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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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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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Want to know how to rake in gazillions with a Kickstarter? Let Tim Schafer be your guide: the insanely-rich-by-now-surely Double Head boss has given his top five tips on how to have a successful Kickstart, such as “no matter what your project idea is, you need to make sure it’s clear to potential backers why your project fills a void and is significant enough for them to fund it,” and “is there a sense of urgency in why your project needs to get funded right now? You need to determine that angle and play it up in your pitch. In other words, develop a strong call-to-action.”

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Double Fine’s Tim Schafer’s shown off a Kinect prototype called Specs in a New York lecture. It’ll never be released. It has a hand of hate and a hand of love. Watch it in action below, thanks to Joystiq. There’s a bunch of details on Destructoid.

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Kickstarter has stated
in a blog post that 61,692 first time backers were brought to the service thanks to Double Fine Adventure, leading many to help out with other projects in need of funding.

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Double Fine’s Tim Schafer is of the opinion comedy is a necessity in games and isn’t utilized enough by developers.

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The Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter project has come to a close, which means those who didn’t hand over their cash are out of luck.

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In a raucous livestream, Double Fine celebrated the most successful Kickstarter project to date.

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Markus “Notch” Persson has said it will be a while before Tim Schafer will have the time to begin work on Psychonauts 2.

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Double Fine will present a special livestream so backers can join the fun of counting down to the end of its Kickstarter campaign.

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Tim Schaffer has posted an update to the Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter page with a reminder that the fundraising ends on Tuesday. The team went well over its $400,000 goal, and are so far sitting on
enough money for Schafer to use as rolling papers, toilet paper, and as a sweat band. A new pledge rewards of a cool t-shirt has been added, and Schafer also said the game will come in its own box made of “real American cardboard.” Watch the video for yourself below. The project has 72,830 so far, and has raised $2,647,751.

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

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

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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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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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