{
  "id": 10542821,
  "title": "Double Fine's first game since being dumped by Xbox will be out in just 2 weeks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/double-fines-first-game-since-being-dumped-by-xbox-will-be-out-in",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-28T22:00:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/racing/double-fines-first-game-since-being-dumped-by-xbox-will-be-out-in-just-2-weeks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft terminated its partnership with Double Fine Productions in a recent move as part of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's streamlining efforts. In response, Double Fine is set to release its first game since the breakup: Thank You Bus Driver, a driving simulator. The game is scheduled for release on October 14 and can currently be wishlist-ed on Steam, GOG, and Itch.io. Developed by Double Fine Action Labs, a new label for experimental games, Thank You Bus Driver features three main objectives: reaching the next stop, adhering to the schedule, and maintaining order by disciplining unruly passengers. The studio's CEO, Tim Schafer, describes the game as a blend of Crazy Taxi and Papers, Please, and emphasizes that it is not a major title but rather an experimental, short and affordable experience.",
  "summary": "I don't know what I expected, but Thank You Bus Driver sure isn't it. It does look like fun, though.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Police",
        "title": "Pixel Buds update brings functionality they should have had all along",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/pixel-buds-update-brings-functionality-they-should-have-had-all-along",
        "published": "2026-09-28T20:45:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}