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Wed, Mar 07, 2012 | 22:02 GMT

Schafer: Double Fine Adventure “not a museum piece”

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Double Fine boss Tim Schafer has said the company’s new, Kickstarter-funded game will be a classic adventure – but won’t feel old-fashioned.

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Tue, Mar 06, 2012 | 23:51 GMT

Stacking now available on PC

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Double Fine’s charming puzzle adventure Stacking is now available for the PC crowd.

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Mon, Mar 05, 2012 | 01:00 GMT

Schafer: Triple-A games are “a pain in the ass”, but fun

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Double Fine boss Tim Schafer has said the developer will return to aking big retail releases one day, but isn’t exactly keen on the experience.

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Sat, Mar 03, 2012 | 08:32 GMT

Double Fine Happy Action Theater: Kinect-ing At Last

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A cheap and cheerful downloadable title has done more to sell Mike Bowden on the future of Microsoft’s motion control than all the auto showrooms and tactical commands in the world.

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Fri, Mar 02, 2012 | 11:00 GMT

Double Fine Kickstarter bloopers video shows Tim Schafer as the greatest actor ever

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A video featuring four minutes of bloopers from Double Fine’s pitch video for its successful Kickstarter project has appeared online, featuring an Oscar-worthy performance from studio boss Tim Schafer. Get it below the break, via Kotaku.

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Thu, Mar 01, 2012 | 22:39 GMT

The Cave is not Double Fine’s Kickstarter project

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Double Fine has told Gamespot that its recent trademark filing for The Cave has nothing to do with the firm’s Kickstarter project.

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Thu, Mar 01, 2012 | 22:32 GMT

Double Fine files trademark for The Cave

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Double Fine has filed a trademark in the US for “The Cave” which is leading the Internet to believe this could be what it’s Kickstarter project is called.

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Tue, Feb 28, 2012 | 01:06 GMT

Double Fine is still pitching games to publishers

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Despite the success of its Kickstarter campaign, Double Fine doesn’t think the traditional publishing world is under threat.

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Sat, Feb 25, 2012 | 15:06 GMT

Double Fine’s Kickstarter game may go “old school 2D”, rewards announced for contributing

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Prior to launching the Kickstarter campaign, Double Fine’s Tim Schafer sat down for a chat with Ron Gilbert, the man who hired him long ago at LucasArts.

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Fri, Feb 24, 2012 | 08:20 GMT

Ron Gilbert posts art for Double Fine collaboration

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Developer Ron Gilbert’s posted up some new concept art from the Double Fine game he’s been working on for the last nine months, featuring an old carnival booth ticket and a laser gun.

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Mon, Feb 20, 2012 | 11:30 GMT

Double Fine Kickstarter project hits $2 million

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Double Fine’s attempt to fund a point-and-click adventure through Kickstarter has now exceeded $2 million, having first started on February 8.

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Fri, Feb 17, 2012 | 18:24 GMT

Schafer: Console makers need a more open platform or risk losing indies

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Double Fine’s Tim Schafer believes console manufacturers should pay heed to the report 2D Boy’s Ron Carmel complied last year regarding the loss of independent developers on Xbox Live.

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Thu, Feb 16, 2012 | 01:31 GMT

Notch: Psychonauts 2 budget “three times higher” than expected

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Pat’s trousers may be safe after all; Markus “Notch” Persson has clarified his position with regards to the funding of Psychonauts 2.

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Thu, Feb 16, 2012 | 00:38 GMT

Double Fine Adventure to have voice acting, multiple languages

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Double Fine has made its first Kickstarter update, revealing platforms, languages and other exciting plans for its untitled Adventure.

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Wed, Feb 15, 2012 | 06:48 GMT

Notch can pony up $13 million for Psychonauts 2, he assures

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Mojang boss Markus “Notch” Persson didn’t hesitate when Double Fine boss Tim Schafer said he’d need a lot of money for Psychonauts 2.

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Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 10:13 GMT

Can Psychonauts 2 exist? Maybe, but not as you hope

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Is Minecraft’s Markus Persson about to descend like some benevolent fairy tale prince and rescue Psychonauts 2 from reality’s thorny tower of fiscal woe? Only in dreamland. Patrick Garratt’s trousers are on the block.

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Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 08:28 GMT

Schafer: Publishers aren’t bad, but indies must look elsewhere

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Double Fine boss Tim Schafer has said his studio’s crowdfunding initiative wasn’t inspired by negative experiences with publishers so much as the realities of independent development.

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Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | 09:44 GMT

UKIE report aiming to make crowd funding legal in UK

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UKIE has said it’s to publish a report next week that will outline the specifics on how crowd funding in the UK should be legal.

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Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | 00:22 GMT

Double Fine Adventure nets $1 million, shatters Kickstarter records

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Crowd sourcing platform Kickstarter has confirmed suspicions by admitting Double Fine’s Adventure has broken more than one record in raising $1 million in less than 24 hours.

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Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | 08:05 GMT

Double Fine’s Kickstarter provides a Radiohead moment

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It’s not the first studio to go down the Kickstarter route, but it’s the biggest one to do so yet. Double Fine gave the games industry its Radiohead moment today. Johnny Cullen explains.

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