The Double Fine Action Microblog exists
Have you been following the Double Fine Action Microblog? Perhaps you should! Wait, that was wrong. Definitely you should. Mandatorily you should, in fact. That seems like it might not be a sentence.
It’s a Tumblr, so you can follow it using that if you’re all up in the hippest echelons of the web. But there’s also a regular RSS feed for boring old lame-os like the rest of us.
We’ve got all kinds of fun stuff up on there: Concept art, cool stuff created by fans, and embarrassing overheard Double Fine employee conversations! All that and more! Check it out!
The Cave is here!
The Cave has been released, and you can play it! Here are all the places that is possible:
- Steam (Mac and PC right now, with Linux support coming next week)
- PlayStation Network for PS3
- Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360
- Nintendo eShop for Wii U
That’s more platforms than we’ve ever shipped at once! And our first Nintendo platform ever. To celebrate, enjoy this final launch day trailer:
"I'm low on scratch, where do I download the free trial today!?"
"I am totally buying this on my next paycheck xD"
"Linux is coming quite soon, and Mac App Store is in the works as well!"
"What date is the Linux version to be released?"
"A big thank you to Mr. Gilbert and the many talented people behind this game. I'm stuck with the monk, feather, bridge puzzle, but I'm enjoying this game more than I have any in a long time."
The Cave is coming! The Cave is coming!
Welcome… to The Cave.
...is what you’ll be hearing in mere days, when our newest game The Cave appears on pretty much every gaming platform known to man. Yes, this game is coming January 22 to PlayStation 3 and Wii U, and January 23 to Steam (for PC, Mac, AND Linux!) and Xbox 360! It’s outrageous, really. (If someone tries to tell you there are other gaming platforms than those, they’re probably lying.)
In fact, you can preorder The Cave on Steam right now! Your steam copy will work on PC, Mac, or Linux. So get on it! It also comes with a nifty exclusive Team Fortress 2 hat which, based on the TF2 community’s hat obsession, probably has a dollar value that exceeds the entire budget of The Cave’s development. There’s also a beard and a teddy bear. So don’t miss out.
Still not convinced? I think you’ll be whistling a different tune once you see this irresistible character trailer…
STILL not convinced? Then please, just buy it for our sake. This is Ron Gilbert’s game, and if it sells millions of copies he’s promised to finally stop telling us all what to do.
"The cave really came. I so hope the fun is non-stop. Keep them coming. gw2 gold"
"Emmm... I wanted to ask smdy here if you guys at Double-Fine will send the game to GOG. I would buy it eventually on STEAM... but I rather support companies that are against DRM policies."
"Can't buy in Hong Kong. Would be great to see that fixed."
"Yeah, I noticed that... Steam itself says "Jan 24th" and my copy is still locked. What gives? Want... now!"
"Is there a chance, we can get an explaination as to why it has been delayed to Jan 24th on steam, when i today have set time off to play this game?. this isnt nice at all i gotta say :S"
Kinect Party is OUT NOW FOR FREE!
Our latest game, Kinect Party, is out now, and you can download it for free until December 31! Just head over to the game’s Xbox.com page and download both “Full Game - Kinect Party - Base Game” and “Kinect Party - Full Unlock.”
Then sign into Xbox Live on your Xbox 360 and they’ll download automatically! Then you can play!
Please note: Kinect Party is not currently available in all regions. If it doesn’t show up in your region’s Xbox Live Arcade: We’re sorry! :( Hopefully it can become available soon.
The following list includes all regions where the game can be downloaded now:
Americas:
Argentina
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
United States
Europe:
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Middle East and Africa:
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Asia and Oceania:
India
Singapore
"Damn, why do you hate New Zealanders and Aussies Double Fine! Guess we'll have to keep playing Happy Action Theatre..."
"I hope I did it ok. The names didn't really match the screenshots above: Full Game - Kinect Party And two times Kinect Party with a size of 108Kb. One released on 17 December and one released on 18 December."
"Sneaky tip: if you're not in a region where it's available, create a new account on Xbox.com/en-us/ (the en-us part is important) and use that to download it."
"Look's like there's gonna be no party for me in Australia then :("
Middle Manager of Justice Available Now for Free!
They said we couldn’t keep giving games away for free, but what do they know? NOTHING, it turns out.
Yes, Middle Manager of Justice is now available on the iOS App Store, and you can download it for free! (Don’t worry, we released it on purpose this time.)
Middle Manager of Justice is a superhero-themed time management game: Run a busy crime-fighting corporation, hire and train your heroes, and fight to keep scum off the streets. And do it on your iPhone or iPad!
To celebrate, artist Mark Hamer created this MMOJ comic—the first of several! (It’s also free.)
"free free free, I love free games and thank you so much for making this available to every one else. buy wow gold ."
"I concur that the Android/PC versions are needed!"
"I don't get it."
"Lets hope an Android/PC version is also being released... :P"
"The dialogue is hilarious! Loving it so far! Guess Double Fine wanted to end the year with a bang by releasing all of its games at once :)"
Kinect Party coming FREE on December 18!
We hope you’ve been paying attention to Kinect Party, the sequel to Double Fine Happy Action Theater, because it is on the verge of being in your home. It comes out for free on December 18, and it’ll stay free for the rest of the year. So don’t miss it! Tell your friends! After all, you’ll need people to dubstep with.
I know, I know. “Free!?” you’re asking. “That’s can’t be true, not when Kinect Party includes 36 amazing reality-altering activities.” But it’s definitely true, because it was officially reported by Major Nelson. You really have to know your stuff to reach Major in the Microsoft Accurate Information Corps, so you know it’s legit.
So download Kinect Party on Xbox Live Arcade starting December 18. After all, you can’t put a price on family-friendly holiday fun. And even if you could, this is free. What could be better?
"Here take my money, I want that, so wanting it. slurp slurp slurp. d3 gold"
"And there I go, jumping to concussions."
"Australia is... forsaken..."
"I suppose Microsoft pays them some royalties for each downloaded copy or something like that, to promote Kinect. It's just a wild guess, but it seems likely that they're getting compensated somehow."
"Wait, free? Is it such a good idea to release a pay-for game for free on it's release? You'll lose so many sales!"
Amnesia Fortnight is in full swing!
With Amnesia Fortnight voting complete, and the top five ideas chosen, yesterday the whole company divvied up into teams and started making our prototypes!
The winning ideas were these:
Brandon Dillon’s Hack ‘n’ Slash
JP LeBreton’s Spacebase DF-9
Andy Wood’s The White Birch
Lee Petty’s Autonomous
Levi Ryken’s Black Lake
(Originally we were only going to make four, but it turns out we had the staff for an extra team!)
Every day, we’re live streaming team meetings and updates. Keep up with them at the Humble Bundle site, our Twitch.tv channel, or at the top of this post. 2 Player Productions will also be releasing daily highlight videos showing standout moments from the teams each day. The first of those should be out soon! If you’re an Amnesia Fortnight Bundle owner, you’ll be able to find them in your Humble Bundle account page.
Don’t forget—the bundle is still on sale even if you missed voting. It includes two past AF prototypes (Costume Quest and Happy Song), and the new prototypes when they’re complete. Plus, if you beat the average you also get a never-before-seen BRAZEN prototype, led by Brad Muir in a past Amnesia Fortnight! And three extra Brazen download keys so you can play co-op with your friends!
And if you want to dig into art updates and interact with the teams and your fellow video game connoisseurs, follow our Tumblr and browse the Amnesia Fortnight forums. There’s a forum for each game!
Phew, that’s a lot of updating! We hope you’re excited about AF as we are!
"Just wanted to say how awesome opening up AF to the public is, and to thank everyone at DF for all their work they've put into the games! The hardest part will be figuring out which game to play first!"
"i heard your voice while playing Arma 2 and was scared to death. You owe me new pants"
Podcast: 2 Player Productions talks Double Fine Adventure
The three guys behind 2 Player Productions toil ceaselessly as they create Double Fine Adventure!, the documentary telling the story of our upcoming crowdfunded adventure game. But what are they REALLY up to? In the new Double Fine Action Cast, I turn the microphone around to expose the unsavory motives and sinister machinations of this trio of scoundrels. (Actually they’re pretty nice guys.)
If you’re curious what all this DFA stuff is about, this page will help: http://www.doublefine.com/dfa
Music credit: Terence Lee
Double Fine Action Cast official page
Subscribe to the RSS feed!
Visit the iTunes page!
Download the MP3 directly!
"This is so great podcast, and no don't give us some spoiler. We will know it on our own. cheap wow gold ."
"Interesting podcast! Guess I shouldn't be surprised to learn that Peter Chan is a Jedi."
Be part of the first-ever public Amnesia Fortnight!
Double Fine Productions is proud and not freaked out at all to announce that this year the Amnesia Fortnight Project, its annual prototyping process, will be open to the public, and that there’s no reason to be absolutely, unbearably afraid of this.
This normally-secretive process is named “Amnesia” because the entire team at Double Fine forgets what they’re working on, and “Fortnight” because it lasts for two weeks. During this time the company is divided into smaller teams, and each team must make a game in those two weeks. This has been a very successful formula in the past, so changing it only makes sense.
For the first three Amnesia Fortnight Projects, the leaders of each team were hand-selected by Double Fine President and CEO, Tim Schafer. This year, the hopeful Project Leaders will be pitching their ideas directly to the public, who will then be able to vote for which games are selected for the prototype phase. Replacing Tim’s judgement and restraint with that of the internet is totally fine and really the same thing after all when you think about it!
After the winning projects are selected there will be two weeks of development. 2 Player Productions will be filming each team just as they have been with the acclaimed Double Fine Adventure documentary. This does not terrify anybody at Double Fine.
“It’s like walking through your high school naked,” said Double Fine’s Director of Product Development Isa Stamos, “It’s mostly just embarrassing the first time. And also, it’s the stuff of dreams!”
When the two weeks are up, the prototypes will be available for download from the Humble Bundle website. These unfinished, rough sketches of games will be handed over to the internet to be thoughtfully judged and respectfully seen in the appropriate context. HA HA HA! That’s my happy laugh and not manic!
When you purchase the bundle you will immediately receive two historical prototypes from past AF projects. Thanks to the generous cooperation of our partners at Autodesk, Firelight, Valve, and RAD Tools. From AF #2, the two week prototype of Costume Quest, and from AF #1, Happy Song—an early prototype that was inspiration for Once Upon a Monster.These are very simple, unfinished mockups of the award-winning games they would someday become, and people’s judgement of them will surely be informed by that…oh god where is my paper bag for breathing?
No matter what happens, it’s okay, because you can chose what you pay, and how much goes to charity.
Everyone from Double Fine was invited to pitch a game. Twenty three of our bravest souls came forward, and you can see all of their pitches and vote for your favorites here: www.humblebundle.com/double-fine
Oh god, it’s starting.
"This is incredible!!! So many great ideas. I have to wonder though if Greg is being serious with his pitch or just trolling. I smell a wolf quest knock off."
"AHHH! OMG! You mean my vote will actually count for something for once? Bring it on!"
Double Fine Shop Clearance! Cheap Stuff! Get It!
EDIT: The clearance sale is over! The items went much faster than expected—sorry if you missed out! The links below have been removed. The super news is, our new store is here! Check it out! It’s prettier!
Hi Everyone! Laura from the Double Fine Shop here in the Action News!
We’ve got some fun changes coming to our online store that I can’t talk about just yet, but it’s going to be super. Super awesome, super smart, and of course super fine. Actually, I just love the word super. In fact, I’m going to say it again! Our new online store is going to be SUPER!!
But before that happens, I’ve got another announcement. We now have a CLOTHING CLEARANCE section in our shop! That’s right: You can get awesome DF merchandise for super cheap. It’s all more than 70% off! SUPER CHEAP! But hear me now: The sizes listed for clothing in the clearance section are the only sizes still left. We are not planning to reorder any of the clearance products so what we have left is all there is. GET THEM WHILE YOU CAN. (EDIT: YOU CAN’T ANYMORE. We sold out.)
So go ahead, check out the awesome items we have now on clearance and prepare yourself for a SUPER end to 2012. :-D
<3
Laura
"Thanks for checking for the clearance! We've actually taken down our old store and now have a new one. We put the clearance section on the old shop to make room for new inventory for our new shop. Hope that explains it!"
"404!! :-/"
