{
  "id": 1130561,
  "title": "Ron Gilbert talks the untraditional way he got Thimbleweed Park 2 funded, and his frustrations with modern publishing deals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/ron-gilbert-talks-the-untraditional-way-he-got-thimbleweed-park-2",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-15T21:52:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ron-gilbert-talks-the-untraditional-way-he-got-thimbleweed-park-2-funded-and-his-frustrations-with-modern-publishing-deals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "I think it would be a tad fair if you heard that Thimbleweed Park 2 is in the works and thought, \"who funded that?\" Not because it doesn't deserve funding, but because adventure games aren't exactly in vogue (even though it's not as dead a genre as many think), and also there's that whole video game industry crumbling around us day by day thing. When it was announced last month, creator Ron…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Thimbleweed Park 2 is happening because Ron Gilbert's friend knows a rich guy who's a big fan of the original and wanted more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/thimbleweed-park-2-is-happening-because-ron-gilberts-friend-knows-a",
        "published": "2026-08-14T21:15:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}