Ron Gilbert, the creator of the
The Secret of Monkey Island series and
Maniac Mansion, has officially unveiled the first proper glimpse at his new game at the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend.
Dubbed
DeathSpank, the game is based around a character invented for Gilbert's Grumpy Gamer web-comic series and has been described as a fusion of classic adventure games and
Diablo.
Remarkably little is known about the details of the game still and matters haven't been helped by the changes made to
DeathSpank over the years. While the title was originally intended to be episodic, Gilbert has since confirmed that it'll be released as a full all-in-one game and will be published by Hothead Games, developers of the
Penny Arcade games that Gilbert consulted on.
Gilbert apparently spent four years building the design for
DeathSpank and trying to find a publisher for the title, eventually securing a deal with Hothead Games after his work on the
Penny Arcade games and developing the game for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The release date for the title is still listed as 'Soonerish'.
You can find out more about
DeathSpank over at the sparsely-populated
official website and you can check out the official trailer shown at PAX below, or some earlier
teaser videos here. Let us know your thoughts in
the forums.
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