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I hope you get to be triple fine after all of this

Godspeed y’all

Oh thank fucking god

🔥❤️

So very glad to hear you will continue on! Can’t wait to see what is next from you!!

You guys went from making several games a year, to only two games and one sequel during your time at Microsoft. You did Psychonauts 2, which was crowdfunded long before MS got involved, and then nothing until last October. Glad they didn't Ensemble Studios you. Finally unshackled, free at last.

I'm just glad you're still a band!

Why’d you turn off replies on your layoffs post? Seems like you’re actually “taking things lightly” because you don’t want any criticism. Cause I can 100 percent guarantee that none of the higher ups at your company were part of the layoffs. “We’re a family” until moneys concerned right?

So…Brütal Legend 2 then? 👀

I can't wait for the next DoubeFine documentary. It's going to be a must watch.

This is great news!

Honestly really hope things work out for ya. Always enjoy seeing the creativity you put into your games! All the love for you and your team!

Glad to hear it and promise to keep supporting yall

Double Fine forever!

Really happy you all aren’t being shut down. If you put out Psychnauts 1 and 2 physically on Switch 2, I’ll double dip.

Good!!

One of my treasured photos

🏆🔥👏🏆🔥👏

Triple Fine :)

We love you, Double Fine! 😁

Doublefine being cool as shit as always.

Congrats on becoming independent again.

Tough times ahead but glad the studio has managed to keep its identity intact and walk away from MS with your catalogue intact. Well done, and good luck!

Wishing you all every success.

I’m so happy for you guys! 🫂

Honestly, probably the best case scenario given the options. I'm glad you will continue to exist!

I wish you luck in this new chapter and I really hope you bring Keeper to PS5!

Now we just habe to know when the cutoff is and they get the money for sales and other stuff. Then we can buy the games again to support them. 😅

Love you forever Double Fine 💖💖💖!!!!!!!

you could have just written an email to the intended recipients

Also curious at this as held off on picking up Psychonauts 2 given the news.

glad you got outta there alive

Amazing!

All of your games day one forever <3

Glad to hear it

I am so thankful you've survived and broken free. I look forward to giving you continued support, I love the games you make!

Onward to better things!

Rooting for you guys! Hopefully this means we’ll see some of your masterpieces on other consoles! Would love to support you guys on Switch 2

Phew

It is fantastic that your studio was able to save jobs of talented devs by splitting from Microslop. I wish your team the best.

Awesome to hear you people are still keeping your jobs! ;)

So glad you're sticking around and retaining all your IP ownership. DF is an institution of gaming. Keep fighting on! 💪🏾

I'm so glad to hear you're all still with us!

Happy to hear the studio will be able to move forward. Will do my best to support where I can!

Wait what I miss

That’s great news! So happy you guys will still be creating unique games. And that’s what this industry needs.

Sad news, of course, but I was honestly worried DF was facing a shut down. Hope you guys can find a sustainable way to keep going for many years and games to come.

Woo!

Keep it weird and wild 😎💖🎮

I wish you all the success in the world!

I am ready to take over time when you are ready to step down.

probably a good thing tbh.

Terrible day, but glad to see the studio regain independence. Have always been a massive fan, and happy today I will continue to be for the future. All the best to the amazing talents at DF; Can't wait to see what fun projects you release.

so so so happy for you guys

We love you DoubleFine!!

Hope to see you mad lads on the Switch 2...

Congrats!

Wish you the best!!!!!

Love you Double Fine. Will always support and look forward to what your amazing group produces next.

I will support Double Fine until the end of time (hopefully not soon)

I hope y'all were filming during all this drama. Because, I'm gonna need the doc. 😭♥️

🫶🫶🫶

At least some good news

Phew, I was hoping this would be possible at least.

So glad you're not being shut down! Best of luck to all of you!

Thank you for all your great games that you delivered. We believe in you! 🙏

thank you all for always being a beacon of creativity

I'm so glad at this news. I just hope Arkane will also be OK. Godspeed everyone

Can I hope for a Brütal Legend 2? 🥹

@timoflegend.bsky.social rooting for you, as always.

Hopefully this is good for you guys in the long run, though obviously you made the jump to Microsoft ownershop for a reason. Ready a confusingly worded sentance on the IGN article about ownership of the Psychonauts IP... do you guys still own it?

Love you guys and wishing you only success. Will always support you.

Massive sigh of relief! I am so glad to see this news - and hope to see these lovely worlds & characters again (Twig needs her own game, Psychonauts 3, must see everybody in there obv, and the next transformational building adventure should go to deep space, or play with scale in ridiculous ways).

Good to see nothing gets closed. I wish you luck with your way forward but also holy shit please don't work 5 years on 2 hour games no matter how good Keeper is to me. You have a too long history to just fizzle out.

Good luck Double Fine! 🍀🩷 You've created some amazing memories and hope to see more from you!

I was really hoping for this outcome, glad to hear it!

You know I will be there to support wherever yall head next! Best of luck, and I'll have my eyes on the next games as usual! Hope Kiln won't be too affected by this! Much love and respect, Tim and Double Finers! ❤️

I'm so fucking happy for you, looking forward to seeing what's your next masterpiece

Wishing you all the best

So friggin happy to hear this 😮‍💨🥳🙌🏻🙏🏻🫶🏻 ps - everyone please go buy Psychonauts 1 and 2, costume quest 1 and 2, brutal legend, kiln and any others you want in celebration 💪🏻

I was worried this weekend knowing that the Microsoft news would be today. So happy that Double Fine wasn't closed and you're going independent again. You'll always have my support, love all your games! <3

good luck to whatever is in front of you! ❤️

We love you all.

Good luck, gang! Here's to making more great indies.

Woohoo!!!! Excellent news :)

@timoflegend.bsky.social @doublefine.com Is DoubleFine independent effective today? Or is there still negotiating that has to happen? I want to buy Keeper and Kiln the SECOND it goes to indie DF!

While these are still uncertain times I'm so glad you guys made it out unscathed 💛

Love you folks 🫂

If Sync.com has shown me anything, it's that you can indeed do it on your own. Screw the big guys.

Update and re-release the super hero management game, please.

Glad your free instead of shuttered... probably the only good news out of all of this.

immensely glad you guys weren't taken out back like most studios these days

I played psychonaughts 1 as a kid and played the second as an adult you guys will forever be part of my life no matter what

I'm so glad for you, and us! 🤗

So glad that you're fine. Double fine

Good news in a sea of bad. Hope the transition is as smooth as possible. Would love an eventual XBOdyssey @2playerproductions.bsky.social 😅.

<3 excited and supportive of the next moves the team makes over the coming months.

Getting out AND with your IPs? Miraculous work.

So if someone were to buy a bunch of your games on Steam today, do you get all the money, or is it still going to Microsoft until Date X?

Heck yeah! Looking forward to all the cool, weird stuff you've got in store!!! (Also perhaps you got to retain the Iron Brigade IP?)

You will come out of this stronger. Can’t wait to see what’s next from you all!

It will be tough no doubt I do believe in you guys!

❤️ you all.

This is great news among sad Xbox news, but so happy to see you guys live on!

Psychonauts 2 was worth the wait and I believe in the company no matter sponsored or independent. You guys are amazing.

Well, that was a stressfully-silent couple of weeks!! When you fellas didn't promote Kiln's recent update on the socials I feared a more-somber statement was being prepared! >_< ...So, what now? Might I suggest holding a paper-football tournament in the office...? Could lighten the mood a bit! =)

as of which date? I'm waiting to buy some games until the money goes to double-fine instead of Microsoft

FUCK YEAH FREEDOM

Thank god 🙏

Glad Double Fine made it through, I wish the team luck & success!

Best way to support Doublefine directly and making sure nothing goes to MS?

That's what I call a double fine

Fantastic news, glad you made it out of the burning building. Please bring Keeper to the PS5.

This is the best possible outcome I could have hoped for.

Very happy you guys and some others are ok

🤘

Im glad that you'll be able to continue making your typical brand of weird creative games

Well done all! Glad that you escaped such a complete shambles and I wish you all well for the future. 🥳

Everything old can be new again! And we will buy it. Perhaps a collab with the newly revived Commodore 64? I know many artists who would love to put in sweat equity to help keep you afloat even as an animation service studio. Oooor “Release the dio cut!” of brutal legend on ps5? Would!

Absolutely for the best that you guys were indie. Wishing you all the best.

Delighted to hear this. I hope the team are well and mostly in tact. I imagine it’s been a rough few weeks. Double Fine forever 🫶

Sorry to hear about the layoffs, my thoughts are with those affected by them

Maybe a new Kickstarter? <3 It was quite a ride last time, but i am up to it again! Adventures are not dead ;)

My favorite studio who made some of my favorite games. I'm happy to hear that things seem to be working out, and please never leave me. :D

YOOOO CONGRATS! You guys deserve it! Now....Brutal Legend 2 when? xD

Hell yeah