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Xbox’s weirdest studio is on a roll

The Verge·Andrew Webster·about 1 month ago
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For a while there, it seemed like Double Fine might be struggling under the Microsoft corporate umbrella. The game studio led by Tim Schafer is beloved for offbeat titles like Brütal Legend and Broken Age , but after being acquired by Microsoft in 2019 , its only new release for years was a long-awaited sequel to Psychonauts . Of late, though, Double Fine is on something of a roll. Last year the studio released the wonderfully strange Keeper , a game about a sentient lighthouse. This week, it launched Kiln , a multiplayer brawler with adorable spirits and a whole lot of pottery. It’s yet another oddball delight that could only come out of Double Fine. At its most basic, Kiln is a four-on-four competitive game. The goal of each team is to gather water throughout a map, and use it to put out the fire in the opposing team’s kiln. Douse the enemy’s kiln first and you win. It’s sort of like a streamlined take on League of Legends , with a similar structure, but much more clear and obvious goals.…

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