Ron Gilbert won't be sticking around the Hothead offices long enough to see his latest game, the supposed "Monkey Island meets Diablo" action-RPG Deathspank, to certification. Gilbert announced on his blog that he has "left" Hothead. "I wanted to let all the Premium Gold Level Grumpy Gamer subscribers know that I left Hothead," he said, before adding that his goal was to make a Nobel prize-winning title.

Gilbert didn't comment on why he left Hothead, or if he has another project in the works, but the creator does have plans to be a part of the marketing for Deathspank, which is still due for release at some point in 2010 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and [REDACTED].

'Monkey Island' creator wraps 'Deathspank" work and leaves Hothead [MTV Multiplayer]

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bluemeep

Uh-oh.

McChiken

Maybe work on penny arcade 3?

Monodi

Maybe he got...

HOTHEADED?!?!






Ok seriously now, that's weird but I will wish him luck on whatever he got on his mind.

Pwnstar117

Pwnstar117

Saaaaddddd ffaaaaccceee

Catmurderer

Is [REDACTED] a new system or something? I havent heard of it.

Bob Muir

Uh...what?

Xzyliac

@Monodi
Dammit! I wanted to say that and you know it!

AmanitaZest

Guys, read the original article: it says this: "Gilbert didn't specify what his next project would be, but he said that he would still be involved with EA and Hothead's publicity efforts after his departure." So he's still working with them, sort of.

Sæglópur

I love Ron Gilbert, but that's pretty lame.

I'm wondering if he thinks DeathSpank sucks and wants to get as far away from it as possible before its release this year. It's still tied to Gilbert, however, and his hands are drenched in blood.

I think this game looks really cool and I've definitely had it on my list of "must downloads", but this doesn't make me so confident. I wanted that Gilbert TLC, but he abandoned it. He abandoned his baby? Why? :(

Oh well, at least Hothead still makes games...

Oh yes, I just went there.

TewDee

Kinda seems like he left because his work was done, that's all.

The Amazing Shenazin

dun dun dun, nutha one bites the dust

AudioTerror

I hope this means nothing bad about the game. Also, does ANYONE know what hell is the deal with the last two episodes of Penny Arcade Adventures? I loved those games.

AudioTerror

Never mind. Google answered my question with a quick search.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/26/penny-arcade-adventures-discontinued-there-wont-be-an-episode/

Occams electric toothbrush

Yeah....I kinda hate Deathspank just because it exists and Penny Arcade episode three doesnt. THAT'S SO MATURE OF ME RIGHT? Oh well. Hope it's decent.