Hothead Games announced plans to publish Ron Gilbert's long-awaited RPG-adventure game, DeathSpank. Described as "Monkey Island meets Diablo", the game will be released in episodic format and feature Gilbert's unique style of humor and storytelling. The episodic game follows the thong-tastic adventures of a misguided hero named DeathSpank, a character that first appeared on Gilbert's Grumpy Gamer website in a series of animated comics. In related news, Ron Gilbert will be joining the company's Vancouver-based studio as Creative Director, effective immediately.