Games that try to poke fun at the medium's cliches only end up rehashing them. Can DeathSpank lampoon gaming's most tedious failures while rising above them? "If there isn't a good fun game at the core, nothing else matters," Gilbert says. "DeathSpank is more of a satire of games rather than a parody, but the real key is to make a good solid game. The funny is just icing on the cake."
Interviewing voice actor Michael Dobson, Pixels or Death talks about his career, the roles he's played, and how the industry has changed since he started.
GG3 returns with more game deals, brought in the form of a gameplay commentary, so that it's clearer whether a good deal is worth it or not. This time, it's time for the latest Humble sale and Deathspank is the narrator.
Hardcore Gamer: Paying anything over $1 gets you a Steam key for DeathSpank, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, and Penny Arcade's On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One. Paying $6 or more gets you Episode Two and The Baconing. OSTs are DeathSpank and Episode One are included with every purchase.
