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Want A Brutal Legend Sequel? Help Fund Psychonauts 2

Hey, remember Brutal Legend ?

It was a great game that now has a fiercely loyal following (much like most of Tim Schafer's productions) and those fans have been pining for a sequel ever since 2009.

Well, those fans had better help Psychonauts 2 get off the ground. Developer Double Fine is currently running a crowdfunding campaign for the long-awaited sequel and as Schafer said, it needs to do well if Brutal Legend 2 wants to have a chance (via Videogamer ):

"We've always said that we wanted to make sequels to both Psychonauts and Brutal Legend. We can't make any promises, but if Psychonauts is a success for us, then perhaps Brutal Legend 2 will be more possible?"

The Psychonauts 2 campaign is going along quite well; it's already closing in on $2 million and the project only needs $3.3 million. However, Brutal Legend cost around $25 million to develop so a full-fledged sequel could be tough. Don't forget that Electronic Arts backed the first title.

But if you want any shot at all, you gotta help make Psychonauts 2 a reality. And I can't wait to play it.

Related Game(s): Brutal Legend

Schafer Would “Love” To Go Back To The Brutal Legend World

Were you a fan of the head-banging open-world rush that was Brutal Legend ? Yeah? We've got good news.

Well, maybe not "good" news, but it's definitely encouraging. Double Fine Productions boss Tim Schafer said that he'd love to return to the bad-ass world of Brutal Legend at some point in the future.

As he told GameSpot :

"I love that world and I would love to go back there. And I think [actor Jack Black] might be up for it, too."

Black played the game's protagonist, Eddie Riggs, a roadie turned warrior who used a guitar as his weapon. The game was loaded with fantastic humor and awesome content, especially for heavy metal aficionados. However, as always, Schafer says he'd need money to do a sequel and as the original cost about $25 million, he'd probably need even more the next time around. And as he says, raising that kind of money "might be tricky."

On a more positive note, Schafer did say there may be an upcoming DLC pack that features the character Lionwhyte. He was the leader of the Hair Metal Militia and voiced by Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford:

"I would love to go back to that world or even just do a DLC pack…we're always trying to get Lionwhyte in there; a playable Lionwhyte army. Maybe that would happen someday. I would definitely love to do that."

That'd be a very late release for DLC, as Brutal Legend launched back in 2009. But really, who's gonna complain?

Related Game(s): Brutal Legend