Remedy on Alan Wake 2 on steam, "That is also speculation at the moment Alan Wake 2 is available at the Epic Games Store and we hope PC gamers will find it there."
I mean, Epic published it and funded its development. It's not Remedy insisting so much as sticking to the terms of the contract that gave them the budget to make the game in the first place.
I agree that it sucks, though. At least they seem to be shopping around a bit when it comes to Control 2, so let's hope they don't end up with Epic again for that one.