Adorkably's Gerald DeMattia writes:
"Tim Schafer and his development studio Double Fine spent the past few weeks as the belle of the game journalism ball. Just as quickly as the Kickstarter page for the “Double Fine Adventure” blew past its goal of 400 thousand dollars and into the millions, articles covering the groundbreaking event began showing up on the IGN's and Kotaku’s of the web. However, I think Double Fine’s success with Kickstarter ascends the front page of a news blog. Instead it is making history for our beloved medium and more importantly repeats that of another, music."
It looks like a third entry isn't happening soon.
Psychonauts 2 has been the studios most profitable release, despite being on Gamepass, and a third title is already open and on the table when the time comes.
They wanted to do a big, new IP release coming into the acquisition being they would have funding they wouldn't have otherwise. That was obviously greenlit.
He was always gonna make a new ip once MS bought them.
The correct dicision imo, comebk to P3 at a later date.
Over 30-year industry veteran and Double Fine CEO Tim Schafer talks to IGN about Xbox and Game Pass, making weirder games, his inspirations, the Psychonauts 2 documentary, improving work culture, his future plans, and the deep importance of making games with and for other human beings.
Come now, MS PR efforts with these personalities is on a whole different level. At least historically.
I dont know this dude, but they got some really feisty characters talking their points. when its too risky for a higher up to be saying it, they let the grunts do the talking points.
These PR characters are not idiots, they are cogs in a machine that is Microsoft PR.
@S2
Tim Schafer is not some "PR character". He's one of the most well-known and respected pioneers in the industry.
Sony has its own blog, podcast, and video series to promote PlayStation. Arguably Sony PR is just better than Microsoft PR.
Great interview and really down to earth guy. I’m interested in watching the documentary they made on the making of Psychonauts 2 .
Just how do studios cope with the pressure to "produce a worthy sequel"?
I'm about 9 episodes into this and it's great. They've been recording it for long, long time, pre Kickstarter and Rhombus.
I'm happy that indie studios will build the games we want to play without some focus group influence in the background.The day of greedy publishers having full control is numbered since us the gamers can fund software that we want made.Expect all the real creative/new experiences to brought to the front lines by the indie crowd.
actually no it doesnt, especially when it comes to localizations
Viva la revolution!
Being able to fund the developers directly is a wonderful thing. But do you REALLY think that the publishers aren't going to take measures against this sort of thing? For that matter, do you think EVERY developer will be worth taking this course of action for? We haven't even gotten Schaffer's game yet. I just have faith in him because of who he is, and the games he's made. Hell, I'm playing through Brutal Legend as we speak!
No. Just... no.
The MOST Kickstarter can raise is $2M. Do you know how much it costs to make Call of Duty?
People raise money for films all the time in this way. It never results in The Lord of the Rings or Titanic.
Plus, Kickstarter overcrowding will sap funding. Just look at the iTunes Marketplace.
You better be well-known to get money.