Double Fine Honors Tim Curry With Free Brutal Legend Giveaway
Key takeaways
- Tim Curry, 80, passed away today; voiced Doviculus in Double Fine's Brutal Legend.
- Game free on PC via itch.io for exactly 666 minutes until August 27 at 3:06am PT.
- Double Fine independent again after Microsoft studio reset; reviving Amnesia Fortnight game jam.
Double Fine Productions is making Brutal Legend free to download and own on PC for a limited 666-minute window—ending at 3:06am PT on Thursday, August 27—in tribute to Tim Curry, who died today at 80. Curry voiced Doviculus, the demon antagonist in Double Fine founder Tim Schafer's 2009 heavy metal strategy hybrid. The studio posted "Rest in peace, dark prince" on its itch.io page hosting the giveaway. Beyond Brutal Legend, Curry's gaming work spanned Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, and Dragon Age: Origins. His broader fame came through The Rocky Horror Picture Show and decades of distinctive character work across film and television. Double Fine, having regained full control of its catalog after Microsoft's recent studio reset, also announced plans to revive its Amnesia Fortnight game jam as it develops future projects.
The bigger picture
The 666-minute window is a clever nod to Brutal Legend's demonic aesthetic and Curry's theatrical irreverence—fitting tribute mechanics have become standard industry practice for honoring departed talent. For Double Fine, the gesture carries added weight: newly independent after Microsoft's pivot, the studio is rebuilding its public identity and community ties. Rivals like Obsidian and Bethesda, still under Xbox's umbrella, face tighter constraints on such spontaneous creative gestures. Curry's presence in gaming—largely as a voice beyond his film fame—underscores how character actors shaped early-2000s game production.
We're covering this because Tim Curry's voice work mattered to gaming culture, even when audiences didn't always know they were hearing him. Brutal Legend remains a weird, ambitious oddity that wouldn't get greenlit today—and that's worth remembering. Double Fine's tribute is genuine and creatively specific, not corporate boilerplate.
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