{"id":6840,"date":"2010-06-30T21:05:25","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T11:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=6840"},"modified":"2010-06-30T21:05:25","modified_gmt":"2010-06-30T11:05:25","slug":"ea-and-hothead-games-deliver-deathspank-direct-to-gamers-on-13-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=6840","title":{"rendered":"EA AND HOTHEAD GAMES DELIVER DEATHSPANK DIRECT TO GAMERS ON 13 JULY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>(Quite Possibly) The Funniest RPG Ever Made Serves up A Healthy Heap of Humour this Winter\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><strong>30 June 2010, Australia \u00a0\u2013<\/strong> Electronic Arts Inc. and leading independent developer Hothead Games\u2122 have announced that the upcoming downloadable action-RPG, <em>DeathSpank\u2122<\/em>, will be released on 13 July for PlayStation\u00ae Network and 14 July for Xbox LIVE\u00ae Arcade. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gain quests from a colourful cast of characters, and vanquish evil with fast and furious action as DeathSpank scours the world for a mystical artifact.<\/p>\n<p>Developed under the direction of <em>The Secret of Monkey Island<\/em> creator and industry icon Ron Gilbert, <em>DeathSpank<\/em> combines Gilbert\u2019s unique humour and wit with fast, addictive action-RPG gameplay, making for a hilarious and massive epic quest for justice. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The game puts players in the mighty boots of DeathSpank, the \u201cDispenser of Justice\u201d, \u201cVanquisher of Evil\u201d and \u201cHero to the Downtrodden\u201d. His life-long destiny is to embark on an epic journey in search of a mysterious and magical artifact known only as, \u201cThe Artifact\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>DeathSpank<\/em> will feature local co-op gameplay, allowing friends to team up on the same console as both DeathSpank and his trusty, magical sidekick, Sparkles the Wizard. Sparkles\u2019 abilities are magical, serving as the perfect complement to DeathSpank\u2019s weapons-based attacks as the duo battle against the intolerant minions of injustice.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, DeathSpank and Sparkles will rescue some orphans, defeat a local tyrant, help an aging adventurer, and dive headlong into an even deeper mystery. The game is an epic action RPG that includes collecting loot, solving crazy puzzles, witty dialogue, collecting loot, a ton of weapons, fun and accessible action, and of course, colleting loot. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>DeathSpank <\/em>will be available for download begininning 13 July 2010 on the PlayStation Network for AUD$19.95, and 14 July 2010 on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 Microsoft Points. <em>DeathSpank<\/em> is rated M by the COB. \u00a0For more information on <em>DeathSpank<\/em>, please visit, www.deathspank.com.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Quite Possibly) The Funniest RPG Ever Made Serves up A Healthy Heap of Humour this Winter\u00a0\u00a0 30 June 2010, Australia \u00a0\u2013 Electronic Arts Inc. and leading independent developer Hothead Games\u2122 have announced that the upcoming downloadable action-RPG, DeathSpank\u2122, will be released on 13 July for PlayStation\u00ae Network and 14 July for Xbox LIVE\u00ae Arcade. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=6840\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6841,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6840\/revisions\/6841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}