{"id":640763,"date":"2013-01-31T15:11:36","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T20:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=214310"},"modified":"2013-01-31T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T20:11:36","slug":"killer-is-dead-release-date-sometime-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/640763","title":{"rendered":"Killer Is Dead Release Date: Sometime This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japanese publisher Kadokawa Games today announced that Killer is Dead<\/em> will get a global release sometime in the summer of 2013. The title will launch for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.<\/p>\n

Killer is Dead<\/em> is being developed by Grasshopper Manufacture<\/a>, the studio headed by Goichi Suda, also known as “Suda51<\/a>.” The developer is famous for quirky and unapologetically juvenile titles such as Killer 7<\/em>, No More Heroes<\/em>, Shadows of the Damned<\/em>, and Lollipop Chainsaw<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The release window announcement is probably meant to reassure fans that the game is still on track, and hasn’t been disrupted by recent events. Yesterday it was announced<\/a> that Grasshopper Manufacture has been purchased by GungHo Online Entertainment, a Japanese publisher known for the Ragnarok Online<\/em> series of games.<\/p>\n

Killer is Dead<\/em> puts players into the shoes of Mondo Zappa, a James Bond-type “executioner” who is tasked with eliminating criminals in a not-to-distant noir future. He wields a katana in his right hand and his bionic left hand can become a number of interchangeable weapons. The game features a unique, contrast-heavy art style that can be seen in the first trailer for the game, which was released earlier this month:<\/p>\n