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Platform Wii, PS3 Publisher Ubisoft Developer Grasshopper Manufacture Release Date 01/22/2008

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Suda51: Grasshopper Manufacture joined GungHo because it doesn't want to be an "outsourced developer"

By Tracey Lien on Jan 31, 2013 01.31.13

Grasshopper Manufacture boss Goichi "Suda51" Suda sold his studio to publisher GungHo Online Entertainment because he wants the studio to be an in-house developer, according to an interview with 4Gamer (in Japanese). GungHo announced earlier this week that it bought Grasshopper, the developer behind games like Lollipop Chainsaw, No More Heroes and the upcoming Killer Is Dead. Both Grasshopper and GungHo confirmed yesterday that all projects that are currently in development will continue as usual and will not be affected by the studio acquisition. When asked why he chose to sell the studio, Suda said that up until now Grasshopper Manufacture has mostly worked with big clients and many of the difficulties it has encountered has resulted from its role as an "outsourced developer." He...

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Grasshopper Manufacture's current games in development will not be affected by GungHo acquisition

By Tracey Lien on Jan 30, 2013 01.30.13

GungHo Online Entertainment's recent acquisition of Lollipop Chainsaw and Killer Is Dead developer Grasshopper Manufacture will not affect any games that are already in development, the publisher announced today. GungHo is the publisher of games like Ragnarok Online, Ragnarok Odyssey and Dokuro. The company announced yesterday that it bought Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio behind the No More Heroes series, Shadows of the Damned, Lollipop Chainsaw and the recently announced Killer Is Dead. Today it confirmed that Grasshopper Manufacture will continue to operate under studio boss Goichi Suda and all titles already in development at the studio before the acquisition will not be affected by the deal. President and CEO of GungHo Online Entertainment, Kazuki Morishita (pictured above,...

No More Heroes Releases
North America
  • Wii
    • Released 01/22/2008
    • Publisher Ubisoft
    • Developer Grasshopper Manufacture
  • PlayStation 3
    • Released 08/16/2011
    • Publisher Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
    • Developer Grasshopper Manufacture
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