the ability to use the theme. In this guide, we will demonstrate both ways to install Nordic.

single user

To install the Nordic GTK theme on your Linux PC, you need to start by creating a new folder named “.themes” in your home directory (~). To create this new folder, use the mkdir command.

mkdir -p ~/.themes

Verify that the new “.themes” folder is in your home directory by running the ls -a command in a terminal window.

ls -a

Once you’ve verified that the folder is in your system’s home directory, use the mv command to place the “Nordic” theme files in the “.themes” folder.

mv ~/Nordic ~/.themes/

Once the installation is complete, you can verify that the Nordic theme has been installed by running the ls command in the “.themes” directory.

ls ~/.themes | grep nordic

Assuming that the Nordic installation process in the “.themes” folder is successful, the above command will display “Nordic” in the results and confirm that it is indeed installed. If nothing appears, repeat the installation process, as an error may have occurred.

whole system

Installing the Nordic GTK theme system-wide means interacting directly with the “themes” folder in the system directory of your Linux PC. It is not possible to access this folder without high level root access. So before you start, use the sudo -s command to switch the terminal to root.

sudo -s

After raising your terminal window to root access, it’s time to install the Nordic GTK theme on your Linux PC. Using the mv command, place the “Nordic” directory in “/usr/share/themes/”.

mv Nordic/ /usr/share/themes/

Once the nordic directory is placed in the “themes” folder, you can check it using the ls command combined with the grep pipe.

ls /usr/share/themes/ | grep nordic

Assuming the files are installed correctly, the above command will output “Nordic” and show that it is installed correctly. If not, you may need to re-install as something went wrong.

Enabling the Nordic GTK theme on Linux

Now that the Nordic GTK theme is installed on your Linux PC, it’s time to enable it as the default skin for the desktop. To do this, open the “Settings” app and head over to the “Appearance” section. From there, apply “Nordic” as your default GTK theme.

Having trouble setting the Nordic GTK theme as the default desktop environment on your Linux PC? We can help! Take a look at this list below, choose the Linux desktop you use, and follow along to learn how to change GTK themes on Linux.