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Game Maker's Sketchbook announces selections for 2026 showcase
The Game Maker's Sketchbook has announced its selections for its fifth annual showcase, highlighting concept art, environment art, character designs, and storyboards from games including Pragmata, Borderlands 4, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Monument Valley 3. The works are featured in an online gallery and will be exhibited at Summer Game Fest: Play Days in Los Angeles, with prints available for pre-order to support non-profit initiatives.
Double Fine petitions to unionize
Double Fine Productions, a Microsoft-owned studio, has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize with the Communication Workers of America. Approximately 42 employees are included in the union effort, which aims to preserve the studio's commitments to creative excellence and worker quality of life. Microsoft has stated a neutral approach to the organizing efforts.
Double Fine Productions is the latest Microsoft subsidiary to unionise
Double Fine Productions, the developer of Psychonauts, has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize with the support of the Communications Workers of America. This move follows a trend of unionization among Microsoft subsidiaries, with the company agreeing to a neutral approach. The proposed union includes 42 employees who aim to preserve the studio's commitments to creative excellence and worker quality of life.
Kiln Review - For the love of pottery
Kiln is a 4v4 party brawler from Double Fine Productions where players sculpt their characters using a pottery wheel, impacting their abilities in battle. The game features deep customization options, strategic combat mechanics, and a social hub. While offering a fun and unique experience, the review questions its long-term player retention due to a potential lack of content variety.
Psychonauts, Kiln studio Double Fine votes to unionise
Double Fine Productions, a Microsoft-owned studio known for Psychonauts, has voted to unionize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). This follows similar unionization efforts at other Microsoft-owned studios like id Software. Separately, Slay the Spire 2 developer Mega Crit is adjusting its patch release schedule and has removed the Doormaker boss in favor of a new one called Aeonglass.
Psychonauts Developer Double Fine Is Forming a Union
Double Fine Productions, the developer behind Psychonauts and Kiln, is in the process of forming a union. This move makes Double Fine the latest studio under Microsoft to establish a union.
Psychonauts developer Double Fine are the latest Microsoft-owned studio to unionise
Double Fine Productions, the Microsoft-owned studio behind Psychonauts, has announced its decision to unionize with the Communications Workers of America. The union will include all 42 employees at the studio. This move follows similar unionization efforts by other developers owned by Microsoft, amidst recent layoffs within the company.
Kiln Review – Half Baked
Kiln, a new competitive multiplayer title from Double Fine Productions, attempts to fuse creation and destruction through a unique pottery system where players customize pots and then destroy them in PvP matches. Despite its intriguing premise and Double Fine's signature narrative flair, the game suffers from unbalanced abilities, a lack of modes, and performance issues on PC, making its gameplay loop tedious and repetitive. The article suggests that while the art direction and sound design are commendable, Kiln ultimately feels like an awkward experiment with a gameplay loop that quickly becomes tiresome.
Kiln review: Trial by fire
Kiln is a refreshingly original party brawler game developed by Double Fine Productions. The game focuses on a pottery-making theme, offering a unique and engaging experience for players.
Kiln Released
The action game Kiln, developed by Double Fine Productions, is now available on PC and consoles. The Steam version for Windows includes a 10% launch discount.
Obsidian Teams With Double Fine for Extra Lives Charity Stream Today
Obsidian Entertainment and Double Fine Productions are collaborating for the Extra Lives charity stream to raise money for Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). The stream, which features Obsidian's upcoming game Kiln, will be broadcast on Twitch and YouTube. This partnership highlights the studios' community involvement and support for charitable causes.
Xbox’s New Brawler PS5 Game Out on PS Store Today
The party brawler Kiln, developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Xbox Game Studios, is now available on PlayStation 5 for $19.99. The game allows players to craft customizable pottery characters for online multiplayer battles. Kiln was previously revealed during the Xbox Developer Direct and is one of several Xbox Game Studios titles releasing on PlayStation 5.
Kiln Launches On Xbox And Game Pass With A Creative Twist On Multiplayer Mayhem
Kiln, a creative multiplayer action game developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Xbox Game Studios, has launched on Xbox Series X|S and PC with Play Anywhere support as a Day One Game Pass release. The game blends crafting with team-based brawling, where players sculpt their own fighters whose design directly influences gameplay in chaotic multiplayer arenas.
Kiln: Let’s Get Started on Your Pottery Party Brawler Journey with These Launch Day Tips
Kiln, Double Fine's online multiplayer pottery party brawler, is now available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, and Steam, launching day one with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The game allows players to sculpt ceramic battle armor on a pottery wheel, with pot shapes affecting attributes and abilities. This guide provides tips on shaping, combat strategy, and resource management for the core 'Quench' game mode.
Online Multiplayer Chaos Meets Creativity In Double Fine’s Pottery Party Brawler, Kiln
Double Fine Productions has announced Kiln, an online multiplayer brawler where players sculpt their own pottery fighters, with each shape impacting gameplay. The game emphasizes creativity, collaboration, and destruction in its matches. Kiln will be available on console, PC, and cloud via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Double Fine Productions and its new pottery-inspired game Kiln don’t just break the mold – they smash it to pieces
Double Fine Productions is developing Kiln, a unique party brawler inspired by pottery where players create and then destroy ceramic vessels as fighters. Founded by Tim Schafer, the studio emphasizes a kind and experimental culture, with Kiln originating from an internal game jam. The game will launch on April 23, 2026, for multiple platforms including Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Steam, and will be available on Xbox Game Pass.
Kiln Spring 2026 Roadmap Revealed
Double Fine Productions has revealed the Spring 2026 roadmap for their upcoming game, Kiln, which launches on April 23 for Xbox Series X|S, PC, Xbox Cloud, PlayStation 5, and Steam, also available day one with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The roadmap includes Dinosaur Decorations, new maps, and additions to the progression system, with further content planned for summer and later in the year. Kiln is described as the world's first online multiplayer pottery party brawler where players create and battle with customizable ceramic creations.
How Double Fine balances fun with pottery sculpting in Kiln
Double Fine Productions' upcoming multiplayer game Kiln blends pottery sculpting with objective-based online combat. Lead designer Lauren Scott and lead artist Jared Mill discussed the challenges of balancing player expression in pottery creation with fun, accessible gameplay mechanics, including refining collision detection and simplifying simulation elements. The game evolved significantly from its initial concept during Double Fine's Amnesia Fortnight event.
A Truly Cheeky Giveaway: The Butt-iful Collection, By Kiln
Xbox Game Studios and Double Fine Productions are launching a playful giveaway for 'The Butt-iful Collection, By Kiln,' a limited-edition pottery set. The collection includes controller cradles, a snack bowl, and a mug, all inspired by the game Kiln's unique aesthetic. Fans can enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win one of five sets, with the game Kiln set to release on April 23.
Kiln, Aphelion, Trepang2 and More Coming to Wave 2 of Game Pass in April
Microsoft is adding several new games to Game Pass throughout April, including Little Rocket Lab, Kiln, Aphelion, Trepang2, and Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. Some titles will be available on day one for specific tiers like Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Additionally, Final Fantasy 5 is set to join the service in May.