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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 11, 2019, 09:00 |
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| Wow, surprised at the reactions. Thought for sure I'd come here and see people moaning about the death of the studio and complaining about Microsoft sucking them up... Personally, I don't find it surprising, I mean when you are stuck doing crowd funding on a regular basis clearly you need some help. |
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| Truth is brutal. Prepare for pain. |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 21:43 |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 20:58 |
Kxmode |
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| Tim should become a Twitch streamer where he shadows someone on the team for about 30 minutes. He has to find out what they're doing anyway, so why not stream it? I think it would give viewers a fly-on-the-wall perspective of game development on a typical work day. I think Tim is entertaining enough to pull it. |
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| William Shakespeare's "Star Wars" Act I, Scene 1: Aboard the rebel ship. / Enter C-3PO and R2-D2. / C-3PO: "Now is the summer of our happiness / Made winter by this sudden, fierce attack!" / R2-D2 — Beep beep, Beep, beep, meep, squeak, beep, whee! |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 20:31 |
clint |
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| Putting my money on.. Double fine will disappear as most do when bought out... but Tim will become an exec/figurehead for Microsoft gaming section and go up the chain that way. Presenter at MS E3 and other events. |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 19:14 |
NKD |
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| I hope they kept the receipt. |
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| Welcome to the Retirement Home for Old People Terrified Of Change |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 16:21 |
saluk |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 13:59 |
jdreyer |
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Maybe now they'll have the money to finish Spacebase DF-9?
Won't hold my breath.  |
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| The land in Minecraft is flat, Minecraft simulates the Earth, ergo the Earth is flat. |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 12:48 |
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Kxmode wrote on Jun 10, 2019, 12:44:
Mark my words. Either Microsoft will close the studio in ~4 years, or Tim will leave it in ~3. There's no way Tim is going to stay under Microsoft's yoke for more than 5 years.
I did say "until retirement". 
3-5 years suckling on MS teet... he'll be good to go.  |
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| "Did you even read cutters post or are you just suffering from rectal cranial inversion." - RedEye9 |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 12:44 |
Kxmode |
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wtf_man wrote on Jun 10, 2019, 12:35:
I'm fairly indiffernet to this one. Tim now has an MS teet to suckle on until retirement... and by then, MS will shut them down. So, he has his golden parachute.
Given that most of the stuff that has come out of his studio are remakes of the old Lucas Arts adventure games... I can't see this as totally bad unless the stuff ends up being Microsoft Store exclusives.
Mark my words. Either Microsoft will close the studio in ~4 years, or Tim will leave it in ~3. There's no way Tim is going to stay under Microsoft's yoke for more than 5 years.
Another prediction. If Psychonauts 2 turns out to be a smash hit, Microsoft is going to turn DF into a "Maxis studio" of Psychonauts-themed stuff (mobile games, merchandise, games). |
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| William Shakespeare's "Star Wars" Act I, Scene 1: Aboard the rebel ship. / Enter C-3PO and R2-D2. / C-3PO: "Now is the summer of our happiness / Made winter by this sudden, fierce attack!" / R2-D2 — Beep beep, Beep, beep, meep, squeak, beep, whee! |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 12:35 |
wtf_man |
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I'm fairly indiffernet to this one. Tim now has an MS teet to suckle on until retirement... and by then, MS will shut them down. So, he has his golden parachute.
Given that most of the stuff that has come out of his studio are remakes of the old Lucas Arts adventure games... I can't see this as totally bad unless the stuff ends up being Microsoft Store exclusives. |
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| "Did you even read cutters post or are you just suffering from rectal cranial inversion." - RedEye9 |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 12:21 |
CJ_Parker |
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| Aaaaannnnd another dev added to the Microsoft garbage dump. Well, have fun watching your studios get shut down you sellouts. Once MS has enough exclusives to kick Sony's ass they are gonna switch to cleanup mode... |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 11:58 |
Kxmode |
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Slick wrote on Jun 10, 2019, 11:18:
When Tim took the stage he was like: "Hey Microsoft you need some halo? we can make you some halo. Want forza stuff? we can do driving games. Spreadsheets? We can do that too!"
"N-no, Tim. Just make games."
"Oh, whew! I was lying."
What a sellout. But I guess if Microsoft is the difference between studio bankruptcy then more power to them. |
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| William Shakespeare's "Star Wars" Act I, Scene 1: Aboard the rebel ship. / Enter C-3PO and R2-D2. / C-3PO: "Now is the summer of our happiness / Made winter by this sudden, fierce attack!" / R2-D2 — Beep beep, Beep, beep, meep, squeak, beep, whee! |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 11:27 |
Jivaro |
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| I am all about Psychonauts 2. I hate when MS buys someone though. Never ends well. |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 11:18 |
Slick |
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| When Tim took the stage he was like: "Hey Microsoft you need some halo? we can make you some halo. Want forza stuff? we can do driving games. Spreadsheets? We can do that too!" |
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| A 'leet militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear virtual arms shall not be infringed! -Cutter |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 11:12 |
Cutter |
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Why would MS waste their money like this?
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| "Well, what do you believe in, Wade? I'm guessing shotguns and big titties." - Max |
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Re: Microsoft Acquires Double Fine |
Jun 10, 2019, 10:38 |
Burrito of Peace |
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| Maybe they'll actually support and finish games instead of just abandoning them when they feel doing so is too hard. |
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