Psychonauts News

Double Fine president laments layoff culture, says studio could have shed devs after Psychonauts to save money, but decided against it to maintain company cohesion.

Markus "Notch" Persson says original offer was made not entirely seriously, plans to meet with Tim Schafer at GDC; other parties interested in making game.

[UPDATE] Psychonauts studio sets up Kickstarter project to raise $400,000 for an old-school adventure game; backers to receive early access to game, documentary from team behind Minecraft: The Story of Mojang.

[UPDATE] Markus "Notch" Persson says he is "serious" about helping Double Fine boss Tim Schafer get sequel to 2005 adventure game off the ground.

GDC 2010: Tim Schafer, Rhianna Pratchett, and Sean Vanaman trade tips that made Brutal Legend, Overlord, and Tales of Monkey Island humorous hits.

EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Megapublisher rockin' out with Double Fine's PS3/360 heavy-metal fantasy; Tim Schafer and David DeMartini bang their heads about the deal's details.

Iowa-based developer of NY Times Crosswords, Blast Works, and PS2 ports of recent Guitar Hero titles acquired to continue work on rhythm franchise, Nintendo systems.

Larry Hryb addresses speculation around the issue, says it's 'just not possible.'

Xbox Live group marketing manager Aaron Greenberg fills in the blanks on the plan to make last-gen's best and brightest downloadable on Xbox 360.

Report on official Microsoft Web site lists the mostly minor problems that the titles may have when downloaded on the 360.

Downloadable back catalog tied to celebration that includes free Carcassonne download, new features set for December 4 firmware update.

Teaser for a new section on Double Fine's official site gets fans all worked up over nothing.

Outspoken Double Fine executive tight-lipped on his new game project, but sets a release date and declares war on mediocrity.

Nollenberger Capital Partners' Todd Greenwald adds once-troubled publisher to his coverage list, says it has successfully turned the corner.

Rumored Psychonauts and Shenmue II included in the latest round of original Xbox titles enabled for play on the Xbox 360, along with a couple of surprises.

Microsoft updated its official backward compatibility list with support for a number of anticipated original Xbox titles, only to pull it right down again.

Double Fine chief discusses new possibilities for Psychonauts, thoughts on future of online distribution.