Has Tim Schafer changed the gaming industry? It’s a question I’ve seen on more than a few message boards and Twitter feeds over the past 24 hours, following the Grim Fandango creator’s announcement that his company Double Fine will use crowdfunding website Kickstarter to finance a new point-and-click adventure game. More »
[UPDATE 11:00AM -- Less than 24 hours after its creation, the Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter drive has broken the $US1 million mark. That’s well beyond Kickstarter’s 24-hour fundraising record.]
Tim Schafer sure is having a hell of a day. After asking the world to help his studio Double Fine make a classic old-school adventure game, he has destroyed Kickstarter’s records for having the fastest-earning page. As of this posting, they’re at $US875,000. That will change in mere seconds. More »
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 $US660,000 and more than 16,000 backers. [Kickstarter] More »
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 $US400,000. More »
Tim Schafer, the founder of Double Fine Productions best known for games like Maniac Mansion, The Secret of Monkey Island, Psychonauts and Brutal Legend, has turned to crowd-funding service Kickstarter to fund an adventure game. More »
In a time where every other game is a sequel of some kind, Tim Schafer’s Double Fine game studio has been pumping out original IP with the likes of Iron Brigade, Stacking, and Happy Action Theatre. But according to the veteran game developer, this hasn’t been easy. More »
After joking around about the possibility earlier, Double Fine head Tim Schafer has told Kotaku that a Psychonauts sequel funded by Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson might just come to fruition. More »
Double Fine head Tim Schafer is just as baffled as the rest of us at news that Markus “Notch” Persson wants to fund a Psychonauts sequel. More »
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 favourite, with a Mac release happening late last year. More »
I caught this over the weekend when our friends at Rock, Paper Shotgun posted it — some folks have been dilligently working on putting together an HD “Deluxe” version of the beloved Tim Schafer/Lucasarts adventure gaming classic Grim Fandango. They’ve posted a video that, sadly, isn’t in-engine, but it does give a good sense of what their finished product might look like. More »
