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For immediate release
DOUBLE FINE’S NEW GAME NO LONGER A MYSTERY
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—September 6, 2007—Double Fine Productions, Inc., today announced its heavily-anticipated second game, the first to come from the studio since their critically-acclaimed 2005 release, “Psychonauts.” In this all new, action based IP, you play the part of a barbaric hero in an epic fantasy world, fighting his way from Rock and Roll Hell to Rock and Roll Heaven.
“We’ve been dying to talk about this game for so long,” says Double Fine President and CEO, Tim Schafer, “It feels great to finally be able to share it with the world. The team has put so much hard work into this title, and I think the wait was worth it. We’ve been able to put an extra layer of polish on the game, which is really important considering it has innovative features that are relatively new territory for us: A deep combat system, selectable characters, and dynamic dialog matrix that is completely different every time you play the game.”
In a surprise move, the developer is distributing its game entirely by digital download, from its own, highly popular website. And in an even more surprising move, they are distributing the new title for free. To play the game, eager fans need only to follow this link.
About Double Fine Productions, Inc.
Double Fine productions is a privately held company located in San Francisco, California. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of any documents filed with the SEC by Double Fine by contacting Double Fine Investor Relations.
09/06/2007 at 10:54 AM
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| Posted by Craig N. on 09/06 at 01:21 PM “In a surprise move, the developer is distributing its game entirely by digital download, from its own, highly popular website.”
You had me up until here. :(
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| Posted by jeffk on 09/06 at 01:34 PM Well, Psychonauts USED to be my favorite game. Well done, sirs!
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| Posted by jeffk on 09/06 at 01:35 PM And madams!
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| Posted by surly_lemur on 09/06 at 01:37 PM you raised my hopes and dashed them expertly, although once having played the game, it is pure gold!!!
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| Posted by Player No. 13 on 09/06 at 01:47 PM Awesome.
Welcome to the next generation gaming evolution:
EPIC FIGHTER!
It pwns hard. Thanks Double Fine!
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| Posted by Mr Bun on 09/06 at 01:49 PM Whoa, this kicks all next-gen consoles ass.
I can’t wait for the soundtrack!
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| Posted by cptalbertwesker on 09/06 at 02:01 PM Grr you really suck sometimes 
Though The Gnome was a real awesome surprise!
And the horny witch was a tad disturbing
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| Posted by 1wingangel on 09/06 at 02:23 PM You are so, so, SO cruel.
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| Posted by Craig N. on 09/06 at 02:26 PM Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me
No more
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| Posted by Goldwolf on 09/06 at 02:30 PM Such hand-drawn graphics are the WAVE of The FUTURE!
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| Posted by Hermit on 09/06 at 02:42 PM Multiplayer support for the sequal is a must.
Also congratulations I am now a bastard
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| Posted by Sloth1991 on 09/06 at 03:03 PM i was so hoping to read about the new jack black game and now....im hurt. but the game is fun except the mad cheating(Kick 500 times really fast)
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| Posted by Kitty on 09/06 at 03:10 PM OK the special “prize” is awesome!!
I also love how The Gnome is so overpowered. Very funny little side-show/distraction thing
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| Posted by Spencer on 09/06 at 03:15 PM That’s like a gazillion times better than Mortal Kombat.
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| Posted by Kevin Keane on 09/06 at 03:31 PM I beat the game, yet I still feel like a loser.
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| Posted by Sean Goes Pop! on 09/06 at 04:41 PM Hm… Actually I think about 40% of the people thought it was a real game, or maybe their being sarcastic, and I dont know that, because I’ve been playing this… “MINI-GAME” Which… wait… minigame? More like… ULTRA-GAME!
-Sean Smith
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| Posted by echoillusion on 09/06 at 05:46 PM The horny witch might be the best character in any game ever.
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| Posted by Traffic Cone on 09/06 at 06:17 PM The PC killer-app is here folks!
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| Posted by LusikkaMage on 09/06 at 08:00 PM Agh! The “release date” for the bird post didn’t trick me, but for a moment I thought it was finally time to hear about the new game!
Ehe, when there’s only one candidate, there’s only one choice, eh? 
Neat little game~
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| Posted by mr.pokeylope on 09/06 at 08:05 PM This reminds me of that time I had to find these deep arrowhead thingies with this dorky metal detector thing.
I had to keep pressing the button faster and faster to get the darned thing to work!
Ahhhh this is what life is all about. Pressing the button. Fast.
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| Posted by InvaderBlack on 09/06 at 08:25 PM I think the new website might be sad as well. Why must you taunt me so, Double Fine? Why?
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| Posted by Oddissi on 09/06 at 08:50 PM Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
I liked it. 8D
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| Posted by mercatfat on 09/06 at 11:24 PM I can’t seem to find the last 4-point figment in the Cave Giant’s cavern.
Please help.
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| Posted by Oliver Snyders on 09/07 at 01:42 AM “Prepare Thyself… for the ‘Awesome Game Epic Fighter’! God Damn!”
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| Posted by da kubrick reborn on 09/07 at 03:33 AM That isn’t a game. That’s art ! And the witch is the most awesome [Pee-pee, potty, poo-poo!] character ever seen in a game (and movie and book in fact). One time again, you have tout déchiré sa race, double fine.
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| Posted by Poschki on 09/07 at 07:01 AM Haha, what an amazing game you have created. This would make a great Wii game! Great music also
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| Posted by Bluewolf on 09/07 at 07:48 AM Oh Tim, you rogueish devil!
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| Posted by Geoff-s on 09/07 at 08:44 AM That was the best game I’ve ever played, ever.
No… it wasn’t a game. It was an artistic experience.
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| Posted by Cartossin on 09/07 at 09:24 AM You jerk.
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| Posted by Michael on 09/07 at 09:46 AM Hey everybody, he was just joking. This isn’t the game they’ve been working on since Psychonauts.
Just thought I’d clear up the confusion!
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| Posted by Willem on 09/07 at 10:35 AM I’ve been had. ;_;
Granted, I barely read the post and just clicked the first link I saw, once I read the words “new game”.
Oh Double Fine, why must you torture me so?
Just today, I was thinking “Oh, I wonder what Double Fine is working on right now.” So, I go to the site for the first time in ages and this happens. I AM SAD. ;_;
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| Posted by Ixis on 09/07 at 10:36 AM ouch
And thanks Mike, I’m sure we’d all be lost without you.
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| Posted by Nanolathe on 09/07 at 11:33 AM Quite possibly THE game of the 21st century. Kudos Double Fine, Kudos indeed.
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| Posted by Inishmore on 09/07 at 01:07 PM This game changed my life. Well, almost.
I just devoured the gnome king and feel like a hero.
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| Posted by Razputin on 09/07 at 04:41 PM That one was not fun… You actually got me there, and I nearly cried as I found out that you were just kidding :| .
You have turned me into an totally sad pessimistic jerk.
I don’t even know if I was laughing or crying when I played your ... Minigame
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| Posted by buckminster on 09/07 at 05:18 PM Holy crap! I never knew that PC gaming could be revolutionized by such amazing homoerotic gods!
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| Posted by JACOB on 09/07 at 05:21 PM i don’t know what to say. Thank you god/tim. thank you.... i need a coffee
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| Posted by chuckmasters on 09/07 at 05:25 PM wow! i love raz’s dialogue and klint for making such a wonderful gaming experience. kudos to raz and klint!!
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| Posted by Berlynna on 09/07 at 06:50 PM That was so awesome!
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| Posted by Craigthepope on 09/07 at 08:53 PM I hate you Tim Schafer, even if you did make Psychonauts, you’ve played with my heart for too long!
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| Posted by Pyntie Het on 09/07 at 09:03 PM This beats the pants off of the low-life PC titles like of Half-Life. This game is truly the definition of EPIC!
Well done, Double Fine! Now we know that the time since Psychonauts’ release was well spent!
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| Posted by Croguy on 09/07 at 10:40 PM Mr. Schafer, as brilliant as you might be, for this I sincerely hope your pee will freeze this winter during your morning ‘leak’.
P.S.
Epic fighter is awesome, I applaud you for that!
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| Posted by janx218 on 09/07 at 11:39 PM You’re the devil, Mr. Schafer.
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| Posted by major dingus on 09/08 at 06:58 AM it will be a cold day in utah when any information on your new game gets out.
the birds will chirp and the chimps will throw pop at inocent bystanders.
the sky will turn a bright hazelnut colour and the crows will collide with oddly shaped oak trees.
the 6th season of sam and max would have already become an abandonware and will celebrate its 6 billion copies illegally downloaded.
the black stuff on my finger nails would have dissapeared as i have finally taken a shower and took the time to clean it.
how much time you ask, well about the same time it has taken you to say anything about the new game.
i have one last thing to say, KAKAO !!!
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| Posted by Ravana on 09/08 at 08:48 AM Anyone recognize the sound effects? Are they from Wrestling on the Atari 2600 or have I forgotten to take my medication?
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| Posted by Blaine on 09/08 at 11:51 AM ^^ wicked idea
I felt down my chair after i saw the price for beating up all competitors
Well i would wish a psychonauts 2 butwell that wont happen i guess :(
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| Posted by Ape on 09/08 at 07:46 PM Funny. No sooner does double fine has it’s RSS Feed, or they find a way to use it for evil.
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| Posted by CafeCalavera on 09/08 at 07:47 PM hay tim shaver tat game wuz prety kool but why u taek so long t make it?????? i wuz hopin for liek an xbox game again or sumting!!!
and wher was jack black??????!! he was sposed to be in ur next game rite??
michael you are dumb cause read the news ting again dat was a press relese dat he copy pasted from like news so its real!!! go away an be stopid somwhere else lolzz!!1
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| Posted by 1wingangel on 09/08 at 08:50 PM *reads CafeCalavera’s comment*
...What? 
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| Posted by smacknca on 09/08 at 10:22 PM Clearly someone was replaying Metroid when they thought of the ending. Touché good sirs.
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| Posted by C.G. on 09/08 at 10:52 PM That was like Day of the Tentacle plus Full Throttle with a dash of Grim Fandango rolled into one big ball of awesome.
Well played sir, well played indeed.
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| Posted by Zahaa on 09/09 at 06:41 AM IS this SCUMM engine??!!?!?!?
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| Posted by Sarah on 09/09 at 08:37 AM Ah, man, what a satisfying game experience.
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| Posted by Kzug on 09/09 at 01:18 PM At least this game gave me a feeling of accomplishing something, which is more than I can say about most games these days. The void inside me left behind by the press release was quickly filled by this amazing game, and then some. What exciting art and tunes!
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| Posted by Cowhat Ninja on 09/10 at 02:39 AM Epic. Truly epic.
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| Posted by Jusskah on 09/10 at 04:09 AM Since playing this game I have found everyday experiences to be mediocre and overall lacking. I am now in a perpetual melancholic state and I have Double Fine to thank for it.
P.S. My non-existent testicles are aching due to your swift, well-placed kick to my groin.
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| Posted by Alba Giotto on 09/10 at 06:27 AM Ah ah, Doublefine owned all fighting game from this generation.
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| Posted by They Made Me Do It, Inc. on 09/10 at 07:06 AM That’s exciting ! Finally ! Looking around on the web, I’ve even seen some early review for this game. Here is a snippet from Neuman’s Game Weekly :
“What do we think of Double Fine’s new game ? Take the visceral power of “God of War”, combine it with the strategic elements of Frogger, and you got one tasty meal with perhaps only a little hint of Whiskas. Thumbs up !”
- Neuman’s Game Weekly
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| Posted by dannyfoyle on 09/10 at 11:55 AM have any of you read raz’s “epic saga” webcomic? this is the game based on it! go to doublefine’s comics section and prepare to be overwhelmed with joy. truly the funniest comic on the internet.
this game is probably the best game i’ve ever played btw.
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| Posted by IcedTea on 09/10 at 06:16 PM It’s nice to see peoples who can appreciate a excellent game
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| Posted by Jiguryo on 09/10 at 07:51 PM Pure genius. Seriously.
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| Posted by Levi on 09/11 at 06:24 PM Oh my life!!!! We’ve been completely [Pee-pee, potty, poo-poo!] around in the most humourous way possible ever!
My jaw just dropped to the floor when I finished this awesome minigame in under 220 seconds.
I will have weird dreams about this tonight.
DoubleFine does it again!
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| Posted by Kaminari on 09/20 at 06:04 PM I can’t believe I wasted 10 minutes of my earthly life beating the crap out of this game. Only thing I can say for my defense is that I almost sensed a trace of guilty pleasure crushing my enemies and being the new Battle Master. Hum, maybe I should send my résumé to Double Fine after all…
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| Posted by Jack_Fate on 10/17 at 12:21 PM Hahahhaha, Brütal Legend, you are actually talking about it, haha not about the mini-game, man, you are a genius!!!
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