Double Fine

Double Fine's Kickstarter project has raised $1.2 million, three times the amount the studio originally sought from fans to fund development of a PC graphic adventure. The project raised a million dollars within 24 hours of launch, and has more than trebled its funding target with 32 days to spare. More >

Tim Schafer's Double Fine studio is financing its new project through crowd-funding website Kickstarter. Double Fine seeks $400,000 for its game, a classic point-and-click currently titled Double Fine Adventure, and has already raised over $300,000 from over 6,000 backers. In return, the studio promises to develop it "in the public eye." More >

Double Fine founder Tim Schafer has said that he wants to make a sequel to 2005 platformer Psychonauts. "I would love to do Psychonauts 2, I've actually pitched that to publishers several times and no-one has taken the bait so far," Schafer told Digital Spy. "So it is hard because fans don't often know how the business works, with the difference between a developer and a publisher, it's hard to explain that. "I'd love to do that game, but I'd have to convince someone to just give me a few million dollars, that's all." More >

Ron Gilbert has revealed two pieces of concept art from the game he is working on with Double Fine, the studio run by his Secret Of Monkey Island co-creator Tim Schafer. More >

Iron Brigade, known outside Europe as Trenched, will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on November 30. The European release of Double Fine's mech tower defence game was held up due to a trademark dispute, with a Portuguese designer claiming that, under the name Trenched, the game would violate his trademark for a war-themed board game called Trench. More >

Double Fine has blamed the ongoing delay for the European release of Iron Brigade on Microsoft's famously arduous certification process, which has been further complicated by the change from its original name, Trenched, amid fears of a protracted trademark battle. Trenched - released in the US in June - was delayed in Europe due to a potential violation of a trademark held by a Portuguese designer for his board game Trench. The name was changed in August and was due for release the following month, but it is yet to appear on the Xbox Live Marketplace. More >

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In an unexpected move, Double Fine has released a significant update to its much-loved 2005 platformer Psychonauts. The update, available now to Steam users, adds achievements and cloud saving, and makes some subtle tweaks to the notoriously exacting Meat Circus level. More >

Double Fine's mech battler Trenched, recently blocked from release in Europe due to a board game designer's ownership of the trademark Trench, will be renamed Iron Brigade worldwide when it launches in Europe this month. Speaking on Whiskey Media's Big Live Live Show Live Double Fine's Greg Rice and Brad Muir said that the decision was to ensure that players of all versions could play online together, and that the update would include a new survival mode, weapons, costumes and gestures. Muir also confirmed that additional DLC is currently being worked on.

The planned European release of Double Fine's mech tower defence game was blocked by a Portuguese board game called Trench. Microsoft has this morning confirmed that Trenched will finally be released next month, under a new name, Iron Brigade.

Released on Xbox Live Arcade in the US two weeks ago, Double Fine's spin on the tower defence genre is yet to launch in the UK due to a trademark held by a Portuguese board game designer. "This entire process has been very frustrating to us," project lead Brad Muir told Destructoid. " Microsoft owns the IP for Trenched and [is] working to resolve things as quickly as possible. I wish there were more information to give but it's still unclear as to how things will shake out. The one thing I do know is that the game will be released in those territories."

When Schafer announced Double Fine's next project, Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster, at E3 last month it was widely assumed that it was the studio's legacy of playful humour that got it the gig. Instead, as the below video shows, Schafer actually had to endure an arduous pitch meeting with one of the toughest executives in the business. And, as if we didn't already over-identify with Cookie Monster, we also zone out when we play with those executive toys.