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After parting ways with Xbox, I pray that Double Fine is working on more games like Psychonauts 2 — one of the best platformers since Super Mario Odyssey
The San Francisco studio behind Psychonauts 2 has parted ways with Xbox and is once again operating as an independent developer. Founder Tim Schafer, the industry veteran behind Grim Fandango and Full Throttle, now leads the company into its next chapter without a corporate parent. The split follows a seven-year stretch in which Double Fine released the acclaimed mind-diving platformer but otherwise focused on smaller experimental projects. For players, the change means the studio must now fund its own ambitious games, a reality that raises the stakes for every future release in a market where one failure can close a studio. Double Fine is currently running its Amnesia Fortnight campaign, a public prototyping event that lets fans help shape potential new projects. The studio has not announced whether its next major title will be a new intellectual property or a sequel to a beloved series.
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After parting ways with Xbox, I pray that Double Fine is working on more games like Psychonauts 2 — one of the best platformers since Super Mario Odyssey
The San Francisco studio behind Psychonauts 2 has parted ways with Xbox and is once again operating as an independent developer. Founder Tim Schafer, the industry veteran behind Grim Fandango and Full Throttle, now leads the company into its next chapter without a corporate parent. The split follows a seven-year stretch in which Double Fine released the acclaimed mind-diving platformer but otherwise focused on smaller experimental projects. For players, the change means the studio must now fund its own ambitious games, a reality that raises the stakes for every future release in a market where one failure can close a studio. Double Fine is currently running its Amnesia Fortnight campaign, a public prototyping event that lets fans help shape potential new projects. The studio has not announced whether its next major title will be a new intellectual property or a sequel to a beloved series.