Vivendi Confirms Double Fine Deal
Publisher Vivendi Games has officially confirmed its deal with developer Double Fine Productions, first uncovered last week. The agreement will see Vivendi's Sierra Entertainment label publish the next game from the studio founded by design veteran Tim Schafer (Full Throttle, Grim Fandango). Interestingly, the press release subheadline refers to the game as a "Tim Schafer title," promoting a level of name recognition relatively uncommon in the games industry. No details were given on the game's platforms or genre(s).
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Sturm08
replyDid the box from Psychonauts say something like "a new game from the mind of Tim schaefer" ?
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Yeah. As far as I know, Schafer is the only guy in the industry whose name appears on the front of the box of every game he's worked on.
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What about Sid Meier?
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I was going to ask the same thing
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American McGee as well
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I think about 2/3 of Sid's games have his name on the front of the box. Certainly nearly all of his games from the last 10-15 years, but he's made a LOT of games. His non-simulation ones generally don't have his name.
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He did quite a few before Pirates though. That was the first "Sid Meier's" branded game, but even after that he continued doing flight sims and stuff that didn't have that branding.
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Actually you're right, those aren't on the front.
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It doesn't seem to have the effect they're hoping for, though.
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It doesn't hurt, and it doesn't cost any money. It can only help, I'd think. Plus, even if it doesn't sell copies, who cares? It's a really positive thing, and something I'd like to see more often in this industry.
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Not me. Celebrity is ridiculous and tends to obscure people's perception of the actual quality of the work, at least to my mind.
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I really like the Valve way. The credits at the end of Episode 1 was an alphabetical list of EVERYONE that worked on it. It was communism at its finest.
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