Day Of The Tentacle Remastered Review
This review of Day of the Tentacle Remastered contains minor spoilers for how to complete certain puzzles within the narrative as part of the critical analysis. If there is one thing that the nineties will, or at least should, be remembered for, it is the wealth of great point-and-click adventure…
Psychonauts 2 Crowdfunding Campaign Now Live
After their initial announcement at The Game Awards earlier this week, Double Fine Productions have officially opened the crowdfunding campaign for Pyschonauts 2. Instead of going down the conventional route of using Kickstarter and Indiegogo, Double Fine Productions have opted for the relatively new Fig platform, which allows investors to receive a…
Broken Age: Act 2 Already Funded
Tim Schafer, designer of Psychonauts, Grim Fandango, and most recently, Brutal Age: Act 1, has stated that the second part of his Kickstarter venture is already fully funded. In a recent article with GamesIndustry, Schafer stated "We’ve made enough that we can make the second half of the game for…
Broken Age Release Date Confirmed
The official release date for Broken Age has now been confirmed with the title set for release on January 28th. Those who were able to support the title via Kickstarter will also be able to try their hand at the beta next week. Originally set for release in October 2012, Broken Age was delayed due…
Broken Age VGX Footage Shows Game To Star Elijah Wood
The 14 year old protagonist, selected as sacrifice but fled her village, explores the clouds and solves puzzles and meets interesting characters. So is the premise for Tim Schafer's kickstartered adventure title. Jack Black plays the harmony of light, the weird multi-armed creature sat atop his cloud and is a…
Wil Wheaton is Lending His Talent to Broken Age
Wil Wheaton is somewhat of an internet celebrity now. Originally loathed for his portrayal of Wesley Crusher, times have changed and the world has moved on. Now Wheaton will feature in Tim Scafer's Broken Age, the kickstarted adventure funded in 2012. Double Fine announced this casting choice on their official…
Double Fine Re-Acquires Rights To Publish Its Games At Retail, Partners With Nordic Games
Double Fine Productions, the game studio headed by the fan-favourite gaming personality Tim Schafer, has acquired the rights to publish and distribute Costume Quest and Stacking from Nordic Games. The two companies reached the agreement amicably, and have announced a new partnership. The deal will see Stacking, Costume Quest and…
Tim Schafer May be Announcing a New Game Today
Tim Schafer, the mastermind behind Grim Fandango and Psychonauts, has recently tweeted something very interesting: "Excited about announcing something new tomorrow! Not a sequel or a port. Something NEW. I might even put on new underwear." Something new... What could this be? VGU will let you know if…
Double Fine Adventure’s New Name and Story Details Unveiled at PAX
Double Fine's adventure game was one of Kickstarter's first huge gaming success stories. Dubbed "Double Fine Adventure" the project was to be a point-and-click adventure similar to Tim Schafer's older games like Grim Fandango. Asking for $400,000 the team instead were given $3.3mil by devoted fans to make the game.…
Brutal Legend Dated for PC
Tim Schafer's love letter to everything rock and metal is finally coming to PC's, three years after the original release. After last months rumor's about multiple games being released on Steam, at least this one is confirmed as true with the trailer promising early multi-player access to people who pre-order.…