Double Fine gains full IP and publishing rights to its Xbox-era games

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Double Fine confirmed it now owns—or will shortly own—the intellectual property and publishing rights for every game it developed during its seven years under Xbox. The ownership change follows the studio's split from Microsoft earlier this year. This transfer gives Double Fine direct control over distribution, sequels and monetization of those titles.

• Rights cover every game created by Double Fine during the studio's seven-year period under Xbox ownership.
• Double Fine separated from Microsoft earlier this year and is completing transfer of IP and publishing rights back to the studio.
• The agreement includes both intellectual-property and publishing rights, not just one or the other.
• Owning those rights lets Double Fine control future releases, ports, sequels and revenue for the affected games.