Minecraft's Creator Offers to Fund Psychonauts 2 [UPDATED]

Is this something different than the Kickstarter project?

Is this something different than the Kickstarter project?

@Foil1212: If there was a company who'd be cool to let their writes work on outside projects, it'd probably be valve. So there's hope!

Notch is so cool for doing this.

Please please please please please let Psychonauts 2 happen

Time to fire up the original again. Hurray for Notch!

So lame how he asks on twitter. Don't these guys have employees that contact each other to negotiate these kind of deals? Pretty cool anyway, I didn't care for Pyschonauts but I know a lot of people will be excited.

I need a new pair of pants. God DAMN I hope this actually pulls through!

Who would write it do you think? Wolpaw is Valve-only now, right?

Let this happen. LET THIS HAPPEN.

I really hope this happens the first game was great i still have my PS2 copy as well as a Steam Version with achievements, such a shame it didn't get the credit or sales it deserved for the sequel to arrive much sooner.

Cool. These dudes must be even more wealthy than I thought. Funding a port is much less expensive than funding the design and production of a new game for consoles... Unless Psychonauts 2 ends up an iPad game or something.

If this happens i will buy minecraft!

@jedge: Throw in Godhand and I'm all in!

...this fuckin WEIRD!

I was thinking about picking up the tab myself, actually, but since Notch seems to do it... I do it next time, promise.

Alright, lets do this.

This is beautiful. I love seeing fans (albeit rich, successful ones) making a project happen, when the big studios won't.

I haven't played the first (yet), but I'm happy for all the fans who have been clamouring for a sequel ever since. Now if we can just get Notch to fund a current-gen sequel to Okami or Viewtiful Joe... Preferably both.

Oh god...OH GOD!
This would be so awesome. Notch I love you.

Go for it but I won't play it.

Go Sweden!

This would be super cool. Even if it's downloadable. Consider my interest piqued.

Can't wait!

@Branthog said: 
Yeah, but a proper console game (not XBLA/PSN) must cost like at least $10mil to develop and I'm not sure Notch would be willing to give that away. Also, that figure is all revenue and doesn't take into account taxes, overheads and whatnot. Notch needs money to develop his own games too! I agree with your last point that Mojang could kickstart development before a bigger investor came in.

Very interesting.... I bought Psychonauts on Steam but haven't played it yet. If a sequel does get green lit, I might have to start playing the first game sooner.

@Jumbs said:

Wait, why do people hate Notch?

The only thing I can guess is "Sour Grapes".

He just rubs me the wrong way. He made a joke on twitter saying something about "giving the n*****s the right to vote." And him slinging insults and baseless accusations around about the Yogscast further soured me on him as a person. He also doesn't come across as someone who is very business savvy, minecraft riches aside. I respect him for finding success from his own hard work and making a game that thousands, myself included, enjoy, but I sometimes get the impression that he lets that success affect his ego.

Wait, why do people hate Notch?

The only thing I can guess is "Sour Grapes".

OH GOD PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN!

@SeriouslyNow said:

@evilalfie said:

Good scoop Patrick.

Patrick didn't scoop this. It's been floating around for a couple of days.

It happened this morning.

@SeriouslyNow said:

@evilalfie said:

Good scoop Patrick.

Patrick didn't scoop this. It's been floating around for a couple of days.

It happened this morning.

I liked Psychonauts so I hope it gets made. It was one of the first funny games I played.

Good scoop Patrick.

This just reeks of a mincraft dream world in psychonauts 2. God damn I want this game.

crazyness

I hope Brad Mier didnt get in trouble because of what he said on Giant Bomb, and hope he can come back.

I've never played Psychonauts so I seem to be tempted to spend yet another load of monies on Steam. Supporting Double Fine whilst simultaneously encouraging a new Psychonauts and ALSO giving Valve some pocket change?...sold.

Psychonauts is probably among my top 3 favourite games of all time. Calling me 'pumped' to see how this plays out is a grave understatement.

@ptc: Great idea. I'd like it if they did a HD release of the first game with achievements as well. My laptop sucks, so I don't want to get the PC version and I really don't want to have to buy the Xbox Original for $15.

WHAT

this would be pretty amazing if it actually happens.

I just started playing through Psychonauts on Steam before all of this happened, you should all do the same, the Steam version is great. They redid a lot of the ingame textures and fixed some bugs that never got fixed in the final console versions.

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@Metal_Gear_Sunny said:

@AURON570 said:

Did you really have to link to EVERY freaking tweet?

Do you get mad when people cite their sources on Wikipedia, too?

You're not supposed to do that, I don't think. There's some kind of policy in education that sourcing from Wikipedia is a big no-no.

I think he means citing your source on Wikipedia. Like posting something on Wikipedia and then citing the source of what you posted on Wikipedia.

But... who would do that? That's just fucking stupid.

I'm not sure you are entirely grasping what's being said here, he means,

If you are making a claim, statement or quoting something, you should cite where it came from, it's good practice, he doesn't mean literally linking to a Wikipedia page.

For example:

"Person X said this: 'blah blah blah' on Twitter yesterday"

*cue link to actual tweet*

(for proof mainly, and for others to verify any facts or to see the evidence first hand to draw their own conclusions, basically it's very important)

Yes, that was the message I tried to get across.

@Dagbiker said:

I dont know if i want Tim to answer to that Asshole

It is a rather jerk move to hand out free copies of your game over Twitter and solicit funding without expecting feedback opportunities.

this seems crazy

and indie developer becoming a publisher 0____o

if this works out if the game comes out and if its a succes tim schaefer will finally get the recognition he deserves

and notch well he becomes richer which leads to more innovative titles.

:) im sorry but if this does take off it would be so awesome

I dont know if i want Tim to answer to that Asshole

@dezvous said:

We live in an awesome world. I don't say this necessarily excited for a Psychonauts 2. I have to admit I've never played the original but I feel like I really should. How is the PC version?

The game's great, the PC version is great. You really should play it. The game was actually on sale a couple of days ago. You can find it on both Steam and GOG.

Well Notch may now officially be the coolest dude in gaming. Jeff and Vinny don't count they just cover it.

Hey whether this happens or not, I'm just happy that people are talking about the game again.