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DoubleFine’s Greg Rice said at PAX this weekend that Ron Gilbert platforming adventure The Cave will be released on the the Wii U eShop. The game’s also coming to PC, PSN and XBLA in early 2013. Watch a trailer below.

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Double Fine’s Ron Gilbert has said game creators should have “no responsibility,” to the audience. Instead, developers need to fail or succeed on their own accord.

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It’s a sad day for Monkey Island fans, but a good day for LucasArts haters.

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Ron Gilbert has told The Guardian his latest adventure game The Cave is one he’s been wanting to make for the last 25 years.

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Double Fine believes that if larger publishers don’t embrace digital distribution and create a closer relationship with consumers, they will miss the revolution boat so to speak.

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Double Fine’s Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert believe games are art, but if other people don’t feel the medium can be considered such, that’s fine. No need to argue over it.

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Details on Ron Gilbert’s Double Fine game, The Cave, have come to light, and as artwork teases have previously hinted, the game stars seven characters: the adventurer, a hillbilly, a knight, the monk, the time-traveler, the scientist, and twins.

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If Sega isn’t publishing Ron Gilbert’s new game, then logic is probably broken and the universe may well spiral into chaos.

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They are the the adventurer, the scientist and the knight, just so you know. Get all of them at the respective links at Ron Gilbert’s blog.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Ron Gilbert’s posted a few bits of art connected to his next game, the first since he joined Double Fine. The first bit features a monk, while the second features a hillbilly that appeared on the jigsaw puzzle sent out a while back. Sounds like the reveal will be an E3 affair.

Double Fine has released A Perfect Storm for Adventure, the first episode of its documentary series titled which gives you a look at the beginnings of its Kickstarter fundraiser. The firm has also opened up a PayPal account in case you missed out on donating to the Double Fine Adventure the first time out. Those who donate will receive access to the forums, code to download the game on Steam for PC or Mac as well as for Linux or Android. You will also be able to participate in the beta and receive streaming video of the firm’s 2Player Productions documentary series. Watch the first episode below.

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Double Fine sent out press invites to have a look at Ron Gilbert’s new game, and the invite was a puzzle, that when assembled provides, the first look at his new title. Have a look at the fully assembled puzzle below, courtesy of Game Informer. No date just yet on Gilbert’s game, nor the Double Fine Adventure game, which are two separate works.

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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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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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Deathspank creator Ron Gilbert’s shown off two pieces of concept art from his upcoming, unannounced game. The art, which consists of a female doctor and a man in a suit, comes from a collaboration being made at Double Fine with Gilbert’s old Monkey Island partner, Tim Schafer. Posting on his website Grumpy Gamer, Gilbert said the game comes from “an idea that has been in my head for a long, long, long time,” since before Monkey Island. More news on it “will follow later.”

Get the pieces of art below.

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Lucasarts has announced The Monkey Island Special Edition Collection for Europe, which will land at retail on September 9.

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The finalists for the Vancouver-based Canadian Videogame Awards have been announced, with Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and Mass Effect 2 looking set to clean up.

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Ron Gilbert has said if he could do DeathSpank all over again, he would have made combat in the game more like a puzzle.

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Tim Schafer is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at this year’s IndieCade Awards, which forms part of the International Festival of Independent Games.

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Deathspank designer Ron Gilbert has joined old friend Tim Schafer at Double Fine Studios, he’s confirmed to Kotaku.

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