Today, Xbox and Double Fine Productions are thrilled to partner with Indie By Design (creator and publisher of quality books that celebrate and document video games and their creators, such as “Independent By Design: Art & Stories of Indie Game Creation” and “Oddworld: Abe’s Origins”) to announce the upcoming release of “20 Double Fine Years” an extensive history of Double Fine Productions, in advance of the highly anticipated release of Psychonauts 2.
Join us on a journey through the mind and creations of Double Fine Productions, The World’s Most Excellent Video Game Development TeamTM! “20 Double Fine Years” explores the people, ideas, inspirations and goals that have resulted in everything from Psychonauts to Costume Quest, Brütal Legend to Broken Age and stacks more.
This beautiful book is a celebration of some of gaming’s most charming and attractive art and visual design. “20 Double Fine Years” is an insight into how creative people can come together to craft experiences that are touching, hilarious and unlike anything you’ve enjoyed before. With over 280 pages of commentary, concept art and key visuals from Double Fine’s digital and physical art archive, the book features interviews with Tim Schafer, founder of Double Fine; Double Fine staffers, present and past; and many of the studio’s long term collaborators.
In Tim’s own words: “Recently, I was looking back on the amazing 20 years we’ve had as a game company, and… I totally drew a blank. Seriously, my memory just isn’t what it used to be. So I summoned my court scribes and said, ‘Pen me a tome, worthy of the ages, so that I shall remember every amazing detail of this crazy ride we’ve been on, and so that nobody, not even I, forgets this amazing story.’ And so they did. Every up, every down, every crazy sideways shimmy we’ve ever done is in this illustrated manuscript for all to remember. Heroic ballad? Cautionary tale? You be the judge!”
“20 Double Fine Years” will be available early in 2021 and both the Standard Edition for $50 USD and the Legend Edition (limited availability during pre-order period only) for $65 USD featuring a luxury fabric cover and gold foiling on a debossed Double Fine logo are available for pre-order now. Pre-orders in the US and the UK will have free shipping, while other regions will still benefit from reduced shipping costs.
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