http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/double fine http://kotaku.com/tag/double fine

A Tweeted offer to back a sequel to Tim Schafer's cult favorite Psychonauts was "a semi-joke," said Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of Minecraft and a guy who's not hard up for cash in light of that game's success. Notch rattled off a host of reasons why we shouldn't get our hopes up, especially the cost of the project. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5885525&view=rss&microfeed=true

Well, this is bananas. According to Double Fine's Tim Schafer, the cost of getting a patch up on a modern console (presumably he means the Xbox 360 and/or PS3) is $40,000. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5884842&view=rss&microfeed=true

You want to know how Tim Schafer and Double Fine managed to generate more than a million dollars in Kickstarter cash? Look no further than this hilarious exchange from twisted platforming classic Psychonauts. Sometimes you just gotta make out. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5884134&view=rss&microfeed=true

Despite his fears—as only he could express them—that crowdfunding for video games could become "a dick measuring contest," Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe says he'd consider a Kickstarter project for backing, as he embarks on life starting up a new development studio. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5884350&view=rss&microfeed=true Crowdfunding website Kickstarter takes a 5% cut on successfully funded projects, which is a nice chunk of change on Tim Schafer's point-and-click adventure game. The project has made almost $1.4 million so far, putting $70,000 in Kickstarter's pocket. [Kickstarter] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5884006&view=rss&microfeed=true

In case you've been away or in a coma for the past 24 hours, see here for reference. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883947&view=rss&microfeed=true

In case you've missed it, a video game idea on Kickstarter has helped smash the site's records by raising over one million dollars in a single day. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883864&view=rss&microfeed=true

Less than 24 hours after its creation, the Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter drive has broken the $1 million mark. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883871&view=rss&microfeed=true

Tim Schafer sure is having a hell of a day. After asking the world to help his studio Double Fine make a new old-school adventure game, he has destroyed Kickstarter's records for having the fastest-earning page. As of this posting, they're at $875,000. That will change in mere seconds. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883811&view=rss&microfeed=true Grim Fandango creator Tim Schafer has broken Kickstarter records for highest number of backers and most funds raised in 24 hours, the website said today. The adventure project currently has over $660,000 and more than 16,000 backers. [Kickstarter] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883717&view=rss&microfeed=true

Wow. Good job, internet! Despite the fact the project was announced less than 24 hours ago, Double Fine's Kickstarter campaign for a new graphic adventure has reached its goal of $400,000. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883620&view=rss&microfeed=true

Tim Schafer, an adventure game legend for his days working on old Lucasarts titles, has just put his Double Fine studio to work on a Kickstarter project. To "make an old-school graphic adventure". Oh boy. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883566&view=rss&microfeed=true

After joking around earlier, Double Fine head Tim Schafer has told Kotaku that a Psychonauts sequel funded by Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson could very well be a possibility. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883179&view=rss&microfeed=true

Tim Schafer's Psychonauts is practically synonymous with the phenomenon of great, under-appreciated games. It didn't set the world on fire with massive sales when it came out years ago but has gone one to become a cult favorite, with a Mac release happening late last year. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882961&view=rss&microfeed=true Double Fine's latest game, the Kinect XBLA minigame collection Happy Action Theater, now has a launch date of February 1st. It will cost 800 Microsoft Points, or $10. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5876987&view=rss&microfeed=true

When Microsoft announced earlier this year that Double Fine would be making a Kinect-based Sesame Street game, many wondered if the developer studio behind Psychonauts and Brutal Legend were leaving their own original ideas behind for a lucrative license. But Nathan Martz, project lead on Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster, says that it was just the opposite. The game that became Once Upon A Monster actually started internally at Double Fine as an independent project. That fact and more came to light when I e-mailed Martz some questions about the creation of the new Sesame Street game. He discusses how he and his Double Fine colleagues came to grips with creating a game that would star some of the most recognizable characters in the world and why even the worst kids' video games are triumphs of a sort. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5867774&view=rss&microfeed=true

Ever since hearing that Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island maestro Ron Gilbert had moved to Double Fine Productions (The Brutal Legend and Psychonauts studio headed by his old partner in crime Tim Schafer), I've been dying to know what he's been working on. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5863192&view=rss&microfeed=true

Today, Double Fine art director Lee Petty (project lead on Stacking, among other things) tweeted the picture above, saying "This is what happens if you leave things on your desk at Double Fine…" More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5861678&view=rss&microfeed=true

Last Friday, Double Fine invited a gaggle of press over to their San Francisco Headquarters for hot dogs, beers, and game announcements. In addition to announcing Costume Quest on Steam and some new (and fun-sounding) Iron Brigade DLC, they also announced a new game: Happy Action Theater, a minigame collection for the Xbox Kinect. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5850991&view=rss&microfeed=true

Double Fine's Iron Brigade is getting a new campaign and horde-mode styled game mode, the game makers tell Kotaku. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5850280&view=rss&microfeed=true

Costume Quest last year's children's crusade to save Halloween by Double Fine, has been ported to PC and, in fact, is available now on Steam for $14.99. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5850078&view=rss&microfeed=true

Psychonauts, arguably Double Fine Studios's best and most well-known game, is all about memories and how they shape our lives. The PS2-era game impacted Chris Machado so much that he wrote into the dev collective founded by Tim Schafer, which led to a visit to their San Francisco offices. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5846639&view=rss&microfeed=true

Like, totally out of nowhere, Double Fine just hit us with an update to the PC version of "excellent game" Psychonauts, adding Steam Play cloud saves, achievements and support for Mac OS X. Additionally, there's a "slightly modified Meat Circus." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5845201&view=rss&microfeed=true

Double Fine Productions excellent World War I era tower defense-style third person shooter Trenched is getting two notable updates. One, we're not going to call it Trenched anymore. Now it's Iron Brigade. And not just in Europe. Two, SURVIVAL MODE! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5839520&view=rss&microfeed=true

This promotional video for Double Fine's Once Upon a Monster teaches children several important lessons. For instance, look how well cookies fit inside the Xbox 360 DVD drive. Bet they hadn't thought of that. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5836306&view=rss&microfeed=true After a Portuguese board game blocked the European release of Double Fine's XBLA title Trenched, Microsoft confirmed today that the game will be released in Europe this September under the new title Iron Brigade. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5831267&view=rss&microfeed=true

For some reason or other, jazz soundtracks are a rarity among video games. Plenty of games feature heroic chiptune anthems, Hollywoodesque orchestral scores, and evocative sci-fi themes, but jazz, one of America's oldest art forms, remains surprisingly underrepresented. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5827410&view=rss&microfeed=true

One of the perks (THE perk in my mind) that comes along with working on a Cookie Monster game is that you get access to the puppets. And you can apparently sweet talk them into making silly videos with you. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5820449&view=rss&microfeed=true

The loading screens for Double Fine's triple-fine Xbox Live Arcade mech game Trenched are spot-on parodies of early 20th-century pulp magazine covers. Unfortunately (or fortunately), they go by too quickly to be properly enjoyed. Double Fine kindly provided all but one cover—that one had a spoiler—so that you can chuckle at their overt manliness at your leisure. (Scotch will be served, provided you are sitting at my desk.) More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5819451&view=rss&microfeed=true

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 »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5820259&view=rss&microfeed=true

We've been enjoying Double Fine's lovable, downloadable mech game Trenched for more than a week now, but our European Xbox 360 owning compatriots have been denied its delicious blend of tower defense and shoot 'em up fun. What gives? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5817166&view=rss&microfeed=true

Having been the property of companies like THQ and Majesco, the publishing rights to cult platformer Psychonauts are now back where they belong: with Double Fine, the people who actually made the game. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5812047&view=rss&microfeed=true

The people at Double Fine Productions, of Brutal Legend, Costume Quest and Stacking fame, are releasing their next game in June. That's Trenched, remember? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5805689&view=rss&microfeed=true

If we had any quibbles with Stacking, Double Fine's acclaimed downloadable game, it's that it felt held back in a semi-conspicuous way - one that might have foretold a sequel or a DLC extension. Lo and behold, the latter is indeed coming. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5783579&view=rss&microfeed=true

How best to explain the wonderfully unusual Trenched? It's true that it's a tower defense game. It's also a third-person shooter, a deeply customizable war game with loot drops and online player progression. This is World War I-era trench warfare, only this time, the good guys have giant gas-powered mechs and the bad guys are walking televisions. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5780147&view=rss&microfeed=true

You just can't stop Double-Fine from releasing games at the moment. Costume Quest, Stacking, Sesame Street, all out or coming out within a year of each other. You can now add Trenched to that list. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5780000&view=rss&microfeed=true

The people behind games as diverse as Brutal Legend, Costume Quest and Stacking are making a war game. A World War I game. With giant mechanized robots. Trench warfare from an alternate reality is the next downloadable game from Double Fine Productions. It's called Trenched. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5775091&view=rss&microfeed=true

The delightful Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster for Xbox 360's Kinect controller is easily the best Sesame Street video game I've ever played. Please, don't let the fact that it's also the only Sesame Street video game I've ever played diminish that praise. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5769674&view=rss&microfeed=true

The next game from Double Fine, the developers of games like Psychonauts and Brutal Legend, is a Sesame Street title. Here's our first look at the game in action. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5768897&view=rss&microfeed=true

They've made games featuring heavy metal funny man Jack Black and talking Russian stacking dolls, so what's next? The monsters of Sesame Street of course. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5760891&view=rss&microfeed=true