While summer came and went without the promised "classic" Matt Hazard title, D3Publisher today provided the first screenshots and a new release estimate. Now titled "Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond," Vicious Cycle's downloadable side-scrolling shooter is expected to hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the winter.

Though Hazard has a rich history of fictional games including The Adventures of Matt in Hazard Land and Choking Hazard: Candygram, the so-called "80's videogame action hero" made his debut earlier this year through Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard.

Further fleshing out the past of its fictional "80's videogame action hero" Matt Hazard, D3Publisher today revealed that one of the "classic" Matt Hazard titles will be released as a downloadable PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game later this summer.

Hazard will officially debut in Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, a satirical Vicious Cycle-developed action game that hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 3.

The new game will be an action-adventure, with no other details known at this time. Alongside the announcement, two pieces of concept art were issued.

The fictional history of Marathon Software's Matt Hazard series includes such games as A Fistful of Hazard, The Adventures of Matt in Hazard Land, Matt Hazard 3D, You Only Live 1317 Times, Haz-Matt Carts, and, of course, Choking Hazard: Candygram.