“I don't understand the economics of making games to be honest.”

IGN · Sep 22 · Tim Schafer: Game Industry Economics Broken by Greed, Four-Year Downturn Unexplained

“So I always assume 'oh, there'll be this cycle of ups and downs, and ups and downs'. But it's been down for, like, four years, and I don't know why.”

BBC interview · Sep 22 · Tim Schafer: Game Industry Economics Broken by Greed, Four-Year Downturn Unexplained

“I just assume it's, like, someone is being greedy somewhere. But I hope it is a cycle, and I hope it bounces back.”

BBC interview · Sep 22 · Tim Schafer: Game Industry Economics Broken by Greed, Four-Year Downturn Unexplained

“It's just that, it's been a much more violent place to work in AAA, you know, much more stressful, and your work is often not as rewarded, because you will get laid off as soon as you finish your game.”

BBC interview · Sep 22 · Tim Schafer: Game Industry Economics Broken by Greed, Four-Year Downturn Unexplained

“No one puts Double Fine out of business except for me. [Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's] not going to shoot my dog. I'm going to shoot it. But I'm not going to shoot it, because it's going to do great.”

Bloomberg interview · Sep 22 · Tim Schafer: Game Industry Economics Broken by Greed, Four-Year Downturn Unexplained

“We have heard the rumors, then the rumors were true, and then we decided we wanted to go it alone, and worked in negotiations, and now we have sprung forth into the world again.”

BBC interview · Sep 22 · Tim Schafer: Game Industry Economics Broken by Greed, Four-Year Downturn Unexplained