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Tim Schafer

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Name: Tim Schafer

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

The Third Most 'Gamous' Person: A Chat With Tim Schafer

Tim Schaefer has lived many lives in the game industry.He's been the man behind your favorite old school LucasArts adventure games like The Secret of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle , and Grim Fandango. In 2003, Tim founded Double Fine Productions, ... [Published Motherboard Magazine - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Video Games, Tim Schafer, Kickstarter

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Two5Six Conference Tackles Intersection of Gaming, Tech, Culture

Over the weekend, Kill Screen, a gaming and culture publication, hosted its first Two5Six Conference, which brought various video game and technology developers under the same roof at the Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn, NY.Guests on a series of ... [Published PC Magazine - May 14 2013]

Entities: Gaming, Video Games, Paola Antonelli, Tim Schafer

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Double Fine Productions

Double Fine Keen on Acquiring Full Rights of Stacking and Costume Quest

Double Fine Productions, the independent developer owned by designer Tim Schafer, is still keen on acquiring the full rights for the Stacking and Costume Quest titles, which were sold to Nordic Games after THQ's bankruptcy. Double Fine partnered with ... [Published Softpedia - May 14 2013]

Entities: Tim Schafer, Double Fine Productions, Bankruptcy, THQ Inc

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 4 reports

Brutal Legend

Tim Schafer wants to get the rights to all his games under one roof

Tim Schafer revealed to Game Informer that he’d like to acquire the rights to the games he developed that were published by other companies, including Stacking, Costume Quest, Brutal Legend, and Iron Brigade for his studio Double Fine.“We’re still trying ... [Published Digital Trends - May 13 2013]

Entities: Tim Schafer, Brutal Legend, Xbox LIVE

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Hayao Miyazaki

Double Fine's Tim Schafer On Broken Age And Lack Of Female Characters: 'It's Kind Of Embarrassing'

TagsDouble Fine, Broken Age, Tim Schafer, Video Games, TwofivesixVideo games haven't typically featured female protagonists, and that's not something that makes Double Fine's Tim Schafer proud.The noted game designer - director of cult favorites like ... [Published ITechPost - May 13 2013]

Entities: Tim Schafer, Video Games, Kickstarter, Hayao Miyazaki

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 3 reports

Psychonauts

Humble Double Fine Bundle is going well

I should have done a news story when this launched, but they always come at such unsociable hours for us Brits. Yes, a new Humble Bundle is out there for you to pay what you want for and it?s all based around Double Fine, that Tim Schafer helmed ship ... [Published KitGuru.net - May 08 2013]

Entities: Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, Tim Schafer

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Review: Review: The Cave

Many of us are children of the adventure game, fondly remembering the first time we learned the secret of Big Whoop, or crying ‘Look out, the British are coming’ when trying to deviously distract others. The minds of Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer were key ... [Published PC Authority - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Adventurer, Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

LucasArts 1982-2013

, LucasArts was acquired by The Walt Disney Company through the acquisition of its parent company Lucasfilm in a deal for $4.05 billion, many industry insiders predicted that this was the beginning of the end for the innovative game developer.This happened ... [Published GameConnect - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Lucasarts, Atari SA, Lucasfilm, Maniac Mansion

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 2 reports

Spellirium is an Amazing Game, But The Goggles, They Do Nothing

Untold Entertainment's Spellirium, described by the legendary Tim Schafer as "if Loom and Boggle had a baby", is a ridiculously nifty word adventure that I'm proud to say I preordered.See more: http://blodic.us/technology/spellirium-is-an-amazing-gam ... [Published Blodic.us - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Tim Schafer

First reported Feb 21 2013 - Updated Feb 21 2013 - 2 reports

These Developers Are Certainly Excited For The PS4

Get the WebProNews Newsletter:Sony revealed the PS4 last night at a two hour conference that focused much more on talking than showing. There were plenty of games shown, but the conference really was all about what the console means to developers and ... [Published WebProNews - Feb 21 2013]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Video Game Consoles, Tim Schafer, Quantic Dream, David Cage

First reported Feb 13 2013 - Updated Feb 13 2013 - 2 reports

Brütal Legend is Coming to PC, Beta is Live

Using the silliest press release in recent memory, Double Fine today announced that Brütal Legend will be coming to PCs soon. The title is already up for pre-order on Steam, and each pre-order comes with access to the multiplayer beta, which has already ... [Published WebProNews - Feb 13 2013]

Entities: Brutal Legend, Tim Schafer, Multiplay, Team Fortress 2, Saturation

First reported Feb 07 2013 - Updated Feb 07 2013 - 2 reports

OUYA Reveals New Games For The Platform, Including Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Adventure And The Cave

Our own Romain Dillet noted the regrettable lack of confirmed games for the upcoming OUYA Android-based home gaming console just yesterday. Today, as if in answer, OUYA founder and CEO Julie Uhrman spoke at DICE to announce some new launch partners ... [Published TechCrunch - Feb 07 2013]

Entities: Tim Schafer, Sonic, Kickstarter, Video Game Consoles

Quotes

Schafer said that while some would claim featuring a female protagonist "comes out of a social agenda" it's also about "having a creative agenda." Video games should be telling different stories from different perspectives

Double Fine's Tim Schafer On Broken Age And Lack Of Female Characters: 'It's Kind Of Embarrassing' [Published ITechPost - May 13 2013]

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The Third Most 'Gamous' Person: A Chat With Tim... [Published Motherboard Magazine - 13 hours ago]
How One Young Entrepreneur's Quest to Encourage... [Published Entrepreneur.com - May 17 2013]
Two5Six Conference Tackles Intersection of Gami... [Published PC Magazine - May 14 2013]
Double Fine Keen on Acquiring Full Rights of St... [Published Softpedia - May 14 2013]
Tim Schafer wants to get the rights to all his ... [Published Digital Trends - May 13 2013]
Double Fine's Tim Schafer On Broken Age And Lac... [Published ITechPost - May 13 2013]
Double Fine wants Costume Quest and Stacking ri... [Published NAG - May 13 2013]
Tim Schafer tells Game Informer that his studio... [Published Blodic.us - May 13 2013]
Tim Schafer tells Game Informer that his studio... [Published Kotaku - May 12 2013]
OUYA Is First Kickstarter Project to Raise Sign... [Published Mashable - May 09 2013]
Ouya raises $15M from Kleiner Perkins and Mayfi... [Published Venturebeat - May 09 2013]
Ouya raises $15M from Kleiner Perkins and Mayfi... [Published Venturebeat - May 09 2013]
Kill Screen Looks To Foster Cross-Industry Coll... [Published Fast Company - May 08 2013]
Humble Double Fine Bundle is going well [Published KitGuru.net - May 08 2013]
The Humble Bundle thread of Double Fine [Published NAG - May 08 2013]
Double Fine classics hit Humble Bundle, $35 net... [Published Engadget - May 08 2013]
Briefly: Rhapsody, Scosche headphones, Humble D... [Published Electronista - May 07 2013]
EA gets exclusive Star Wars license from Disney [Published NAG - May 07 2013]
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Reve... [Published Business 2 Community - Apr 29 2013]
Point-and-click adventure games: part deux [Published The Press NZ - Apr 29 2013]
Review: Review: The Cave [Published PC Authority - Apr 29 2013]
LucasArts 1982-2013 [Published GameConnect - Apr 28 2013]
Justin Bieber Gafs & Nipple Licking Adventures!... [Published IGN Entertainment - YouTube - Apr 22 2013]
THQ’s leftovers (including Darksiders and Red F... [Published Digital Trends - Apr 22 2013]
Spellirium is an Amazing Game, But The Goggles,... [Published Blodic.us - Apr 20 2013]
Spellirium is an Amazing Game, But The Goggles,... [Published Kotaku - Apr 20 2013]
OUYA hits 10,000 developers worldwide [Published SlashGear - Apr 19 2013]
Walking Dead keynote at Nordic Game 2013 [Published Develop - Apr 18 2013]
‘Broken Age’ from ‘Monkey Island’ creator Tim S... [Published Gearburn - Apr 17 2013]
Monkey Island's Creator Describes The Sequel He... [Published TechCrunch - Apr 16 2013]

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Tim Schafer tells Game Informer that his studio... [Published Kotaku - May 12 2013] Tim Schafer tells Game Informer that his studio, Double Fine, still is trying to buy back the rights to Stacking and Costume Quest from the dissolved THQ, and also Brütal Legend from EA and Iron Brigade (formerly Trenched) from Microsoft. "We can still ...
Ouya raises $15M from Kleiner Perkins and Mayfi... [Published Venturebeat - May 09 2013] Ouya is just a kind on the block alongside the game consoles from Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. But it’s graduating to a higher level today, as the maker of the $99 Android game console is announcing today that it has raised $15 million from the world ...
Ouya raises $15M from Kleiner Perkins and Mayfi... [Published Venturebeat - May 09 2013] Ouya is just a kind on the block alongside the game consoles from Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. But it’s graduating to a higher level today, as the maker of the $99 Android game console is announcing today that it has raised $15 million from ...
Double Fine classics hit Humble Bundle, $35 net... [Published Engadget - May 08 2013] Heads up, folks, just go ahead and grab your wallet right now. That's because the latest Humble Bundle has arrived, and it includes a number of stellar titles from Double Fine. Here, you can name your own price for Costume Quest, Psychonauts and Stacking, ...
Spellirium is an Amazing Game, But The Goggles,... [Published Kotaku - Apr 20 2013] Untold Entertainment's Spellirium , described by the legendary Tim Schafer as "if Loom and Boggle had a baby", is a ridiculously nifty word adventure that I'm proud to say I preordered . It's also completely wasted on the Oculus Rift VR headset. ...

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Justin Bieber Gafs & Nipple Licking Adventures!... [Published IGN Entertainment - YouTube - Apr 22 2013]