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Continuing our series of interviews about The Cave with Double Fine, our own Matt Hickman sits down with Character Animator and Designer Dave Gardner on his role in crafting the game. We hope you enjoy!

Matt Hickman, Producer for The Cave, asks Lead Artist Jane Ng from Double Fine about the art style seen in The Cave, the making of the game, and sandwiches.

We recently sat down with members of the Double Fine team to talk about their work on The Cave. First up is Lead Designer JP, watch the video to hear more about what goes into making a modern day adventure game:

We hope you liked this video, stay tuned for more videos in the weeks to come!

Ron Gilbert & Double Fine’s newest adventure game is here! The Cave launched last week and now that reviewers have seen, played, and enjoyed the game we’re happy to post some articles from their travels. Take a look and be sure to post your own feedback from your experiences in the comments below…

IGN.com

“Delightfully, The Cave is, in fact, a pure, puzzle-solving adventure game rife with funny lines and chuckle-inducing non sequiturs despite trying to disguise itself as a side-scrolling platformer.”

Read the full IGN review here

EGM

The Cave is a classic PC-style adventure game in which you choose between seven characters and take a group of three into a mysterious talking cave. Once there, platforming, puzzles, and hilarity ensue.

Read EGM’s full review here

Gamespot

“The Cave’s puzzles are challenging, its story is well constructed and narrated, and its cartoon-like visuals and sprawling, morphing tunnels are pleasant to look at.”

Read the full review on Gamespot.com

Kotaku

“The feeling I’m left with after having played the game several times over is that I’m reminded by how much I love adventure games with clever puzzles. Because it reminds me that gamers can be smart problem-solvers. We can be resourceful and thoughtful. We can make the best of a situation. We can look at our set of tools and piece seemingly uncooperative items together to create something to our advantage. Even if all the while we’re being taught a lesson about the narrow-viewed goal seeking we often take up when we pick up a controller.”

Read the full Kotaku review

Gamereactor

Ron Gilbert has created another memorable adventure – a dark, twisted and decidedly moist spelunking adventure.

Read the full Gamereactor review here

Read Up on all the Reviews!

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What about you?

We’ve heard from the critics, but we haven’t heard from you! Have you played The Cave, do you have a favorite moment or character? Let us know in the comments.

Today’s Free Stuff Friday giveaway is all about The Cave! Specifically we’re giving away Steam codes allowing you to pick up and play The Cave right now on either Mac or PC platforms!

How it Works

1. You must be following us on Twitter to be eligible. (If you don’t have a Twitter account, you can create one by going to http://www.twitter.com and click the green “get started — join!” button in the center of the page.)

2. At random times on Friday, we will announce the prize we are giving away, a word or phrase, and what number of response you need to be to win. Send us a direct message (DM) via Twitter and be that number to win the prize. (@ replies do not count as entries!) We only accept one direct message per person per prize!

Example:

We tweet “GIVEAWAY: Sonic T-shirt, size L. Be the 15th person to DM “Sonic Adventure” to win!” (don’t actually DM this, it’s not the way to enter)

You see this, and want to win it, so you send us a direct message that says “Sonic Adventure”. If you are the 15th person to do so, you are the winner!

Quotation marks do not matter, capitalization does not matter, but spelling does matter!

3. All followers are eligible to win all prizes, unless a restriction is noted. Restrictions are usually due to the prize being region-locked. For example, US games that won’t work on UK gaming systems. There may also be age restrictions due to the rating of the game.

4. We will announce the winner on our Twitter feed once eligibility is confirmed.

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The Cave is available now for download on the PlayStation Network, the Nintendo eShop on Wii U, Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360, and Steam (PC, Mac, Linux)!

“Bringing The Cave to life has been something I’ve wanted to do for almost thirty years,” added creator Ron Gilbert. “Being able to work with the amazing creative team at Double Fine, and with the strong support of SEGA, I’ve been able to make a longtime pet project a reality.”

Named GameInformer’s Best Adventure Game and Best Downloadable Game of E3 2012, The Cave is a new adventure game from Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert, and Double Fine Productions, the award-winning studio behind Psychonauts and Brütal Legend. Players can assemble their team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, each with their own unique personalities and stories, and then descend into the mysterious depths of The Cave.

Launch Trailer

In North America, The Cave is available on PlayStation Network at $14.99, the Nintendo eShop on Wii U for $14.99, on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 MSP, and Steam (PC, Mac, Linux) for $14.99.

In Europe, The Cave is available on PlayStation Network at €12.99/£9.99/AUD$19.95, the Nintendo eShop on Wii U for £9.99/€12.99/AUD$19.95, on Xbox LIVE Arcade at 1200 MSP, and Steam (PC, Mac, Linux) for €12.99/£9.99/AUD$19.95.

From Ron Gilbert & Double Fine, The Cave is launching next week on Mac, PC, PS3, Xbox360, and Wii U! In celebration of next week’s launch, we have an all new Wallpaper for the game.

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We’re very excited about the upcoming release and want to hear from you – which three characters will you bring into The Cave first?

Named GameInformer’s Best Adventure Game of E3 2012, The Cave is a new adventure game from Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert, and Double Fine Productions, the award-winning studio behind Psychonauts and Brütal Legend.

Players can assemble their team of three from seven unlikely adventures, each with their own unique personalities and stories, and then descend into the mysterious depths of The Cave. Check out the full character trailer below:

In North America, The Cave will be available on January 22nd for the PlayStation Network at $14.99, and the Nintendo eShop on Wii U for $14.99. On January 23rd, it will be available on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 MSP, and Steam (Mac & PC) for $14.99.

In Europe, The Cave will be available on January 23rd for PlayStation Network at €12.99/£9.99/AUD$19.95. On January 23rd, it will be available on Xbox LIVE Arcade at 1200 MSP, and Steam (Mac & PC) for €12.99/£9.99/AUD$19.95 . The release date for the Nintendo eShop on Wii U will be announced soon.

Over the last few weeks we’ve been sitting down with journalist to talk about the upcoming Ron Gilbert & Double Fine game, The Cave. The demos featured new trailers, new screens, and new playable areas that we’ve not yet seen – specifically Hillbilly and his area within the game.

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In honor of the events and coverage, Double Fine has drafted a wallpaper for the Hillbilly area! If you’ve not yet had a chance, go check out all the coverage in our recent update. Have questions, comments? Let us know in the comments below…