

Double Fine have created a Kickstarter for a new adventure game. The project promises to create a point and click adventure over a 6-8 month period under supervision of Tim Schafer (who previously worked on The Secret of Monkey Island and Grim Fandango) with funding from the public rather than relying on a publishing company for financial support. The project's goal was to hit $400,000, which it hit in a little over eight hours. As of the time of writing this article the current amount pledged is $1,516,389 with 31 days to go for further donations. Read on
Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman will all be contributing developer commentary to the upcoming Monkey Island 2 Special Edition.1
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