Tag Archives: double fine

Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 09:19 BST

The Cave: Ron Gilbert’s puzzler is heading to iOS

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The Cave is heading to iOS formats, and Sega will be handling porting duties for Ron Gilbert’s subterranean adventure-puzzler.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 18:33 BST

Double Fine to produce two new games through Indie Fund partnership

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During the Horizon Indie Game Conference at E3, Greg Rice from Double Fine and Kellee Santiago announced a new partnership between Indie Fund and Double Fine to produce two new games.

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Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 02:11 BST

Massive Chalice backers requested same-sex relationships

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Responding to requests from Kickstarter backers, Double Fine has elected to include same-sex relationships in its upcoming dynastic tactics title, Massive Chalice.

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Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 11:45 BST

Massive Chalice: Double Fine hits Kickstarter funding goal

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Double Fine has successfully funded its tactical fantasy romp Massive Chalice on Kickstarter.

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Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 00:54 BST

Double Fine says “suits around a table” don’t always know best

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Massive Chalice project lead Brad Muir has said he has a hard time believing “suits” know what gamers really want.

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Fri, May 31, 2013 | 10:22 BST

Double Fine launches Massive Chalice on Kickstarter

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Double Fine has announced Massive Chalice and has taken it to Kickstarter.

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Thu, May 30, 2013 | 08:20 BST

Double Fine to announce something ‘new’ tomorrow, Schafer teases

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Double Fine founder Tim Schafer has teased some form of reveal tomorrow, and he seems very excited about it too.

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Tue, May 28, 2013 | 19:32 BST

GDC Europe 2013 – first sessions confirmed from 343, Dontnod, Double Fine, Epic, more

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The first sessions for GDC Europe 2013 have been confirmed, and talks from luminaries such as Epic Games’ James Brown, Dontnod’s Sebastien Lagarde, Double Fine’s Oliver Franzke, and more. A list of the first confirmed sessions and the subject to be discussed is below.

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Mon, May 13, 2013 | 09:17 BST

Double Fine still keen to acquire lost THQ rights

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Double Fine boss Tim Schafer has said the developer wants to re-acquire the distribution rights for Costume Quest and Stacking – for emotional reasons, not financial ones.

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Fri, Apr 26, 2013 | 17:45 BST

THQ owes claimants a reported $200 million in royalties, debt

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A list of THQ creditors have been listed as part of its Chapter 11 Section 363 proceedings earlier this week.

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Wed, Apr 03, 2013 | 11:04 BST

Double Fine testing PS4 to see how they can use it, says Schafer

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Double Fine founder Tim Schafer has confirmed that his team is currently playing around with PS4 to see what it’s capable of, before deciding what the studio will do with it.

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Thu, Mar 28, 2013 | 05:19 GMT

Broken Age trailer escapes GDC Awards

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Here’s the teaser trailer for Broken Age shown at the GDC Awards today; it’s our first look at the crowdfunded- game formerly known as Double Fine’s Adventure.

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Sun, Mar 24, 2013 | 22:44 GMT

Double Fine Adventure is now Broken Age

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The game which began the Kickstarter revolution finally has an official title: meet Broken Age, Double Fine’s new adventure.

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Fri, Mar 22, 2013 | 01:20 GMT

Double Fine and Capybara Games team up for Capy Fine Racing GP

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Super Time Force, Critter Crunch and Sword & Sworcery developer Capybara Games has joined forces with Double Fine for a special promotion at PAX East. EDGE reports the two companies will share a booth, and have produced a little OutRun style racer starring characters from both developers’ catalgoues called Capy Fine Racing GP. The game will only be available on 3.5″ floppy discs, inside the Capy Double Fine PAX combo, a boxed release of the Steam bundle. “We only made 200 boxes, and even then some of the floppies might not work, but the people who buy them will be allowed and encouraged to share the game,” Capy co-founder Nathan Vella said. PAX East runs March 22-24 in Boston.

Tue, Mar 19, 2013 | 23:54 GMT

Dropchord trailer shows how Double Fine approaches the Leap

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Double Fine’s latest is a rhythm action game called Dropchord, which is headed to iOS, Mac and PC, notably requiring the Kinect-like gesture controller, Leap. It’s all very mysterious, but this teaser trailer does start to explain what the heck we’re looking at.

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Tue, Mar 12, 2013 | 04:31 GMT

Monkey Island creator farewells Double Fine

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The Secret of Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert has left Double Fine.

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Fri, Mar 08, 2013 | 00:14 GMT

Double Fine announced Leap-compatible Dropchord

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Double Fine has announced a new rhythm action game called Dropchord. IGN reports the title will be available on iOS and PC, and the latter will be compatible with the Leap Motion Controller, allowing for Kinect-like controls. Dropchord is due later this year and will be on show at SxSW and PAX East, at the Leap booth.

Thu, Mar 07, 2013 | 23:33 GMT

Double Fine Adventure’s first trailer on the way

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Double Fine has been in regular touch with its Kickstarter backers about progress on its crowd-funded Adventure, but has kept quiet otherwise. That seems about to change, with a new backer update noting that there’s “actually not been much public non-backer information released about the game at all” and that “the first real trailer is in the works now”. Expect to learn a lot more about the game which may have changed the industry forever in the near future. Double Fine Adventure is expected before the end of the year, on Linux, Mac and PC, and will also release on Ouya, well before it heads to other consoles.

Wed, Feb 27, 2013 | 23:29 GMT

Double Fine hopeful of regaining distribution rights to Stacking, Costume Quest

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Double Fine, like many developers, is looking for ways to regain control over certain tiles included in an auction of THQ’s remaining assets.

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Wed, Feb 27, 2013 | 22:30 GMT

Schafer: dropping triple-A like being pushed into a pool

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Double Fine boss Tim Schafer has said his company needed a nudge to make the transition from publisher-funded triple-A development to smaller projects.

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