Psychonauts 2 not being funded by Minecraft creator

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has indicated he is not planning to fund a Psychonauts sequel, saying he doesn't have the time to research such a large investment right now.

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Around this time last year, Psychonauts fans had reason to get excited after Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson suggested throwing a few (million) bucks in Double Fine's direction to make a sequel. Valentine's is a great time for breaking hearts, though, so it's only fitting that Persson recently dispelled that notion.

"I somewhat naively thought 'a couple of million' was two million," Persson said on Reddit (via VentureBeat). "I had no doubt in my mind that a Psychonauts 2 would earn that money back easily. Turns out they wanted 18 million dollars, haha. I don't have the time at the moment to even try to get educated enough to make an 18 million dollar deal. Perhaps in some distant future when I'm no longer trying to make games, I could get into angel investing. I've made one private investment into a game so far, at $100K, and it's frankly a lot more work than I thought."

The comment from Tim Schafer that kicked off the proceedings mentioned "a few million dollars," but Persson later reportedly said $13 million was a "can do" proposition. It may be disappointing, but it's hard to blame Persson for his hesitance. $18 million would be a large chunk out of almost anyone's budget, even at his 2012 earnings of more than $100 million.

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    February 6, 2013 7:35 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Psychonauts 2 not being funded by Minecraft creator.

    Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has indicated he is not planning to fund a Psychonauts sequel, saying he doesn't have the time to research such a large investment right now.

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      February 6, 2013 8:41 AM

      Silly man, Double Fine is located in San Fransisco , not Poland. You need a thousand dollars just to fill up the gas tank of your prius.

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      February 6, 2013 9:20 AM

      Good, I don't want this guys stink on Psychonauts 2

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      February 6, 2013 9:29 AM

      DF should have jumped on the $13 million. I imagine that was about the only opportunity they're going to get to do a sequel to it and with no strings attached at that.

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        February 6, 2013 10:08 AM

        If he keeps making money like he did the last year it's only a couple more years till 18 million is chump change to him.

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      February 6, 2013 9:32 AM

      FUCK YOU NOTCH. DEAD TO ME. DEAD TO ME

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