Action Auction!
Last month's fires in Los Angeles were a horrible event which affected many of our friends, collaborators, and community members. In the face of something so big, it's hard to know what to do. For us here at Double Fine, we wanted to support friends and fans and help charities in a way that felt "Doubly Fine." So we've settled on a charity auction!
Starting today, we will be auctioning a highly curated selection of special items and rare swag on GalaBid. All proceeds will go to both the Go Fund Me General Fire Relief Fund and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network to help affected families and individuals find the support they need including temporary shelter, food, water, and emergency kits.
What can you expect at the auction? Let's look at just a few of the cool items on the bidding docket. If you want to look at everything, check out the full auction page here or watch the video down below!
Among the items up for auction are a variety of employee-exclusive hoodies and gifts that have been handed out over the years. These including a lovely maroon hoodie with a dinosaur spin on our Two Headed Baby mascot drawn by senior animator Chris Lam. This will have folks stopping you on the street to ask "hey, what's that cool hoodie all about?" I know because that's happened to me. There's also special Hawaiin shirts and even a very rare hoodie from the second year of Double Fine's history. These have never been released in stores and the only other folks who have them work here!
There's also additional collector's items including a Stacking set of matryoshka dolls that's so old and rare we don't even really know when they were made or how many exist! And for folks who want something more huggable, we have Raz and Lili plushies. These were made initially as Psychonauts 2 backer rewards before a small portion was sold to the general public. You can't get these anymore and they're a perfect fit for anyone looking for cool swag. There's even a special P2 yoyo and pins that were handed out to guests at the Psychonauts 2 launch party. Incredibly exclusive stuff!
The auction period will last from today until February 14th. That means you don't need to rush too much but you probably also wanna be vigilant if you're looking to snag one of the more special items. We hope you'll enjoy the swag and we thank you ahead of time for your contributions. Together, we can help folks affected by the fires have a better quality of life.
