Double Fine announces Costume Quest 2

Double Fine Productions have announced a sequel (yeah, that's a sentence you don't write every day) and the honour of being Double Fine's first numbered sequel (if you don't count the Brütal Legend sequel that never got off the ground or Psychonauts 2 that also hit a wall) goes to Costume Quest. Due out at Halloween this year, Costume Quest 2, is set to hit PC and unspecified consoles.

Double Fine Productions managed to pick up the rights to Costume Quest following the THQ bankruptcy, but they're not self-publishing this time as Majesco indie label (headed by former IGN man Casey Lynch) Midnight City will assume publishing duties.

"For the last couple of years," said Tim Schafer, Creative Director of Double Fine Productions, "Whenever Halloween came around, I felt like something was missing. No matter how many pumpkins I carved, apples I bobbed, or candy I ate, it just couldn't fill the big spooky hole inside of me. But then I realized what was missing: I needed more Costume Quest. And also, I really wanted a T-Shirt with glowing skulls on it."

The press release also noted that Midnight City would bring out Gone Home on consoles:

"It's not every day that you're able to work with talent like Double Fine and The Fullbright Company," said Casey Lynch, VP of Publishing at Midnight City. "The opportunity to partner with one of the most beloved, well-established studios in the indie scene along with one of the most brilliant teams in development represents a sea change for games publishing. We're moving into a brand new middle that's taking shape in the widening gap between word of mouth indie and triple A."