Did you know it's Double Fine's tenth anniversary this year? And that Tim Schafer is speaking in Brighton UK tomorrow for the Develop conference which I couldn't be at because I'm in China? Well Eurogamer noticed, and grabbed Tim for an interview. It's really interesting, and contains plenty of hints about Double Fine's new games, plural.
Apparently they've got a publisher for them, and they will be announcing them "soon" - possibly even tomorrow at the conference if Tim's subtle hints are to be interpreted correctly. While a sequel or more DLC for Brutal Legend seems unlikely, Psychonauts 2 is definitively not ruled out. It also might be a downloadable title using the BL engine.
Oh, and he calls Bobby Kotick "a total prick". And spot the mistake Eurogamer made with the Full Throttle screenshot.
UPDATE: After Tim called Activision head Bobby Kotick a dick, a man who doesn't like videogames, and a total prick, Activision have fired back a response: "He does too like videogames!"
UPDATE 2: Tim responds to Activision's response. He wishes he kept his mouth shut and calls his comments about Kotick "an accident", then infers that the Activision head is Darth Vader. So close, Tim, so close.
Source: Eurogamer
Sabre
At least Kotick's response wasn't to start a libel case.
Nothing Tim said can be construed as libellous, Kotick's lawyers would be good enough to realise that.
Sabre
At least Kotick's response wasn't to start a libel case.
... yet.
syntheticgerbil
Great interview, but why does the interviewer come off as sort of a prick?
Its the general Eurogamer style of interviewing. Sometimes it comes across as amusing, other times annoying.
They've sort of created a tabloidesque element to their reporting over the last couple of years. Sensationalist headlines etc.
Anyway, good to hear Tim's next project will be announced soon!
Furthermore, why is he using screenshots for Full Throttle 2?