{
  "id": 4847088,
  "title": "After Being Ditched by Xbox, Double Fine Says It'll Make Brütal Legend 2 If Its Amnesia Fortnight 2026 Kickstarter Raises an Impossible-Sounding $100 Million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/after-being-ditched-by-xbox-double-fine-says-itll-make-brutal-legend",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-01T10:19:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/after-being-ditched-by-xbox-double-fine-says-itll-make-brtal-legend-2-if-its-amnesia-fortnight-2026-kickstarter-raises-an-impossible-sounding-100-million"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After parting ways with Xbox, Double Fine game developer is launching a new Kickstarter project to fund their upcoming Brütal Legend 2 sequel. The company is aiming to raise an ambitious $100 million through the crowdfunding platform, despite having no realistic chance of reaching that goal. The move comes after a recent stint as an Xbox-owned studio, during which the studio experienced layoffs affecting 25% of its team. Double Fine is currently crowdfunding support for an experimental indie game jam, funded by the recent Amnesia Fortnight Kickstarter campaign. The company hopes to use the funds to develop Brütal Legend 2, as well as larger game projects in the background.",
  "summary": "Psychonauts and Costume Quest maker Double Fine has launched its new game development Kickstarter project after cutting ties with Xbox, and says it'll make Brütal Legend 2 if it raises an impossible-sounding $100 million.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "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."
}