Double Fine and Vivendi Join Up For Publishing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday September 9, 2006 @07:40AM from the here's-hoping dept.

Tim Schafer's Double Fine Studios (originator of the double-plus awesome Psychonauts) has joined up with Vivendi to publish a title. The property, as yet unnamed, will be published under the Sierra Entertainment label. From the article: "Said an atypically straight Tim Schafer, president and CEO of Double Fine Productions, 'The Sierra team has been awesome to work with. Everyone we've met brings experience from a small developer background, so they know where we're coming from and what we have to do to make a great game. Combine a developer-friendly attitude, support for innovation, major-publisher status with a worldwide scope and you have a perfect match for Double Fine.'"

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Tim Schafer by shadowcode · 2006-09-09 08:42 · Score: 2, Informative

For anyone who doesn't know who Tim Schafer is, he's the guy (as in; one of the guys - guy) behind games like Grim Fandango, Psychonauts and Day of the Tentacle, and many other games. Tim Schafer's 'Gameography'
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Anyway, why should we care about this deal? Well, first of all, it has a bit to do with the way the industry works. You've got Game Studios and you've got Game Studios, not a single studio is alike. Some studios focus on creativity, some focus on making money, some are just doing their job, some are just doing their job but it takes them forever.

I believe that Double Fine is one of those studios where creativity goes before (getting a deal that ends in lots of) money. So yeah, if they find a publisher that allows them to make awesome games, it's a good thing for me as a gamer because it hopefully results in an enjoyable game. In a way it's good news, or could be, anyway.