D3Publisher has announced the development of Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, a third-person shooter "with a sense of humour" for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Eat Lead is written by 2008 Writer's Guild Award winner Dave Ellis, and features the return of imaginary 80's videogame action hero, Matt Hazard, and parodies some of the most beloved genres of games and pop culture.

In Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, videogame action hero Matt Hazard gets his chance to prove once and for all that he is the king of shooters when the new owner of mega game publisher, Marathon Megasoft, gives Matt his comeback role starring in a new title for next-gen consoles that pits him against all of his memorable foes from videogames past.

"Eat Lead parodies some of our fondest memories in classic gaming and pop culture, so gamers will have a laugh out loud experience every time they pick-up the controller," said, Pete Andrew, vice president, product development, North America, D3P. "With an original storyline, Eat Lead perfectly blends action and humour with rock solid gameplay for an experience like no other."

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard is anticipated for release in Q1 2009 for the Xbox 360 and PS3.