Tag Archives: Grasshopper Manufacture
Tue, May 21, 2013 | 12:54 BST
Killer is Dead gets huge screen dump: shows bosses, combat & more
Killer is Dead developer Grasshopper Manufacture has released a huge gallery of new shots for its twisted action game, showing off four bosses, plenty of sword-play some bloke riding a tiger, obviously. The game’s out on PS3 and Xbox 360 in August.
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Posted in: Action, Fighter, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead, suda 51
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 14:03 BST
Killer is Dead first run bonuses detailed a bit more
Grasshopper Manufacture has provided more details on the first run bonuses for Killer is Dead, which for now seem to be for Japan only.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, Development, PS3, RPG, XSEED, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead
Sat, May 11, 2013 | 19:56 BST
Killer is Dead can appeal to “a wide group of people”, Mondo Girl Betty a first print bonus
Grasshopper Manufacture’s new action-RPG, Killer is Dead, can appeal to a wider group of consumers XSEED feels. It just needs to get the game noticed by those who shop big box retailers.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, RPG, XSEED, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Ken Berry, Killer is Dead
Thu, May 02, 2013 | 23:02 BST
Publishers didn’t know how to sell Grasshopper games, says Suda
Goichi Suda believes that Grasshopper Manufacture games will sell better now that the developer isn’t always fighting against publisher expectations.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manufacture
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 10:47 BST
New Killer is Dead trailer turns on the jazz
Following on from the memorable Killer is Dead trailer revealed at the beginning of the month, Grasshopper Manufacture has returned with a jazzy number highlighting the August 2013 release’s sensual side.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead, suda 51
Wed, Apr 17, 2013 | 09:31 BST
Killer is Dead: new screens show a cavalcade of violence, insanity
Killer is Dead developer Grasshopper Manufacture has released a huge stack of new screens into the wild, showing unfortunately-named hero Mondo Zappa tussling with robotic enemies and slicing off limbs while liking very cool.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 | 20:31 BST
Suda 51 doesn’t think sexuality in games should be as “big a taboo” as it is in the west
Grasshopper Manufacture CEO doesn’t think sexuality in video games should be as big deal as it is in western countries.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, PS3, XSEED, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead, sex in games, sexuality in games, suda 51
Fri, Apr 05, 2013 | 10:32 BST
Suda51 discusses next action game, due 2014
Grasshopper Manufacture boss Goichi Suda has discussed his next action game in a new interview. It follows the studio’s recent batch of teaser art, which smells a lot like a No More Heroes spin-off starring Shinobu.
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Posted in: Action, Japan
Tags: Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manufacture, suda 51
Tue, Apr 02, 2013 | 11:56 BST
Grasshopper acquisition means “complete creative freedom”, Suda51 confirms
Grasshopper Manufacture founder Goichi Suda has confirmed that the studio’s recent acquisition by GungHo Entertainment will not restrict the developer’s creative freedom at all, in fact he now has complete creative freedom.
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Posted in: Japan
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, GungHo Online Entertainment, suda51
Tue, Apr 02, 2013 | 19:05 BST
Killer is Dead trailer gives some plot details, is rad
Look, Suda, I don’t actually need to know why I’m slicing enemies up in glorious technicolour in Killer is Dead, but as narrative devices go “the Earth has been stolen” is a pretty good one.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, PS3, XSEED, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 | 23:00 GMT
Killer is Dead debut trailer gets official English release
XSEED has released its first trailer for the western launch of Killer is Dead, showing off the Grasshopper Manufacture title’s English localisation.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, PS3, XSEED, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead
Mon, Mar 11, 2013 | 04:21 GMT
PS4: Suda “horny” for new console, future challenges
Grasshopper Manufacture boss Goichi Suda has kindly provided a perfect headline quote expressing his enthusiasm for Sony’s new console.
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Posted in: PS4
Tags: Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manufacture
Tue, Mar 05, 2013 | 14:00 GMT
‘New’ Killer Is Dead trailer isn’t new, but sure is enjoyable
Killer is Dead has received a ‘new’ trailer from publisher Deep Silver. Developed by Suda 51′s Grasshoper Manufacture, the game follows assassin Mondo Zappa as he carves up goons with his katana.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead, suda 51
Mon, Feb 11, 2013 | 02:27 GMT
Killer is Dead Vita, Move, DLC and multiplayer not detailed
Killer is Dead may well boast a world of interesting new features, but Grasshopper Manufacture isn’t talking about any of them. File this one under “non-report”.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, PS3, XSEED, Xbox 360
Tags: Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead
Mon, Feb 11, 2013 | 01:52 GMT
Grasshopper team “to continue to make games in the manner they are accustomed to”
Publisher interference is not on the cards as part of GungHo’s acquisition of Grasshopper Manufacture, both companies have said.
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Posted in: Development, Trade
Tags: Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manufacture, GungHo Online Entertainment
Thu, Jan 31, 2013 | 21:10 GMT
Killer Is Dead – Deep Silver to publish in Europe, XSEED in North America
Deep Silver will publish Grasshopper Manufacture’s Killer Is Dead in Europe, according to an announcement from the firm. The Suda 51 title, now owned by Japanese publisher GungHo and XSEED will be published the title in North America it has been confirmed. Killer is Dead launches this summer on PS3 and Xbox 360. New screenshots are below.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, Development, PS3, Screens, XSEED, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead, suda 51
Wed, Jan 30, 2013 | 14:07 GMT
GungHo confirms Grasshopper Manufacture purchase, Suda 51 responds
Earlier this morning we reported that Ragnarok publisher GungHo Online Entertainment had acquired No More Heroes developer Grasshopper Manufacture. The publisher has now published an official statement on the matter, with comment from Grasshopper founder Goichi Suda.
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Posted in: Japan
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Gungho Online America, suda 51
Wed, Jan 30, 2013 | 09:45 GMT
Grasshopper Manufacture merging with GungHo Online Entertainment
Killer is Dead and Lollipop Chainsaw developer Grasshopper Manufacture is to merge with Ragnarok publisher GungHo Online Entertainment as of February 1st. The announcement comes from the pages of this week’s Famitsu.
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Posted in: XSEED
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, GungHo Online Entertainment, Killer is Dead, suda 51
Thu, Jan 24, 2013 | 10:51 GMT
Killer is Dead: XSEED downplays US publishing rumours
Killer is Dead – Grasshopper Manufacture’s rather mad-sounding hack n’ slash title – has been tied to publisher XSEED following a string of domain name registrations that appeared earlier this week. The publisher has contacted VG247 to deliver a frank, but painfully short debunker.
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Posted in: Action, Fighter, XSEED
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead, suda 51, XSEED
Wed, Jan 23, 2013 | 08:52 GMT
Killer is Dead details revealed by Suda 51: features Yakuza riding tigers
Killer is Dead seems like it’s shaping up to be a Suda 51 fan’s dream. Swords, assassins, Yakuza, tigers, all sorts of weird shit. The Grasshopper Manufacture founder has been talking about the game in some detail among the pages of this week’s Famitsu. It sounds insane.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead, suda 51
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