"Well, better get back to work on that top secret Beetle Juice game!," ends the August 1 entry on Double Fine Productions' news page.

If true, this is the first public announcement of a new game under development at Double Fine, developer of the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful Psychonauts.

If true. Double Fine could be mocking the rumor Tim Burton will direct a movie based on LucasArts' 1998 computer adventure game Grim Fandango, produced by Double Fine Productions founder Tim Schafer in his previous job at LucasArts.

Tim Burton directed the 1988 movie Beetle Juice.

Double Fine Productions has not responded to an e-mail asking to confirm or deny this rumor at this time.

UPDATE: Not surprisingly, it is a joke. Double Fine's "Info Cow" writes, "All I can tell you is that you should try to be more skeptical of the things you read on the internet. :)" (Emoticon and uncapitalized spelling of "internet" in "Info Cow's" e-mail.)