DeathSpank (Electronic Arts) (ENG) (2010)

Electronic Arts today announced a deal with the developers of Shank and Deathspank to bring the downloadable games to multiple platforms.



The publishing deals are part of agreements that Klei and Hothead Games recently signed with EA Partners. While no specific release dates have yet been announced, Shank will be coming to the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this summer, and the current deal includes bringing Deathspank to the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2010.



Both Deathspank and Shank were showcased at last year's Penny Arcade Expo and Shank is currently a finalist for "Excellence in Visual Art" at this year's Independent Games Festival.



Taking place in a stylized, modern-Western setting, Shank tells a classic betrayal story directed through a sophisticated cinematic lens, with addictive action gameplay found in classic 2D side-scrolling games, according to EA.



In Deathspank, designed by Ron Gilbert, players take on the role of DeathSpank, the Hero to the Downtrodden, a Vanquisher of Evil and Defender of Justice as he fulfills his life-long destiny and searches for a mysterious and magical item only known as "The Artifact", according to EA.