Double Fine Productions

Double Fine Productions is a video game developer founded in July 2000 by Tim Schafer after his departure from LucasArts. He started Double Fine with a mixture of personnel from the Grim Fandango development team and new employees. The name "Double Fine" comes from the Golden Gate Bridge being a "double fine zone", the company is based in San Francisco. The official Double Fine website is also host to five webcomics, which are created by members ... more

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Tim Schafer

Timothy Schafer (born July 26, 1967) is an American computer game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in January 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts. Schafer recently directed a game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 called Brütal Legend. Schafer is best known in the video...

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