Ludicrous

PC / Action / Release: Nov 30, 1999 / ESRB: U

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Ron Gilbert Leaves Hothead as DeathSpank Nears Completion

DeathSpank creator Ron Gilbert has parted ways with DeathSpank and Penny Arcade Adventures developer Hothead Games as his action-RPG begins to enter the testing and certification period, the Monkey Island creator has announced on his blog.

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Shank and DeathSpank Snagged by EA Partners

Having helped distribute such externally-developed retail titles as Rock Band and Left 4 Dead, Electronic Arts' publishing division EA Partners is now expanding to the digital download market with Klei's Shank and Hothead's action-RPG DeathSpank.

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"Yet again, two very epic games lost to one very sorry publisher. The world really is coming to ..."
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Gilbert's DeathSpank Gets New Trailer, Details

In conjunction with showing DeathSpank at PAX 09 and creator Ron Gilbert (Monkey Island) delivering a keynote address, developer Hothead Games has unleashed a wealth of information related to the humorous action-RPG, including a new trailer.

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While the Penny Arcade Adventures developer has previously been reluctant on timing and platforms, the company now says that the game is coming to platforms "too numerous to mention, including PS3, XBox 360, PC..." in the "2010ish" window. Read more »

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Monkey Island Creator Ron Gilbert on Today's Games Industry, Art and the 'Freedom to Fail'

Ron Gilbert, creator of Monkey Island and developer of DeathSpank, today delivered a keynote at the Penny Arcade Expo.

The speech covered his journey to become a game developer, then took a sharp turn to Gilbert's take on the industry today.

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"I wouldn't say the "worst" way of storytelling is through cutscenes, it's just the least ..."
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DeathSpank Info and Screenshots Detail Ron Gilbert's Monkey Island-cum-Diablo Adventure

Breaking a long silence following Ron Gilbert's announcement of DeathSpank in 2008, details have arrived on the Monkey Island creator's action adventure via 1up.

The titular "Hero to the downtrodden, a vanquisher of evil, and a dispenser of justice" DeathSpank will solve Monkey Island-style puzzles with trademark Gilbert humour and a dose of lateral thinking--aided by a hint system--and bloody Diablo-style combat. Read more »

"sweet. my brain craves adventure games no matter if i have to mow down enemies or not"
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LucasArts Vet Ron Gilbert Announces DeathSpank, Joins Hothead Games; Apocalypse Inbound

Ron Gilbert, the creator of many beloved old-school LucasArts adventure games including Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey Island, has announced his new project: DeathSpank, an episodic RPG-adventure said to mix Monkey Island and Diablo.

Canadian developer Hothead Games, the company behind the upcoming Penny-Arcade episodic RPG series, will be publishing the series, with former advisor Gilbert now joining the studio as its creative director. Hothead writes that the games will follow "the thong-tastic adventures of a misguided hero named DeathSpank," who has previously been featured in animated comics on Gilbert's Grumpy Gamer blog. Read more »

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