Overview
- The studio confirmed on Friday, August 21, 2026, that it has left Xbox and regained intellectual property and publishing rights for the games it developed while under Microsoft.
- Double Fine will run Amnesia Fortnight 2026 as a Kickstarter livestream starting August 31 where backers will choose which ideas become four prototypes and then vote for one to be developed into a small released game.
- 2 Player Productions will film the game jam and produce a documentary that will document the studio’s public prototyping process and community voting.
- The studio says sales of its back catalog will now put revenue directly into its coffers and has announced permanent price decreases for Kiln and Keeper plus an international pricing review for its Steam catalog.
- Double Fine cut roughly 23 positions during the transition to reach a sustainable team size and a previously filed union petition was reportedly withdrawn, leaving labor organizing and the studio’s longer‑term runway uncertain.