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Development staff from Double Fine<\/strong> that have worked on Psychonauts 2<\/strong> say that the game has been developed with “no crunch”.<\/p>\n

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A senior producer from iconic development studio Double Fine has stated that the game has been developed with no laborious over-time from its employees, adding another company bucking the trend in an industry that once considered hardcore working hours towards the end of a game’s development as the norm.<\/p>\n

“Fun fact: Psychonauts 2 has had no crunch,” said Double Fine’s Kevin Johnson<\/a> said on Twitter. “The team has been amazing and I’m proud to have been a part of something so special that’s been made in the schedule we set forth. I think you’ll have fun too.”<\/p>\n

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It’s becoming more and more common to hear studios talk about forgoing the once-prevalent crunch period when they launch their games. Earlier this month, we heard that Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart enjoyed a “completely crunch-free” development<\/a>. Last year, we heard that Respawn refuses to crunch its team for Apex Legends<\/a>, and back in 2019, it was confirmed that Gearbox is ‘not a crunch studio’, either.<\/a><\/p>\n

After controversies around the likes of Rockstar<\/a> and CD Projekt Red<\/a> when it comes to crunch, it’s refreshing to see a different, crunch-free alternative is possible in triple-A studios.<\/p>\n

Perhaps other companies that believe crunch is necessary should take note and ask the more responsible studios how it’s done.<\/p>\n

Psychonauts 2, the long-in-development sequel to the classic adventure game, launches on August 25, 2022 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X\/S and PC. It’ll be on Xbox Game Pass on day one.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Development staff from Double Fine that have worked on Psychonauts 2 say that the game has been developed with “no crunch”. A senior producer from iconic development studio Double Fine has stated that the game has been developed with no laborious over-time from its employees, adding another company bucking the trend in an industry that once considered hardcore working hours towards the end of a game’s development as the norm. “Fun fact: Psychonauts 2 has had no crunch,” said Double Fine’s Kevin Johnson said on Twitter. “The team has been amazing and I’m proud to have been a part of something so special that’s been made in the schedule we set forth. I think you’ll have fun too.” Watch on YouTube It’s becoming more and more…<\/p>\n

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