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… Danielle Riendeau , Editor-in-Chief , GameDeveloper.com May 11, 2026 1 Min Read Via Double Fine/Microsoft Psychonauts and recently released Kiln studio Double Fine is set to unionize, per a petition with the National Labor Relations Board NLRB filed May 7 thanks, Aftermath . …
… We are committed to supporting each affected person as best as we can, and we thank them for their hard work and commitment to the creative spirit we cherish here at Double Fine." Double Fine was acquired by Microsoft in 2019 and has released multiple titles under the Xbox Game Studios banner inclu… …
… Chris Kerr , Senior Editor, News , GameDeveloper.com July 28, 2026 11 Min Read Image via Pixabay user niu niu There's an eye-opening moment in Episode 27 of Double Fine's incredibly candid Psychonauts 2 documentary that demonstrates the reality of making video games under corporate ownership. …
… Meanwhile, Psychonauts maker Double Fine laid off 23 staff members after regaining its independence from Microsoft. …
… Psychonauts maker Double Fine received the same treatment, while Ninja Theory and Undead Labs agreed to join new ownership with the financing required to bring Senua and State of Decay 3 to market, respectively. …
… Four studios are being jettisoned from the Xbox Game Studios ecosystem, with South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games and Psychonauts maker Double Fine both returning to independence with full ownership of their respective IP catalogs. …
… Related: Subnautica 2 has surpassed 2 million sales in 12 hours Double Fine Is Unionizing via Aftermath // Psychonauts maker Double Fine has petitioned to unionize under the CWA banner. …
… Related: The truth behind the resurrection of Poinpy Double Fine lays off 23 staff members after being jettisoned by Xbox via Double Fine // Regaining independence from Xbox maker Microsoft has come with a cost, as the developer of the Psychonauts series has laid off 23 staff members . …
… The teams at Double Fine Productions are no strangers to creative and unusual games, from exploring wild worlds composed of different brains in Psychonauts to wandering the world as a walking lighthouse in Keeper . …
… While it wasn’t the first 3D platformer, nor even the first 3D title made by Nintendo, Super Mario 64 ‘s legacy cannot be understated, with designers such as Tim Schaeffer and Michael John outright stating the huge influence it had on projects of their own such as Psychonauts and Spyro the Dragon r… …