Overview
- Actor Tim Curry died at age 80, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, leaving a long career in film, TV and videogames.
- Double Fine responded by making its 2009 game Brütal Legend free on itch.io for a limited 666-minute window as an explicit tribute.
- Players can download the game immediately or claim it to download later by creating a free itch.io account and claiming the title within the time limit.
- Brütal Legend is a third-person action-adventure game with real-time strategy elements that features Jack Black as the lead and Tim Curry as the villain Doviculus.
- The giveaway echoes Double Fine's prior 666-minute tribute for Ozzy Osbourne and highlights how the studio uses short, themed promotions to mark the deaths of music and pop-culture figures.