We're thrilled to see that despite disappointing holiday sales EA is still willing to take a punt on untested, creative new IPs. That's exactly what it's doing by taking Tim Schafer's Brutal Legend under its wing, which has been announced today. The game started life with Sierra as its publisher but after the Activision-Blizzard merger it was turfed out, alongside Ghostbusters and Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena (both of which were rescued by Atari).
There were fears that, publisherless, Brutal Legend would never see the light of day. Thankfully EA has stepped up and guaranteed that we'll be stepping into Jack Black's guitar-wielding, demon slaying shoes next Autumn. We can't wait to see more of the game, though it won't be long now. Gameplay footage will be shown at Spike TV's VGAs on December 14th. Until then, refamiliarise yourself with the bizarre concept by watching the video after the break.
