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Slowee Majesco-ee!

Psychonauts, a game for whose form we are very much warm, is coming to Europe after all and will be coming out on Xbox, PS2 and PC as it has-slash-is in Americaland, according to Majesco's Europe MD Jason Dutton.

Speaking to Eurogamer, Dutton said that a "top five publisher" was being lined up to handle the game's release over here.

Given that we love it so, we've been asking around to try and find out who that someone is, but so far we've heard a lot of admiration and not a lot of commitment.

Still, the news is positive enough on its own. Designed by Tim "Grim Fandango" Schafer and pals at DoubleFine Productions, Psychonauts is a brilliantly entertaining mixture of 3D platforming and the funny.

We'll actually be reviewing it quite soon, so watch out for that. Until then, dancing is encouraged.

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ssuellid #1 7 years ago

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Excellent.
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WangFu #2 7 years ago

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It's about time.
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Bezzy #3 7 years ago

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Stick it in me.
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hulahoops #4 7 years ago

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/prays for its swift arrival.
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asphaltcowboy #5 7 years ago

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Review?
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lemonfist #6 7 years ago

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That's a relief. I was getting worried the game might never get a PAL release.
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Phil_- #7 7 years ago

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"I work on the road crew - I enjoy my shovel - Look at the breasts on that female woman"
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Netfreak #8 7 years ago

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This is a SWEEEET game. highly recommended.
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#9 7 years ago

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BUT WHEN DOUCHEBAGS? WHEN?!
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Phil_- #10 7 years ago

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Oh! While we're on the subject. Where do you find the scripts on the theatre level? I've got the one from the critic, but I get the feeling I need a different one in order to reach the balloon.
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Netfreak #11 7 years ago

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@Phil

You get the script from the critic once you chance the stage by going through the portal on the set.
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Markusdragon #12 7 years ago

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It's about ti... yeah, what WangFu said.
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Phil_- #13 7 years ago

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@Netfreak

So he gives you a DIFFERENT script once you've gone through the portal? Thanks! I was looking everywhere.

Top game though. I want Psychonauts toys. Well, really I just want a toy Dogen with his little tin foil hat.
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Netfreak #14 7 years ago

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@Phil,

Yeah, so use the a different script for a different stage set scenario. (Try playing around with the good/bad spotlight too.
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freedumb #15 7 years ago

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I'm awaiting MikeD's response on this one...I remember what happened in the what's new comments upon its US release...

Still, looks good though, I love the character designs, stylized, cartoony, humourous, backed up by a seemingly fresh platform game. Plus any game from Scahfer will do.

I'm sold!
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adfegg #16 7 years ago

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It's just typical that this news comes just a couple of days after I ordered a PC copy off Ebay! Oh well, at least it caught me before I went and wasted even more money on a USB controller and some 5.1 surround sound PC speakers.
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Royal Fool #17 7 years ago

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Awesome, awesome game.

Too bad it didn't really sell very well in the US.
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Martin #18 7 years ago

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Dances.
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KiLlerKnight #19 7 years ago

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See you in the bargain bin soon.
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reflux #20 7 years ago

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Yay! Good thing, they definitely deserve my money.
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StixxUK #21 7 years ago

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I looked on the EG release list and they've penned it in TBC next year

I hope this isn't accurate!

Jeez, I always thought it'd be out here a month or so after the US; didn't have any idea that they weren't planning to publish it here at all! Why does this only happen to good games? WHY?!?!
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smelly #22 7 years ago

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I was looking forward to this one.. until i played the demo.. *sulk*
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Bru-Man #23 7 years ago

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Agreed - US review in this months PC ZONE sounded good, tried the cover-disc demo and it was more of a "humpf" than "hoo-haa".
Other than the occassionally amusing conversations with the other kids it felt like any other 3d platformer where you abstractly collect things.
Shame.
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The Old Bill #24 7 years ago

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Very good news indeed.
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MikeD #25 7 years ago

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I'm awaiting MikeD's response on this one...I remember what
happened in the what's new comments upon its US release...

I'm saving my energies for the review!

Heh, no actually I don't have much to say. What I said in that new releases post wasn't so bad.
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freedumb #26 7 years ago

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hehe, no thats true it wasn't that bad, but it was enough to put doubts in my mind over the game. I'm still looking forward to it but I want to hear EG's review first.
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bionutz #27 7 years ago

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Just played the demo. OMFG is this good! Long time since I've enjoyed a games so much (Diablo2, Baldur's Gate, Beyond Good and Evil, ICO).
/Goes to find a shop on the internet
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