One of the first things Double Fine announced after regaining its independence was its next Amnesia Fortnight. It’s a game jam event where the studio’s developers pitch their wildest ideas, and sometimes, those ideas become games. Now that the Kickstarter for Double Fine’s next Amnesia Fortnite has passed $600,000, whatever project from it that becomes a fully-fledged game will star Erika Ishii.
When the Kickstarter hit $550,000, Double Fine announced that, if it could raise another $50,000, Ishii would be brought on board to star in whatever might arise from its next game jam. As shared by Ishii herself, that goal has now been hit.
Well, actually, it was Double Fine studio head Tim Schafer who shared the news first. “Erika, don't be scared, but it's looking like this is your last chance to chicken out,” Schafer wrote on Bluesky with a little over $3,000 left to go. A little over three hours later, Schafer posted “IT'S ERIKA ISHII O'CLOCK, EVERYBODY!” sharing a screenshot showing the $600,000 goal hadn’t just been hit, but it had been smashed, with the total now at more than $613,000.
“IT IS TIME,” Ishii excitedly replied, even though not only does she not know...
