Kickstarter Makes Tim Schafer More Open to Fans

Kickstarter Makes Tim Schafer More Open to Fans

The team is using a documentary to record the creation of their next game

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • December 19th, 2012
Tim Schafer Wants Home Consoles to Open Up

Tim Schafer Wants Home Consoles to Open Up

The developer wants to see a Steam-like distribution system

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • December 18th, 2012
Self-Publishing on the PC Helped Double Fine Make Money

Self-Publishing on the PC Helped Double Fine Make Money

The independent studio didn't get enough money when it worked with other publishers

Tim Schafer Warns Against Close Relationship with Publishers

Tim Schafer Warns Against Close Relationship with Publishers

Double Fine is independent because it faced Brutal Legend problems

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • November 21st, 2012
Tim Schafer Slams Bureaucratic Publishers, Explains Creativity Machine

Tim Schafer Slams Bureaucratic Publishers, Explains Creativity Machine

The company is currently prototyping a set of new ideas

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • October 24th, 2012
Tim Schafer Slams Game Completion Layoffs

Tim Schafer Slams Game Completion Layoffs

Teams benefit from the experience gathered during development

Tim Schafer Says Games Are Art, Not Bothered by Other Opinions

Tim Schafer Says Games Are Art, Not Bothered by Other Opinions

Other arts also faced opposition when they were first introduced

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • March 26th, 2012
Schafer: Comedy and Emotion Are Central to Video Games

Schafer: Comedy and Emotion Are Central to Video Games

Studio at one point created emotion-driven Kinect game

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • February 17th, 2012
Notch Urges Fans to Limit Hype over Potential Psychonauts 2 Project

Notch Urges Fans to Limit Hype over Potential Psychonauts 2 Project

Says that the budget might be higher than initially projected

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • February 14th, 2012
Tim Schafer Talks About Double Fine’s Kickstarter Success

Tim Schafer Talks About Double Fine’s Kickstarter Success

The huge amount of money donated by fans has helped the studio keep its staff

  • Columns
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • February 11th, 2012
Weekend Reading: Gamers Are Finally Talking with Their Wallets

Weekend Reading: Gamers Are Finally Talking with Their Wallets

Double Fine’s Kickstarter success shows gamers are willing to support games they want

Double Fine’s Kickstarter Fund Raising Reaches over $1.2 Million (€900,000)

Double Fine’s Kickstarter Fund Raising Reaches over $1.2 Million (€900,000)

Tens of thousands of fans have contribute to help Double Fine make an adventure game

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • February 9th, 2012
Double Fine’s New Adventure Game Gets Financed by Fans in Less than 24 Hours

Double Fine’s New Adventure Game Gets Financed by Fans in Less than 24 Hours

Over $400,000 (€300,000) were donated by eager gamers

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • February 8th, 2012
Publishers Don’t Want to Invest in New IPs, Tim Schafer Says

Publishers Don’t Want to Invest in New IPs, Tim Schafer Says

New Triple-A games won't appear because publishers are scared to take chances

  • Columns
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • February 11th, 2011
Quick Look: Stacking

Quick Look: Stacking

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • November 15th, 2010
Tim Schafer Is Ready To Make Psychonauts 2

Tim Schafer Is Ready To Make Psychonauts 2

 
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