News Tagged: Double Fine
News: Sesame Street UFO DLC Out Next Week
Tin foil hats at the ready
The rather nice Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster is about to get a little bit bigger, with the game's first downloadable content due to release next week. The extra pack — called "Unidentified Furry Objects" — will be on sale from 22nd November for 400 Microsoft Points, and introduces you to the brand new extra-terrestrial characters hinted at in the.. Continue Reading »
News: This is the Best Once Upon a Monster Video Yet
You'll see why
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster might not be everyone's cup of tea but you have to admire the commitment with which Tim Schafer has thrown himself into the puppets-on-Kinect game. Schafer — known best for Brütal Legend, Grim Fandango and Psychonauts — has made no secret of his love of Sesame Street so we can only imagine the excitement at teaming up with legendary snack-eater.. Continue Reading »
News: When You Wish Upon a Monster, This Happens
In October
It's been a while since that fateful E3 performance of Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, and now we have a fresh trailer showing more of Double Fine's upcoming puppet-'em-up. The children and parents in this video dive into the brightly-coloured world, and you'll be able to join them when the game is released in October 2011. Will you be picking this up for your little ones? Continue Reading »
News: Eat Cookies, Watch Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster Trailer
Ditch the pad
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster probably isn't aimed at you, but that doesn't mean you don't want to see its trailer, does it? Double Fine's Tim Schafer took to the stage at E3 to show off the game in action, with a simulated family doling out high-fives, "great work Dad!" and other phrases that are rarely if ever said when there's gaming going on. Sesame Street: Once.. Continue Reading »
News: Sesame Street Once Upon a Monster Concept Art is Beautiful
And has teeth
You might not think that a Kinect game based on Sesame Street would need fantastic concept artwork, but that hasn't stopped Double Fine Studios judging by these concept images from Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster. The artwork shows shy monster Seamus in a grotto underneath the Electric Jungle (we're not making this up), but will come out of his shell when he wears a suitable.. Continue Reading »
News: Tim Schafer Explains the Thinking Behind Sesame Street
Involves monsters, of course
If you were wondering how Tim Schafer's Double Fine came to work on Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster for Kinect, having made its name on off-beat titles such as Psychonauts, Costume Quest and Brutal Legend, wonder no more. Schafer and lead Nathan Martz spoke to Gamasutra about the game's origins years ago as part of the studio's regular "Amnesia Fortnights",.. Continue Reading »
News: Warner Bros. Announces Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster
From Double Fine
The mystery Sesame Street game for Kinect has been revealed as Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, currently in development at Costume Quest developer Double Fine. The studio, headed by Grim Fandango and Psychonauts creator Tim Schafer, is working on bringing the cute and colourful characters of the street to Kinect in Autumn 2011. In a move that will surprise nobody, the game is.. Continue Reading »
