@patrickklepek said:

@blacklab said:

@ChrisTaran said:

Never heard of XE.com before this, and not sure why anyone would have...

Absolutely no reason why anyone would, unless they work in financial services or related. Not sure why PK would make the claim that 'you've probably used it' based on this audience.

Totally not true! I used to use XE.com all the time when I used to import games...

I would have never thought that the co-founder of a currency site that I've been using for 3 years while living abroad for school is a BIG fan of Double Fine and video games in general. It is just fucking amazing. I would have imagined that the co-founder of a currency site would have been some stereotypical business magnate.

It's cool to see that gaming can bring out such passion in people that they can put their own dollars behind something they really have faith in. You don't see this kind of thing anywhere; not even in the film industry.

This is a feel good ass feel good story.

@patrickklepek said:

@blacklab said:

@ChrisTaran said:

Never heard of XE.com before this, and not sure why anyone would have...

Absolutely no reason why anyone would, unless they work in financial services or related. Not sure why PK would make the claim that 'you've probably used it' based on this audience.

Totally not true! I used to use XE.com all the time when I used to import games...

Don't get me wrong, I've used my fair share of currency converters as I've been importing from Japan and Europe for years, just never heard specifically of XE. I either just google it, use an iphone app, or in years past, whichever random conversion site was near the top of the list. Which may have been XE, but the brand (nor look of the site) certainly did not stick out in my mind.

Hey look everyone! It's the daily Double Fine news hour!

@patrickklepek said:

@blacklab said:

@ChrisTaran said:

Never heard of XE.com before this, and not sure why anyone would have...

Absolutely no reason why anyone would, unless they work in financial services or related. Not sure why PK would make the claim that 'you've probably used it' based on this audience.

Totally not true! I used to use XE.com all the time when I used to import games...

Good point, fair enough.

Great article, Patrick. Good job.

I often use xe.com to see what prices on steam are in my local currency. Crazy that one of the founder of that site is funding double fine stuff!

Dengler sounds like a mega cool dude. Really enjoyed this article. Thanks Patrick.

This is one of the many reasons I love double fine.

I wish more people would support creatvie ideas in games like them.

Wonder if he feels like his toes are being stepped on a bit by this kickstarter thing. It's awesome news, but essentially it cuts out his chance to invest in a project if we're all providing the capitol (for basically no return apart from the game and feel good factor).

Cool to see how he funded the development of Psychonauts and Costume Quest, two awesome games that deserved it. Great read, keep it up Pat!

Okay, okay, I get it, you guys like Double Fine. Jeez. If you like them so much why don't you marry them?

I use XE quite alot, pretty cool that the dude is a gamer.

I love this.

Dude also loves Planescape and is good friends with Avellone. Donated 2 Obsidian stones to them he found while travelling.

@gladspooky said:

Okay, okay, I get it, you guys like Double Fine. Jeez. If you like them so much why don't you marry them?

Jesus Christ, grow up. This isn't about Double Fine as much as it is about the guy giving them funding. If you'd read the article, you'd know that.

Meh. I don't like Double Fine because Tim Schaffer isn't funny.

@mister1337 said:

Meh. I don't like Double Fine because Tim Schaffer isn't funny.

I'm sorry to hear. I don't know what you have, but I hope I don't catch it.

@zoner said:

@Besetment said:

@Soulblitz said:

@MrGtD: It was Notch.

https://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/167551424396394496

No it wasn't.

https://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/167537368419663872

Apparently I have no idea how to post links.

Yeah, it was. He gave 10k. He chose the 5k prize because he didn't want to be in the game he just wanted to play it.

I don't get why this is so difficult to grasp. The post I was replying to said "Somehow I get the feeling the one person who put themselves down for $10,000 on the Kickstarter was this guy," referring to the fact that the $10,000 pledge reward is sold out (0 of 1 remaining.) Neither Dengler nor Notch claimed that reward. Neither of them are that "one guy." Someone else besides those two got the lunch with Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert, unless they're lying on Twitter.

All I know is Steve Dengler gave a XE.com hat to one Graham Stark of Loading Ready Run. And apparently his entire purpose in life is to throw money till awesome things happen so he's okay in my book.

@ChrisTaran said:

Never heard of XE.com before this, and not sure why anyone would have...

I use XE all the time.

@zoozilla:

Steam doesn't release that kind of information. Which is a shame really, but I'm certain that they did rather well.

@MariachiMacabre said:

@gladspooky said:

Okay, okay, I get it, you guys like Double Fine. Jeez. If you like them so much why don't you marry them?

Jesus Christ, grow up. This isn't about Double Fine as much as it is about the guy giving them funding. If you'd read the article, you'd know that.

Oh really...

"Double Fine Making Crazy Business Deals Isn't New"

Yeah, you're right, it's not about Double Fine at all. I bet if they wrote an article about a bird that flew by Double Fine's offices, you'd say it was about the bird. Pffft. Piss off.

@gladspooky said:

@MariachiMacabre said:

@gladspooky said:

Okay, okay, I get it, you guys like Double Fine. Jeez. If you like them so much why don't you marry them?

Jesus Christ, grow up. This isn't about Double Fine as much as it is about the guy giving them funding. If you'd read the article, you'd know that.

Oh really...

"Double Fine Making Crazy Business Deals Isn't New"

Yeah, you're right, it's not about Double Fine at all. I bet if they wrote an article about a bird that flew by Double Fine's offices, you'd say it was about the bird. Pffft. Piss off.

Yeah, I usually absorb my information by simply reading a headline too. Who needs the rest of the article, am I right?

@MariachiMacabre said:

@gladspooky said:

@MariachiMacabre said:

@gladspooky said:

Okay, okay, I get it, you guys like Double Fine. Jeez. If you like them so much why don't you marry them?

Jesus Christ, grow up. This isn't about Double Fine as much as it is about the guy giving them funding. If you'd read the article, you'd know that.

Oh really...

"Double Fine Making Crazy Business Deals Isn't New"

Yeah, you're right, it's not about Double Fine at all. I bet if they wrote an article about a bird that flew by Double Fine's offices, you'd say it was about the bird. Pffft. Piss off.

Yeah, I usually absorb my information by simply reading a headline too. Who needs the rest of the article, am I right?

“It’s been such a pleasure to work with Double Fine,” he said in an email last night.

Uh-huh. Keep posting.

Yeah! XE.com! I've used that site for over a decade and it's always been easy and to the point. A better run than Google!

I love Double Fine in theory. Never stuck with one of their games for long, but I like the concepts and am glad they're made...

@gladspooky said:

Okay, okay, I get it, you guys like Double Fine. Jeez. If you like them so much why don't you marry them?

I would if I could.

I am really excited to see what they come up with.

My heart glows with pride in knowing that Dengler is not only Canadian, but a Leaf fan! What a beautiful human being!

@RenegadeSaint said:

@gladspooky said:

Okay, okay, I get it, you guys like Double Fine. Jeez. If you like them so much why don't you marry them?

I would if I could.

Polygamy isn't legal.

@gladspooky said:

Okay, okay, I get it, you guys like Double Fine. Jeez. If you like them so much why don't you marry them?

Yeah there certainly is a glut of coverage of a handful of companies. Them and Harmonix to name a couple.

Haven't their last few projects been pretty successful? I would think they would have $400000 banked from all that.

My god, Double Fine Adventure has made 100,000 dollars as I was drinking my nightly beers.

Even though it would be a sequel, cool people like this are a relief in an industry that rarely wants to take a chance on an idea that may or may not pay off.

@Dtat: I was about to mention the coverage of Double Fine, but you guys beat me to it. I though it was just me.

A lot of quick looks and that TNT for iron brigade with the crew.

@Dtat said:

@gladspooky said:

Okay, okay, I get it, you guys like Double Fine. Jeez. If you like them so much why don't you marry them?

Yeah there certainly is a glut of coverage of a handful of companies. Them and Harmonix to name a couple.

Being nice, open, and interesting have a way of making people friends. Go figure...

What Steven Dengler is doing is what I've always wanted to be able to do one day if I have the means - fund awesome stuff.

Cool article! You guys seem to really love Double Fine and that is okay with me because they are a fun group of devs. Keep at it!

A cool duder with money and a lot of nice things can happen.

@piropeople13 said:

Haven't their last few projects been pretty successful? I would think they would have $400000 banked from all that.

Getting a load from a publisher for an old school arcade game would never happen. This way they can make the game they want. No compromises.

It was worth $30 to me, as my wife loves documentaries and this seems cool.

Had no idea this sort of stuff went down, it's awesome and gives me hope for a better future in video games. To many suited up execs who don't understand the love for the industry have to much sway in gaming nowadays.

Great work Patrick.  This sort of stuff will raise GB's profile.  Nicely done!

@Dtat said:

@gladspooky said:

Okay, okay, I get it, you guys like Double Fine. Jeez. If you like them so much why don't you marry them?

Yeah there certainly is a glut of coverage of a handful of companies. Them and Harmonix to name a couple.

If anything, it just goes to show how on-the-pulse Giantbomb are, in terms of their correspondence in the industry.

@Ne0teric said:

@ChrisTaran:

Have you never left your country? xe.com was a great source of information when I traveled through europe. Just because you haven't heard of something doesn't mean it's unknown by others.

Yeah, I think these people have never gone overseas.

I actually prefer the X-Rates calculator because there's no loading page everytime you click the convert button, but everyone knows XE.com because it has always been the first link on a google for "currency calculator".

Still have yet to play a Double Fine game...... Although I do own Psychonauts on Steam.

Ive used XE.com many times. Being Canadian, I frequently use it to convert USD to CAD, as most major online sites list pricing in USD.

Recently I havent had to, as our dollar has been so close to parity with the US, however.

Steve is still cooler than 90% of rich guy investors out there. He could hoard his money like Jay Leno or buy Walmart stock etc; so cheers to him for a Double Fine investment. BUT, and don't get all hater on me here for my opinion, I mean him no harm. BUT when i first heard about him i thought it was a really cool video game nerd who got some cash and was like a video game johnny appleseed who wanted to make a game he liked no matter what. Plant his cash in little companies just to see them grow. But then reading this article i am like, he kinda became a lucky rich dot com boomer who happened to invest some of his wealth in a Double Fine side project for profit. Again why shouldn't he want profit!? But why make a story out of it then? Im sure there are hundreds of rich guys (like Ice T) who own video game stock because they too love games. Heck the Big Huge Games story of a bunch of rich guys getting together to make a studio is cooler than this! But he just invested in side ports of some already made games, not even a new IP; and again I think if he lost money he'd be mad. That doesn't make him bad, and he said in the article he went by their terms which is awesome of him, but I think that makes an article about him almost totally pointless (in my eyes).

Many indie developers have cooler stories about mortgaging their own homes or living in the game office to make their own games out of love, that seems like a more story worthy topic. This is just a rich guy who invested a little bit cooler in our eyes.... He's not a video game saint. I would think 90% of the Giantbomb audience would do that if we had excess millions!? Especially if we could get our money back.

Now the Minecraft guy, it isn't expanded upon here so he might be exactly the same, but HE sounds like he just wants to put his new money towards some new games he wants to see - money and profit be damned! I think if he lost all his cash but Psychnauts 2 came out he'd call that a win still. I'd personally like the hear that story more!

The $5,000 fallout movie gift seems like a bigger story even, he wasn't getting anything back from that! I've never heard of the film though, i'll have to read up on it!