Hothead is at work on yet another DeathSpank game, reports Kotaku. Titled DeathSpank: The Baconing, it's due for PC, Mac, XBLA, and PSN this summer. So far, we haven't seen any of the actual game -- just the funny teaser trailer below.

The Baconing features the title character taking on the Anti-Spank as he looks for the Fires of Bacon. It will be similar to the other two games, but add a few new moves like the shield bash and refined combat mechanics. Of course, the enemies are getting tweaked as well, and Hothead promises they'll employ smarter tactics themselves. Plus, DeathSpank will get a sidekick in this entry, Bob from Marketing. Read more »

Douglas Adams' much-loved comic sci-fi series 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' has gone from radio, to novel, to stage, to television, to video game, to film, over the years, and is now coming back round to, presumably, video game. Hothead Games, maker of DeathSpank and Swarm, announced today--on Towel Day--that it's making some sort of thing based upon The Guide.

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