ArticleDF has some diverse funding options its using. Cant really write a short version here so just read the article. Though the one thing that made me happy:
Double Fine is also self-publishing games on Steam (such as the Mac port for Psychonauts and Costume Quest on the PC), the digital distribution service owned by Valve. It gives a commission to Valve, but it no longer has to share a cut with game publishers. Double Fine also eventually hopes to publish games directly on its own web site where consumers could download and play games directly, with no middleman at all. With a free-to-play game, Double Fine will figure out how to reap profits from the sale of virtual goods. It is through these measures that the company, which has only 60 employees, hopes to stay both small and independent.
Yes, please! If Double Fine opens their own online store to buy their games then that is where I will buy them. I hope they make this happen.
