EA to publish DeathSpank

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EA Partners and Hothead Games have announced an exclusive publishing agreement that with bring unique RPG DeathSpank to Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2010.

Developed under the vision of The Secret of Monkey Island creator and industry icon Ron Gilbert, DeathSpank blends a story filled with Gilbert’s unique humour and wit with classic action RPG gameplay – it’s Diablo meets Monkey Island.

Ian Wilkinson, CEO of Hothead Games commented: “We are proud of our independence, but are very excited to be working with EA Partners on a title as big as DeathSpank. With EA Partners handling distribution and marketing, Hothead can continue to focus on what we do best, making great games.”

The game casts players in the role DeathSpank, the Hero to the Downtrodden, a Vanquisher of Evil and Defender of Justice as he fulfils his life-long destiny and searches for a mysterious and magical item only known as “The Artifact”.

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DeathSpank

  • Platform(s): macOS, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fighting, RPG
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