To celebrate this epic new name, we want to see your bacon pictures and photos.  Post them to the Hothead facebook page for a chance to win a hothead mug. We can’t wait to see how epic-ly greasy you’ll go!

The letter –

“Greetings Worshippers! DeathSpank here, requesting assistance from the Downtrodden in hopes of finding a new Quest filled with full doses of Dispensing Justice.

I have been searching the Hothead blog recently for how many times I could find my name and amongst some stupid little blue creatures that I swore I made extinct in my previous adventures, I noticed some of you suggested ideas for my next journey.

Well…times are tough and although every good hero deserves a break, I haven’t Vanquished Evil for what feels like a console generation or more…and a hero can only go so long before he feels the need to start jabbing pointy things into unsuspecting bystanders.

So…I, DeathSpank, am calling on YOU, the Downtrodden to help me convince those incredibly unfocused, preoccupied and clearly sidetracked people at Hothead Games to send me on my next quest.

With every hero’s adventure comes an amazing quest and that quest requires an even greater name. So I need you to inspire the creators of my world to get me back to work. And hurry please…my heroic fridge is running low on chicken legs and ice cream bars.”

Here at Hothead Games, we hate to see heroes go hungry, so do your part and help end hero hunger. We want to know what YOU would call DeathSpank’s next game?
Anything goes, so be creative and send in your best ideas by posting your name suggestions in the comments.

Name ideas such as “Fires of Bacon” and “Quest of the Downtrodden” have already been sent in so jump to it fast and do it now! We look forward to reading your ideas over at our Forums.

Would you guys and gals be interested in pre-ordering a pop-up book that had 5 or 6 spreads like the ones below for $60? The picture below is of an awesome Harry Potter pop-up book we got for reference. The price point may sound steep, but we won’t be producing many of these books so they’ll be pricey for us to make.

If we get enough excitement built up, we’ll setup a pre-order system and we’ll get this project started!

Let us know what you think by leaving a comment in our forums.

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It was a great year for DeathSpank, thank you to all of the fans who supported us!

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Head on over to Swarm’s website mentioned above and check out the game and let us know what you think over on the Swarm forums at www.hotheadgames.com. 

You can also follow future updates on the Swarm game on Twitter, Facebook and through our RSS feed (which isn’t working right now, but should be up and running soon!).

The official DeathSpank Soundtrack is now available for download here, or grab it via BitTorrent.

The music for DeathSpank was composed by Jeff Tymoschuk, a long-time Hothead collaborator. Find out more about Jeff’s music by visiting his web site.

From all of us at Hothead, the very best to you this holiday and all the best for 2011!

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While the rumour of a new Deathspank game is in the works, we are looking at ways to improve the quality of the game experience should we actually get a chance to send DeathSpank on his third adventure. So head on into the forums and let us know the biggest things you would like to see fixed.  Examples of things that I would love to see addressed are the time it takes to eat food, can treasure chests open faster and man would it be nice to have the blocking play a big part in gameplay.

Like any good game, we always ship with issues that we simply do not have enough time to perfect. With your feedback, we can ensure that we are looking at the biggest items that affect the fans of our games. We look forward to your comments and thanks for taking the time to help make the next installment of DeathSpank an even better experience!

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Winners will be announced on December 14.

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