solidsprite

Tim Schafer speaks to the new Hookshot Inc. (and they spelled his name right!):

Well, I'm not trying to vilify them. Publishers do their business in a way that works for them. They're risking millions of dollars so they've got to mitigate that risk - and sometimes that means removing risky ideas from games. The thing is, Double Fine is all about coming up with new, unproven and really creative ideas. It's a constant battle for us to get those ideas to go through the system, that long spanking machine of people who have to sign off on your idea. They're not evil, they're just trying to protect themselves.

He neglected to mention that developers too need to protect themselves, even if that involves side-stepping publishers entirely.