A hilarious press release from Double Fine

I'll just let this speak for itself...a straight copy and paste of Double Fine's press release regarding a Mac version of the classic adventure game Psychonauts (more after the jump):

EXCELLENT GAME PSYCHONAUTS GETS MAC VERSION, FREE STEAM UPDATE, VAULT VIEWER iOS APP

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 12 -- Double Fine Productions, Inc. announced today a new Mac version, new PC update, and new companion iOS app for one of its premiere titles, the award-winning Psychonauts.

As of today, Steam users may download a free update to their Psychonauts game which includes--for the first time--achievements, cloud saves, and a slightly modified Meat Circus.

“We are really excited,” said Double Fine President Tim Schafer, “to finally be answering fans’ requests for a more difficult Meat Circus.”

Mr. Schafer was probably joking about that last part, as Meat Circus, one of the original game’s most difficult sections, has been made slightly less punishing in this update.

“Mostly because I’m getting older and it’s hard for me to press buttons that quickly. Hey, don’t forget to mention the achievements!” Schafer added, unnecessarily, because we already mentioned that feature.

“What about the part I paid for?” asked Steven Dengler, CEO of Dracogen Strategic Investments, which is a private investment firm interested in making cool things happen, and not a clan of evil dragons, plotting to take over the world like it sounds. Double Fine has partnered with Dracogen to bring Psychonauts to the Mac OS X. The Mac version is available now on Steam and the Mac App Store, as well as several different online digital retailers.

“I have been a fan of Psychonauts and Double Fine for a long time,” continued Dengler, “and I’m extremely happy to be helping them bring their games to new platforms like the Macintosh. All hail the supremacy of Dragons!”

To show how excited they are about their first ever Apple product, Double Fine has also produced a free Psychonauts companion app for iPhone/iPad. The Psychonauts Vault Viewer lets players view all of their favorite Memory Vaults from Psychonauts (even the ones they never found) on their handheld iOS device. Every vault from the game is included, plus newly-recorded audio commentary from Tim Schafer and Scott Campbell for every slide of every vault. The app is available now in the iOS App Store.

“Excellent,” Said the dragons. “Everything is moving forward as planned.”

LINKS!!

Psychonauts for PC and Mac on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/3830
Psychonauts for Mac App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/psychonauts/id459476769?mt=12
Psychonauts iOS Vault Viewer: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/psychonauts-vault-viewer!/id464585178?mt=8
For more information, please visit: www.psychonauts.com
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About Double Fine Productions, Inc.

Double Fine Productions is a San Francisco-based game developer that makes games with a focus on creativity, characters, and fun. Since its founding in 2000, it has produced the award-winning titles Psychonauts, Brütal Legend, Costume Quest, Stacking, Iron Brigade, and Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster. Learn more about Double Fine at www.doublefine.com.

About Dracogen Strategic Investments
Dracogen Strategic Investments is the creation of Steven Dengler—father, gamer, entrepreneur, pilot, co-founder of XE.com Inc., and all-round geek. Dracogen is committed to making awesome things happen whenever it can. Besides backing some pretty amazing tech companies, it also supports fun creative projects and has a particular affinity for Child’s Play Charity. Learn more about Dracogen at www.dracogen.com.

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Jasmine Maleficent Rea

September 29, 2011

Hah! If only all press releases were this self-aware and amusing.

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Dan "Shoe" Hsu

No doubt! I'd actually read them all if they were. :)

Shhh, Shoe! There are journalists who live and breathe by press releases. You're making us look all snooty.

Rus McLaughlin

That's on par with a Valve press release!

Wait, they nerfed the Meat Circus? SCHAAAAFFFEEEEERRRRRR!

Callum Rakestraw

Heh. Hilarious stuff as always. Everyone should write their press releases like this. They'd be so much better that way.

Jason Lomberg

Copy and paste!...er, uh...nice press release! :-)

David Ahnger-Pier

Any word on if the GOG version is also getting the Meat Circus patch?

I asked DF about this, and this is all they have to say on the matter:

"We just wrapped up the Steam/Mac Store stuff yesterday, so we're currently starting to assess our next moves."

Connor Sheridan

When I read the bit about the Meat Circus getting buffed I had an involuntary spasm. Such a great game with such a gut-punchingly awful escort mission right before the finale! Really speaks to DF's pride in its games that it is fixing up Psychonauts so long after release.

Adam Bloom

I bought Psychonauts on Steam ages ago, but never got around to playing it -- in part because it required rebooting my Mac into Windows. I logged onto Steam in OSX and there's Psychonauts in my game list.

Love Steam and love Double Fine.

Ed Grabowski

September 30, 2011

I absolutely hate when you start talking to someone about a difficult part in a game, a part that everyone had a hard time with, and that person says "Oh really? I didn't have a hard time with that part" like they are some sort of super gaming god brought down from the heavens to wreak havok on difficult video games by quietly beating them by themselves and waiting for the day when they can confirm to someone that they did not have a difficult time with "that part"...

Having said all that, I did not have a hard time with the circus part on Psychonauts. As a matter of fact, I beat the whole area, including the boss at the end, in one try. I don't know what all the fuss was about. Chasing the kid to the top, tightwalking across the ropes and dodging fire balls weren't that hard. So making it easier sounds pretty useless to me.

Haha, I love that you prefaced your own comment with that. :) Yeah, I usually hate that, too, like they're so superior of a gamer. But you're excused this time!

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October 01, 2011

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