San Francisco — June 9, 2017 — Fans of
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, the first - person mind - bending VR adventure puzzle game from the award - winning independent game development studio, Double Fine Productions, can purchase a physical edition of the game for PlayStation VR starting today from GameStop or pre order from Amazon for a release on June 13 for $ 29.99.
The physical version
of Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is available now for PSVR from GameStop and via Amazon on June 13 for $ 29.99.
And, while a second significant portion of the funding
for Psychonauts 2 will come from Double Fine itself, there still may be time for Notch to get a piece of the action yet.
In a straight port (which is different from a full remaster), the original
Psychonauts game is going to be released on the PS4 and set for release this Spring, with no solid date as of now.
For more
on Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, check out our impressions from E3 plus why it was one of the VR games we loved at PSX.
Though it is trapped within a medium that is still trying to find steady feet, Rhombus at least has the heart and spirit of what
made Psychonauts so enthralling.
Although it's a very brief experience, I enjoyed my time
with Psychonauts in The Rhombus of Ruin.
Today the independent game company Double Fine Productions, responsible for such delightful titles
as Psychonauts and Brutal Legend, announced their new Kickstarter campaign to fund an upcoming project called Massive Chalice.
It's all in his own words with stories from back in the day and some chat about what's to come,
like Psychonauts 2.
The target window for the release of
Psychonauts 2 is currently sometime near the end of 2018, but in order to get close to that mark, Schafer and Double Fine are turning to a curious blend of funding sources.
Markus Persson made a comment on Twitter recently that alluded he would be interested in helping
fund Psychonauts 2, if he and Tim Schafer could come to an agreement of some kind.
«Drawing Raz
from Psychonauts as a gangly dead Viking in our art style has been an amazing honor», says Klaus Lyngeled from Zoink Games.
Named GameInformer's Best Adventure Game and Best Downloadable Game of E3 2012, The Cave is a new adventure game from Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert, and Double Fine Productions, the award - winning studio
behind Psychonauts and Brütal Legend.
Separately, Double Fine also
announced Psychonauts 2, which was successfully funded on Fig and is expected to release in 2018.
Developer Double Fine announced a sequel to the much - loved 10 - year old adventure -
platformer Psychonauts at The Game Awards tonight.
Loot Crate are very kindly offering
Psychonauts fans a 15 % discount on a crate, simply use the code PSYCHONAUTS15 at checkout.
Delays are no fun, but look at it this way: It took ten years (emphasis mine) from the release of the original
Psychonauts before the sequel was even announced.
The game will be a bridge between the
first Psychonauts, released in 2005, and its prospective sequel.
The week before Horizon Zero Dawn is a busy one that
sees Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, Berserk and the Band of the Hawk, Malicious Fallen, Ys Origin, Night in the Woods, DLC for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Watch Dogs 2, and more.
Since its founding in 2000, it has produced many award - winning titles
including Psychonauts, Brütal Legend, Costume Quest, Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, Broken Age, Headlander and Remastered editions of Grim Fandango, Day of the Tentacle, and Full Throttle.
The game is
called Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, and will feature all of protagonist Razputin's psychic powers.
Finally this week, Double Fine will release a retail edition of the PlayStation VR -
exclusive Psychonauts In the Rhombus of Ruin.
He's probably in bed, and it's just an offer for now, but what a great story it would be to see Mojang funding a second game in the much -
loved Psychonauts universe.
The PS2 emulated version on PS3 just didn't cut it for me, so I hope they don't lean on the upcoming PS2 emulator on Vita to
get Psychonauts on that platform.
Scott Campbell, art director at Brutal Legend and
Psychonauts developers Double Fine, has marked the studio's tenth birthday with this rad cartoon.
Over ten years
after Psychonauts was released, its highly anticipated sequel has reached 100 % on its crowdfunding campaign.
He says that he has no idea
if Psychonauts 2 will actually happen, nor has any idea if he'll be funding it.
Yes, there are rumors of a
second Psychonauts game happening eventually, but Double Fine's fans would be better served with a comic they could read right now.
Immersive Reality Game of the Year Lone Echo / Echo
Arena Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin Robo Recall Space Pirate Trainer Wilson's Heart
Between this and The Cave last week, could
Psychonauts iOS be on the horizon?
There's a few tempting deals tucked away amongst them, Elite Dangerous and
Psychonauts VR have good discounts and Batman VR is finally under a tenner and i know i've mentioned it before but Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is an absolute steal.
Brutal Legend was the studio's follow - up to its cult Xbox
hit Psychonauts.
If he funds the project and the terms are accepted — whatever they might be — does this mean Notch might help
develop Psychonauts 2?
Costume Quest is the first downloadable title from Double Fine, creators of games such as Brutal Legend and the
acclaimed Psychonauts.
These three titles
join Psychonauts, LIMBO, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, and Bastion.
Wolpaw has not given an indication of his next destination following his departure, other than a previous announcement of his collaboration with Double Fine on the
forthcoming Psychonauts 2 as a story and dialog collaborator.
More madness from the minds behind Costume Quest, Stacking and
Psychonauts coming to XBLA can only be a good thing!
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Time Psychonauts Red Faction II Sid Meier's Pirates Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
From Double Fine Director Tim Schafer,
Psychonauts tells the tale of several young children at the Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp.
Psychonauts creator Double Fine serve up a second slice of Halloween themed role - playing, but is it as sweet a treat as it should be?
Despite its cult - following and legacy,
Psychonauts sold poorly at release, resulting in severe losses for Majesco Entertainment; the title was deemed a «commercial failure», selling roughly 100,000 retail copies during its launch window.
Double Fine's Tim Schafer and Chad Dawson explain their studio's focus on diversity,
how Psychonauts» empathy is a political statement, and why there's no Brutal legend 2 (yet).
It hasn't even been 24 hours
since Psychonauts 2 was revealed during last night's Game Awards show, but the highly - anticipated sequel has already earned over $ 1.1 M, which is approximately 1/3 of its $ 3.3 M goal.
Starbreeze has announced today that they will be bringing Double Fine's highly
anticipated Psychonauts 2 to the masses in 2018.