Leadership of the studio is being handled by Ian Wilkinson serving as CEO, and Tim Bennison serving as COO. It is worth noting that Wilkinson was one of the co-founders of Radical Entertainment all the way back in 1991. Bennison is also an industry veteran in his own right, having previously served in the same position at Capcom Game Studio Vancouver and working on various visual effects for Marvel, Disney and Warner Bros. films. At Radical Entertainment, he worked as executive producer and vice president of technology, and worked on games like The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Prototype.

New Radical Games is advertising its services on its official website. The studio doesn’t seem to have any plans to work on its own projects or IPs for the time being. Rather, the services it is offering include “work for hire” on the complete development of a game, work mobile and console releases, co-development alongside another studio, development of ports to new platforms, and development of remasters of older titles.

“It all started with Radical Entertainment back in 1991,” wrote New Radical Games on its official website. “Fast forward to 2025 and we have amassed invaluable experience along the way. We know how to capture the essence of world-class intellectual properties, and deliver licensed games that delight fans everywhere.”

Radical Entertainment itself has had a storied history. Founded in 1991 in Vancouver, the studio worked on many projects before being acquired by Vivendi in 2005. Three years later, as part of Activision’s acquisition of several companies under Vivendi, Radical Entertainment would also be part of the merger. Having worked on games like Prototype at the time, the studio would eventually be shuttered, with its incorporated status being dissolved by the government of Canada.

Among the several games developed by Radical Entertainment are PS2 cult-classics like The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, and a few Crash Bandicoot games. Open-world superhero game Prototype was another one of its major releases.

Hothead Games, on the other hand, was founded from the ashes of Radical Entertainment’s acquisition by Vivendi. The studio worked on several games with an emphasis on comedy. The late 2000s saw it working on two episodes of Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, as well as comedic action RPG DeathSpank. The 2010s would see the studio pivot to mobile development, before it ultimately filed for bankruptcy in 2024. The studio has notable experience with working on mobile ports of major releases, including the Android and iOS release of Civilization 6.

While the two companies might have joined forces under a single banner, considering the statements on the official website, we are unlikely to see any remastered releases of games like The Simpsons: Hit & Run anytime soon.

The long talked about interactive Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy game from Hothead games is finally about to hit the iPhone and iPad market.  The hit novel series written by Douglas Adams and then made into a film with Mobb Deep has now found its way to the gaming world as a real life, interactive game coming soon.

This is an actually Guide though depicted in the novels and film which is really cool because “Just like the real Guide, we see this version as something that will continually be expanded and added to,” DeYoung told Kotaku.  While then mentioning adding more content to the Guide as they see fit.  Continuing on he told Kotaku that “We have so much respect for the original that we had to stay true to the style of Douglas Adams, and deliver an app that feels familiar to fans, but updated for today’s devices.”  More info here.

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A new Deathspank title is in the works, subtitled “The Baconing.”

‘The Baconing’ once again puts players in control of DeathSpank who sets out to locate the Fires of Bacon.

Hothead describes it as a “Monkey Island meets Diabloexperience” starring new and old friends “in an all new science fiction post apocalyptic world with lots of exciting surprises, quests, puzzles and enemies”.

As Hothead explains: “Battle four all new bosses like the Minorque, fight alongside a new sidekick named Bob from Marketing, tame an all new insane level of difficulty and visit all new locations such as The Forbidden Zone, The Forest of Tomorrow, Barnacle Lake and others as you seek out to find the locations of the infamous Fires of Bacon to once and for all destroy the evil power of the thongs.”

From the sounds of things it will be just as funny as the other games in the series.

Enjoy the new trailer for the game above.

Alright well this is HUGE news for me as I think Douglas Adams, the creator of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy story among others, is a comedy genius.  It started off as a book of course entitled Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, which was then made into one of the funniest movies I have ever seen, but that us just my opinion.  You might love the film or think it is stupid, but never the less it is a crime to not have watched the film all the way through and maybe even a second time as you might not understand some of the jokes the first time around. Even though Douglas Adams continued to make sequels in the form of books the first one is still the only one that has been made into a film.

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Now the movie is being made into a game with of course no details whatsoever are out, no release date window and not even what platforms it will be on.  An Official Site was put up but doesn’t really detail anything except ‘Do Not Panic!’ which you can check out here.  Only details we currently have are that Hothead Games will be making it and I am really looking forward to it… does 42 mean anything to anyone?  No?  Well then go away!  Just kidding stay… please.  Anyway Hothead jumped on the chance to work on a game for such an awesome movie, I just hope they hold down their end and make a good game while collaboration with Douglas Adams on this project WOULD BE IDEAL.  Hothead’s Joel DeYoung only had this to say about the game..“We’re super excited to be involved with such a legendary creation as The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”.  Well that clears everything up.. wait that doesn’t clear anything up. Hothead if your at E3 this year, we are coming for you!  Keep it here for the latest.  If you want to play the old school text based game for Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy play her for free.

Swarm team members Pete and Joel bring us through a level of the game while commentating in this action-platformer from developer Hothead Games seeing if one can beat the others score. Published by Ignition Entertainment, in Swarm you can run, bash, huddle, boost, stack, jump, push and throw your way through gauntlets of death and destruction as you guide your swarm of 50 pudgy blue aliens through a danger filled world.  Swarm comes out for the Xbox 360 Live Arcade and Playstation 3 Network early this year.

The indie game developer has gone for the slasher market, and you play as a knight hacking his way through foes, and solvnig the occasionaly puzzle.

Available for digital download next month Deathspank will release on July 13th for PlayStation Network and July 14th for Xbox LIVE Arcade at $14.99 and 1200 Microsoft Points respectively.

With Ron Gilbert, the lead dev behind The Secret of Monkey Island, taking the helm, we can only expect good things.

“The team at Hothead Games is a perfect fit for EA Partners. They are a great example of how the EA Partners program continues to emphasize the importance of building strong relationships with the world’s top indie developers,” said Jamil Moledina, Outreach Director, Business Development at EA Partners. “DeathSpank is an engrossingly fun and hysterically funny experience, and we are all excited to have the opportunity to help introduce DeathSpank to gamers across the world.”

Ian Wilkinson, CEO of Hothead Games added, “We are proud of our independence, but are very excited to be working with EA Partners on a title as big as DeathSpank. With EA Partners handling distribution and marketing, Hothead can continue to focus on what we do best, making great games.”