Brütal Legend, the next game from Tim Schafer and Double Fine (Psychonauts) was one of the games axed by Activision as a result of the Activision Blizzard merger, and now it has finally found a new home with Activision Blizzard's fiercest competitor EA. The game is set to be released next fall on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 and there will be an exclusive gameplay presentation at the Spike TV Video Game Awards this weekend that is hosted by Jack Black (who portrays main character Eddie Riggs).
Happy quote courtesy of the press release:
"This is awesome news!" stated Tim Schafer, President of Double Fine Productions. "The quality and creativity of the games EA Partners has been involved with make it a perfect home for our baby, Brütal Legend. Some people were starting to wonder if the saga of Eddie Riggs would ever see the light of day, but now I think it's clear that this game, like Metal itself, cannot be killed!"
"Brütal Legend is shaping up to be a creative tour de force," said David DeMartini, Senior Vice President and General Manager, EA Partners. "At EAP, we are deeply committed to giving the industry's elite independent developers a platform to launch their creations to a worldwide audience. Tim Schafer is known for some of the richest stories and characters in our industry, and with Jack Black offering his vocal styling's for Eddie Riggs, we are extremely excited to help Tim and his talented team at Double Fine see their vision come to fruition."
EA have also launched a very barren official website.