Tim Schafer’s development studio will release Happy Action Theatre for Xbox Live Arcade next month. The newest game from the Double Fine team will be a Kinect-based mini-game collection aimed at younger gamers. It will go live on February 1st, according to Eurogamer. "Better achieve your life’s goals asap, because …
Read More »Trenched blocked by board game trademark
Upcoming XBLA title Trenched has been blocked from release due to a trademark dispute with a board game. Eurogamer reports that the game clashes with trademarks held by an abstract Portuguese board game Trench. The trademark was filed by Trench’s designer Rui Alpio Monteiro in 2007 and covers both board …
Read More »Double Fine announces Trenched
Double Fine has lifted the lid on its newest XBLA project: Trenched. The game was revealed the game during the Game Developers’ Choice Awards by notable developer the studio’s boss Tim Schafer, who leads the team behind recent downloadable hits such as Stacking and Costume Quest. In Trenched, players fight …
Read More »The road from Psychonauts to Sesame Street
Earlier this month the industry reacted with collected surprise at the news that the next game from Tim Schafer’s development studio Double Fine will be a licensed Sesame Street title. Double Fine is best known for a string of quirky original IP such as Psychonauts, Brutal Legend and Costume Quest. …
Read More »Schafer team working on Kinect Sesame Street
Warner Interactive to publish Once Upon a Monster this autumn
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THQ-published title Stacking will launch across digital channels
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The Activision CEO on why his firm dropped the EA title
Read More »THQ signs Double Fine
Tim Schafer has revealed the first of his studio’s four miniature digital titles – following EA’s decision to pull production on a Brutal Legend sequel. Publisher THQ has signed two of Schafer’s four games, the first being Costume Quest – a downloadable Halloween-based adventure RPG, set for release on 360 …
Read More »Double Fine signs with THQ
Two of four new downloadable games to be published by THQ
Read More »Schafer: Double Fine will self publish
Develop 2010: 'As soon as we have the money' promises development veteran
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