{"id":2113540,"date":"2026-08-26T23:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2113540"},"modified":"2026-08-26T23:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:30:41","slug":"double-fine-productions-makes-brutal-legend-free-for-666-minutes-to-honor-tim-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2113540","title":{"rendered":"Double Fine Productions Makes Brutal Legend Free for 666 Minutes to Honor Tim Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2154984108 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-862658659 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Double Fine Productions, who recently <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/double-fine-and-compulsion-confirm-status-following-xbox-cuts-get-to-keep-franchises-such-as-psychonauts-and-south-of-midnight\">regained the rights to its entire catalog<\/a> following its pivot back to independence after Microsoft parted ways with several studios during its &#8220;<a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/xbox-reportedly-planning-significant-layoffs-budget-cuts-for-marketing-and-more\">Xbox reset<\/a>,&#8221; is honoring Tim Curry by making Brutal Legend free to download and own on PC for 666 minutes \u2013 until 3:06am PT\/6:06am ET on Thursday, August 27.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Curry, who <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/fans-mourn-tim-curry-after-legendary-actor-dies-at-80-years-old\">passed away<\/a> today at the age of 80, voiced Doviculus in Double Fine founder Tim Schafer&#8217;s 2009 heavy metal strategy game Brutal Legend. &#8220;Rest in peace, dark prince,&#8221; the company wrote on its <a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/s\/199277\/the-tainted-coil-shall-rule-forever\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">itch.io page<\/a> where you can download the game on PC. IGN&#8217;s own Daemon Hatfield loved Brutal Legend, giving it a 9 out of 10 in his <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2009\/10\/12\/brutal-legend-review\">review<\/a>. &#8220;Brutal Legend is a tour de force that wraps up humor, music, and clever gameplay into one highly polished package,&#8221; Daemon wrote. &#8220;You haven&#8217;t played a game quite like this before and won&#8217;t want to miss it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2896921488 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/Play.59e5540b.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Curry was perhaps best known for his role in the cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but also appeared in many video games besides Brutal Legend, including Command &amp; Conquer: Red Alert 3 (back in the FMV cutscene days!), Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, and Dragon Age: Origins. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Double Fine, meanwhile, has <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/double-fine-owns-ip-and-publishing-rights-for-all-of-its-games-following-xbox-split-psychonauts-studio-confirms\">announced<\/a> that it is using its newfound independence to bring back its Amnesia Fortnight game jam as it looks to create its next project(s).<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Ryan McCaffrey is IGN&#8217;s executive editor of previews and host of IGN&#8217;s weekly Xbox show, <\/em><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/watch\/unlocked\">Podcast Unlocked<\/a><em>, and a co-host of <\/em><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/watch\/next-gen-console-watch\">Next-Gen Console Watch<\/a><em>. He&#8217;s a North Jersey guy, so it&#8217;s &#8220;Taylor ham,&#8221; not &#8220;pork roll.&#8221; Debate it with him on Twitter at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMC_Ryan\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>@DMC_Ryan<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"jsx-2511205168 preferred-source\"><strong class=\"jsx-2511205168\">Get IGN&#8217;s Biggest Stories FIRST. Set Us as Your Source.<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.ign.com\" class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--secondary jsx-3027214138 icon-button contained centered large\" title=\"Add Source\" aria-label=\"Add Source\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ign-icon icon-google jsx-2750866048 jsx-3701596282\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-google\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/Google.9e99a9d7.svg?cors=0\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 large\">Add Source<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Double Fine Productions, who recently <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/double-fine-and-compulsion-confirm-status-following-xbox-cuts-get-to-keep-franchises-such-as-psychonauts-and-south-of-midnight\">regained the rights to its entire catalog<\/a> following its pivot back to independence after Microsoft parted ways with several studios during its &#8220;<a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/xbox-reportedly-planning-significant-layoffs-budget-cuts-for-marketing-and-more\">Xbox reset<\/a>,&#8221; is honoring Tim Curry by making Brutal Legend free to download and own on PC for 666 minutes \u2013 until 3:06am PT\/6:06am ET on Thursday, August 27.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Curry, who <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/fans-mourn-tim-curry-after-legendary-actor-dies-at-80-years-old\">passed away<\/a> today at the age of 80, voiced Doviculus in Double Fine founder Tim Schafer&#8217;s 2009 heavy metal strategy game Brutal Legend. &#8220;Rest in peace, dark prince,&#8221; the company wrote on its <a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/s\/199277\/the-tainted-coil-shall-rule-forever\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">itch.io page<\/a> where you can download the game on PC. IGN&#8217;s own Daemon Hatfield loved Brutal Legend, giving it a 9 out of 10 in his <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2009\/10\/12\/brutal-legend-review\">review<\/a>. &#8220;Brutal Legend is a tour de force that wraps up humor, music, and clever gameplay into one highly polished package,&#8221; Daemon wrote. &#8220;You haven&#8217;t played a game quite like this before and won&#8217;t want to miss it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2896921488 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/Play.59e5540b.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Curry was perhaps best known for his role in the cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but also appeared in many video games besides Brutal Legend, including Command &amp; Conquer: Red Alert 3 (back in the FMV cutscene days!), Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, and Dragon Age: Origins. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Double Fine, meanwhile, has <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/double-fine-owns-ip-and-publishing-rights-for-all-of-its-games-following-xbox-split-psychonauts-studio-confirms\">announced<\/a> that it is using its newfound independence to bring back its Amnesia Fortnight game jam as it looks to create its next project(s).<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Ryan McCaffrey is IGN&#8217;s executive editor of previews and host of IGN&#8217;s weekly Xbox show, <\/em><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/watch\/unlocked\">Podcast Unlocked<\/a><em>, and a co-host of <\/em><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/watch\/next-gen-console-watch\">Next-Gen Console Watch<\/a><em>. He&#8217;s a North Jersey guy, so it&#8217;s &#8220;Taylor ham,&#8221; not &#8220;pork roll.&#8221; Debate it with him on Twitter at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMC_Ryan\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>@DMC_Ryan<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Double Fine Productions, who recently regained the rights to its entire catalog following its pivot back to independence after Microsoft parted ways with several studios during its &#8220;Xbox reset,&#8221; is honoring Tim Curry by making Brutal Legend free to download and own on PC for 666 minutes \u2013 until 3:06am PT\/6:06am ET on Thursday, August [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,243],"class_list":["post-2113540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-ign-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2113540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113540\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2113540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2113540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2113540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}