Microsoft has announced that it has acquired Double Fine Productions.
Led byTim Schafer, San Francisco, California-basedDouble Fineis the studio behind Brutal Legend, Broken Age and Psychonauts.
Matt Booty, head ofXboxGame Studios, announced the news during the XboxE3 2019briefing.
According tofinancially troubledpublisherStarbreeze,Microsoftpaid the Swedish company $13.2 million for thePsychonauts 2publishing rights
In a video released to coincide with the announcement, Schafer discussed the studio’s culture and said “nothing” about Double Fine is going to change following the studio’s acquisition by Microsoft.
He also assured fansthe studio will honour backers of its crowdfunded game Psychonauts 2, which is still coming toPC,Mac,LinuxandPS4, in addition toXbox One.
Double Fine released the first Psychonauts 2 first gameplay trailer too, which you can view above.
