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DeathSpank Coming To PC And Mac Starting This Month

Even your mom knew this was going to happen, but it's nice to have confirmation.

DeathSpank is indeed coming to the PC and Mac. The PC version will shoot first, however, and land on Steam on October 26. The Mac version's release date will be announced later, Hothead Games has said.
 
Popular belief pegged DeathSpank as a future PC and Mac release long before this morning's reveal, back to even before the hack-and-slash title debuted on Xbox Live Arcade. This is due in part to Hothead Games' legacy of desktop releases and the game's traditionally PC-centric style of play, but the winks and nudges from game creator Ron Gilbert haven't hurt the impression either. 
 

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DeathSpank PC is priced at 15 bucks. You can get an additional 10 percent off that tag if you pre-order now via Steam. Additionally, you can get 15 percent off the combined price of DeathSpank and Klei Entertainment's Shank if you pre-order the indie-licious "Shank and 'Spank" bundle the two studios have cobbled together. The Steam version of Shank, as you might already know, hits this October 26, too. 
 
== TEASER ==Here's a Quick Look for the Xbox 360 version of the game. It probably wouldn't hurt to check out Jeff's take on it, either. Turns out that DeathSpank isn't exactly that funny. Or that fun.  

  

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Have your say here...

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@KaosAngel said:
" 10 bucks too much.  L4D2 is 7 bucks, no chance in hell I'm spending more than 5 for this. "
Seems a bit unfair to compare a brand new game that's just being released, to a moderatly old one that's being discounted on a one day only sale.
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@Vodun said:
" People sure do spend a lot of time mentioning they don't care about this game... "
I'm going to counter it. I fucking love DeathSpank. Like really really love both games. 
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maybe I will play the demo... but then again I dont know

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Edited By ajamafalous

Oh, hey, there's a PC release for Shank? 
 
 
 
I'll pick that up.

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Edited By uberexplodey

Good thing my mom knew about this.  
Phew...

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as a PC gamer, yay.

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I wanna see Shank and Spank team up in the same game.

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Edited By Overwatch

Finally! Just bought it on Steam. Can't wait to play this thing!

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Sweet was waiting for either to come to PC, will pick up both.
Still interested despite whatever geneal opinion on DeathSpank is on GB

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this trend of shitting on games that GB staffers (well, mostly Jeff) dont like is hilarious. It's like i'm in highschool again watching kids trying to be cool by mimicking the "cool kids"
 
Anyway, Shank is also coming to the PC and Mac on the same day as Deathspank

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God damn that name is fucking atrocious, offensive even. Fuck that game.

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I also do not care.
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People sure do spend a lot of time mentioning they don't care about this game...
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Not interested.

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Edited By crusader8463

As I said in the same article over at 1up.com, Meh.
 
Had they released it day and date on the PC they would have gotten a sale from me. However, after waiting this long for it, and seeing all the videos and reviews talking about how tedious and mediocer the game is, I don't think I will be picking this up. I lost interest in it rather fast after watching the quicklooks of it.

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Not sure if I really care... the game looks boring and way too repetitive. I think I'll give it a pass.

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Couldn't care less about DeathSpank. Never have never will.

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Edited By NekuSakuraba

Definitely buying it.

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Color me not surprised at all. 

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this game is so bad.

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Edited By cornbredx

It's about time. 
 
I still want to play this even if Jeff dont like it. I've just been waiting for the PC version.
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I still want to give this game a try.
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Hoorah!  Another platform to further ignore this game on.

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Ill prolly pick it up when it goes on sale and I don't have a stack of awesome games to finish.

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A day late and about $15 too much.

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piracy. fuck yeah

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Perfect! Then I'll buy the game when it hits $6.63 during an inevitable Steam sale.

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Here's a Quick Look for the Xbox 360 version of the game. It probably wouldn't hurt to check out Jeff's take on it, either. Turns out that DeathSpank isn't exactly that funny. Or that fun.

 Well good, because I  would look forward to picking it up anyway.
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Edited By radioactivez0r

Yay for news that throws in unwanted opinions.  Now I'm torn, having not bought it on XBL yet - I assume that at some point there will be a Deathspank bundle (1&2) as a Steam weekend deal for real cheap...might have to hold out for that.

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10 bucks too much. 
 
L4D2 is 7 bucks, no chance in hell I'm spending more than 5 for this.

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Yay?

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Well...I hope all 5 of the people who give a shit enjoy their Deathspank with a keyboard.

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Have your say here...

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I might get the first one now. It just feels like it would be better on a PC.

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Awesome, now I can not play deathspank on my mac

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yes. Seems better as a pc title anyway.

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DeathSpank is indeed coming to the PC and Mac. The PC version will shoot first, however, and land on Steam on October 26. The Mac version's release date will be announced later, Hothead Games has said.
 
Popular belief pegged DeathSpank as a future PC and Mac release long before this morning's reveal, back to even before the hack-and-slash title debuted on Xbox Live Arcade. This is due in part to Hothead Games' legacy of desktop releases and the game's traditionally PC-centric style of play, but the winks and nudges from game creator Ron Gilbert haven't hurt the impression either. 
 

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DeathSpank PC is priced at 15 bucks. You can get an additional 10 percent off that tag if you pre-order now via Steam. Additionally, you can get 15 percent off the combined price of DeathSpank and Klei Entertainment's Shank if you pre-order the indie-licious "Shank and 'Spank" bundle the two studios have cobbled together. The Steam version of Shank, as you might already know, hits this October 26, too. 
 
== TEASER ==Here's a Quick Look for the Xbox 360 version of the game. It probably wouldn't hurt to check out Jeff's take on it, either. Turns out that DeathSpank isn't exactly that funny. Or that fun.