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As one of the most imaginative video game developers in the business, it's a pleasure today to highlight the work of one of the artists at Double Fine, the studio behind games like Brutal Legend, Psychonauts and Trenched. More »
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Video gaming's best known funny men are back together again under one roof, having a "hell of a lot of fun," making jokes and, perhaps, even developing a game or two. More »
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Once upon a time, game designer Tim Schafer called Activision honcho Robert Kotick "a total prick". ("Once upon a time" being this past July). Then, Schafer said his remark was an "accident". The "total..." exec has retorted. More »
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Double Fine's Tim Schafer is a bit of a cult darling, having been behind brilliant yet under appreciated games like Psychonauts and Grim Fandango. Thing is, he doesn't want to be a cult darling. More »
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Costume Quest, an upcoming role-playing game from Brutal Legend developer Double Fine, looks wonderful. How wonderful? This wonderful. More »
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The creators of Grim Fandango, Psychonauts and Brutal Legend aren't making a sequel to their Jack Black-starring heavy metal action game. Instead they're making four new games, one of which is the Halloween-themed role-playing game Costume Quest. More »
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Scott Campbell, art director at Brutal Legend and Psychonauts developers Double Fine, has marked the studio's tenth birthday with this rad cartoon. More »
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Game designer Tim Schafer called Activision honcho Robert Kotick a "total prick" yesterday. Activision then replied to his claim that Kotick was a "total prick". Schafer now says calling Kotick "a total prick" was an "accident". More »
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Brutal Legend and Grim Fandango creator Tim Schafer labeled Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick a "dick," "total prick" and, most damning, a ball bearing enthusiast. Fair enough. Just don't accuse Mr. Kotick of not liking video games, Activision says. More »
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Tim Schafer, the creator of classics like Grim Fandango, Full Throttle and Psychonauts, has some choice words to say about Activision boss Robert Kotick. Two of those words are "total" and "prick". More »
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I can't think of another game so destroyed by its dialogue as Splinter Cell: Conviction; not by bad lines alone (which are nothing novel in gaming) but by the way Ubisoft's designers and programmers used them. More »
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Graphic designer Joe Kowalski gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes into creating what some consider the best video game menu ever made. More »
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Painter Frank Frazetta, best known for his striking fantasy work with characters like Conan the Barbarian, Vampirella and the original Death Dealer, died today at the age of 82. More »
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It is no secret that much of the world sees our beloved hobby as a nothing but juvenile, ultra-violent, and ultimately irresponsible. Some have gone so far as to coin the term "murder simulators" for first person shooters and titles like Grand Theft Auto. More »
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MomoCon has filled the campus of Georgia Tech in downtown Atlanta with cosplayers, and video game fans are there in force. Check out characters from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Miles Edgeworth, BioShock, Brutal Legend, and more! More »
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To cash in on the launch of Brutal Legend last year, EA had 1000 statues of the game's star, Eddie Riggs, made up. They were nice, but then...they were too nice. Too clean. Not metal enough. More »
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Here's a look at what you're missing if you've not yet picked up the Hammer of Infinite Fate DLC for Brutal Legend. More »
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Organizers of the Game Developers Conference announced on Friday that Naughty Dog - developer of the newly minted Game of the Year at last night's Spike Video Game Awards - and Double Fine will be giving presentations at GDC 2010. More »
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Sure, the Hammer of Infinite Fate DLC coming to Brutal Legend next week adds new multiplayer maps, weapons upgrades, and achievements, but what really matters is the beard. More »
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Brutal Legend turned out OK, but it wasn't without its problems, so creator Tim Schafer has announced that his team wants to do some "tuning patches", as well as add some more DLC. More »
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Hundreds of you gave us a scare and contributed pictures of yourself in your most metal poses for our Brutal Legend contest. We've randomly selected 40 winners who will receive Brutal Legend t-shirt prizes. See if you've won below! More »
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Did you want to win something? Today's the last day of our Brutal Legend contest. Plus, our Tekken contest continues. Reminders/details/links below. More »
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A bit late to the party, this latest installment of Brutal Legends' Brutal Thoughts with Jack Black videos suggests you will excel at multiplayer by being the first to buy the game. Oh, and your mother is not a whore. More »
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Yesterday we rolled out two fairly-easy-to-enter contests for some neat give aways. More »
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With at least one potential game of the year exclusively nesting on the Playstation 3 and a price drop under its belt, the PS3 has had a pretty darn good year. More »
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There are things you can debate about Brutal Legend, but one thing is an absolute fact: It's METAL, pure METAL! More »
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New Halo, new downloadables for Mass Effect, Fallout 3, and Grand Theft Auto, new Forza. It was a pretty good year for Xbox 360 owners. More »
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A guy named Tim Schafer joined us on the podcast today, and a ton of you called in to ask questions. To hear answers and discover some failed nicknames for the creator of Brutal Legend, download the podcast. Info below. More »
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In this week's episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we'll be talking with Tim Schafer, about the recent spate of layoffs, holiday gaming and anything else that crosses our phone lines. More »
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Later today, Double Fine's Tim Schafer, the man behind Brutal Legend, joins us on Kotaku Talk Radio to chat about gaming and take your calls. More »
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There were two games noticeable by their absence from the October NPD top 10 list: EA's heavy metal adventure Brutal Legend, and Activision's peripheral-shackled DJ Hero. More »
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Hell rides in from the East. And it does so on black t-shirts, as Double Fine Productions, creators of metal epic Brütal Legend, summoning the powers of Brooklyn-based label Mishka NYC to deliver a pair of epically brutal tees. More »
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We've featured her on Kotaku before, but years ago. So to reintroduce her, Old Grandma Hardcore lives in Cleveland (there's just no way she could live anywhere else) and she loves playing games. More »
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Only two days left to get me your pumpkins if you want 'em posted. Today's patch features more Mario Bros., Aliens vs. Predator, Dead Space, Brütal Legend and Final Fantasy VII. More »
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The age of downloadable content dawns in Brutal Legend next month, when the Tears of the Hextadon map pack goes on sale for 400 Microsoft points - or completely free for PlayStation 3 owners. More »
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Kotaku reader Grayson Wendell spotted this ad at his local Texas Friendly Chevrolet. Gosh, Texas, you're really in the news twice so far today! More »
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As seen on a Tweet to me from pumpkin carver TickleMeFetus. More »
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Half the fun of super-long video game lists is scrolling through to see if your favorite/most-hated games are on there. The other half of the fun is looking for Tim Schafer games. More »
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'You've got a lot of people who've proposed a lot of side projects," says Mötorhead's Lemmy Kilmister, "and this is one I thought was a good idea." With that endörsement, plus Ozzy's, how the fü— could this be wrong? More »
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In an open letter on the Double Fine community site Brutal Legend developer and Double Fine head honcho Tim Schafer explains how best to play Brutal Legend and reminds everyone that the game isn't a real-time strategy game. More »
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