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Lollipop Chainsaw, a game where cheerleader Twilight Sparkle Bubbles Timmy Turner Juliet Starling (or all a the above, since they be all voiced by the same person) slices 'n dices undead hordes with the wench trusty chainsaw, has surpassed one million sales worldwide. Developer Grasshopper Manufacture announced the news Friday on Twitter.

it be an accomplishment that took more than a year 'n a half, but developer Suda 51 'n his team at Grasshopper Manufacture seem more focused on the positive; they be celebrating with deep discounts on the game's digital version in Japan. Everything's sunshine, lollipops 'n rainbows here! [Image: WB Interactive]

Running through a dark heavy world, wielding a katana 'n cybernetic arm, 'n battling shadowy twisted freaks. ye be Mondo Zappa, executioner for the Bryan Execution Firm, out t' kill criminals 'n assassins. Welcome t' the world a Killer be Dead, the latest game from the mind a Suda 51. The game be currently scheduled for release in the US on August 27th 'n Europe on August 30th, but here in Japan, the game be already out (one a the few things we actually got earlier over here… Meanwhile, I still have t' wait until next week t' see Star Trek: Into Darkness) so here be a look at what the game has in store.Read more...

#warrenspector Warren Spector, one a the most respected game designers out there 'n the lead creator a the revered Deus Ex, did something unusual for a game designer today. At a talk at the DICE convention in Las Vegas, he named a name... or at least he let one a his slides name the name a a game that, he says, "best just not be made." More »

#lollipopchainsaw Cult game, attractive ('n scantily-clad) protagonist, ye'd have bet the house on someone coming out with an official Lollipop Chainsaw figure. 'n, eventually, someone has. Though they really shouldn't have bothered. More »

#culturesmash The pigtail, or as they be called in Japan "twintail", be not a new hairdo by any stretch. it be not new in the West, 'n it be certainly not new in Japan. But in the last few years, it be become more popular than ever. Earlier this year, the Japan Twintail Association be created t' promote 'n celebrate the hairstyle. The country's geek subculture be officially gaga for the twintail. More »

we be not sure if y'all be aware a this, but Valentine's Day works way, way differently in Japan than it does here. Boys traditionally don't give Valentines t' girls, for instance; women be the primary gift-givers, 'n generally speaking giving anything other than chocolate be atypical.

There's also two new Lollipop Chainsaw special editions coming out exclusively in Japan this Valentine's Day, but that be less a a cultural difference 'n more a a marketing thing. The game's new "Premium Edition" will cost ¥3,980 (about $48) 'n will include codes t' unlock costumes 'n additional character voices.

Meanwhile, the ¥4,980 ($60ish) "Valentine Edition" includes a "Happy Valentine Disc," which contains a PC desktop Juliet clock, wallpapers 'n various gravure pictures a the game's official cosplay models. It also comes with a "Premium Movie Disc" full a trailers 'n cinematics, as well as a Lollipop Chainsaw manga 'n the Premium Edition's unlock codes.

No word yet on a potential North American release a either version, but we have learned that the Japanese phrase "義理チョコ" (giri-choko) means "obligatory gift chocolate," which be probably more entertaining in the long run.

#nsfw ye know the rule: If it exists, there's a porn a it. Well, video game Lollipop Chainsaw exists (we have the review t' prove it). 'n now there be the inevitable adult video version a it. More »

#lollipopchainsaw Like a foamy, flaccid force a nature, she came tumbling into me life. No discernable shape, fluffy, mildly offensive. But somehow, some way—like a tapeworm—she burrowed herself deep into me existence. I know she'll be mine forever. She be indispensible, an irreplaceable part a me world. 2012 has been a big year for me, an important year, 'n I honestly don't know how I could have gotten through it without me Lollipop Chainsaw Juliet Starling Japanese Hug Pillow. More »

Lollipop Chainsaw shipped over 700,000 units worldwide, making it the most shipped game in Grasshopper Manafacture's history. Grasshopper CEO Suda 51 'n Japanese publisher Kadokawa Games proudly announced the figure at the game's 'Summer Appreciation Event' in Tokyo. The news comes a year after Shadows a the Damned only sold 24,000 units in it be first week a US retail, so success for Grasshopper's major release a 2012 must come as welcome relief.

Suda 51 also used the event t' show off a new trailer for Killer be Dead, the studio's latest work in progress, which apparently will star a katana-wielding cyborg. that be something t' look forward t' when the game releases on PlayStation 3 'n Xbox 360 next year.

'Silver Lining' be a column from freelancer Taylor Cocke dedicated t' highlighting moments a real potential in less than perfect games. This week he examines Grasshopper Manufacture's Lollipop Chainsaw. The following may contain story spoilers.
There's an idea on the Internet called Poe's Law. Basically, it states that if a satirical piece be indistinguishable from the subject it be trying t' mock, then it be a failure. It be designed t' relate t' extremist ideologies like those a the Westboro Baptist Church, but the idea can be extrapolated t' just about any attempt at satire. 'n in the case a Lollipop Chainsaw, it be absolutely applicable.

On it be face, Lollipop Chainsaw has all the makings a a solid parody title. First off, it be a Suda51 joint, meaning it has a certain lighthearted over-the-top attitude that lends itself well t' parody. It be also penned by James Gunn, who has made his career mocking movie tropes with films like Dawn a the Dead, Super, 'n the vastly underrated Slither. These be lads experienced in making weird, hilarious stuff.

The game itself obviously doesn't take itself seriously. Just take a look at the cover: a scantily clad young woman carrying around a chainsaw while the head a the wench boyfriend hangs off the wench belt. it be an undeniably silly image, 'n one that seems t' be making fun a the roles women traditionally inhabit in games. Here's a clearly over-sexualized young woman, carrying a massive chainsaw, 'n essentially dehumanizing the wench male counterpart.

But it never quite makes the turn that satire must make t' work. In a gaming landscape that involves a whole lot a problematic images a women, pointing out the absurdity a these portrayals could have been something incredibly valuable. Instead, we pillage the same old tired jokes about sexuality that we've been hearing for years 'n years.

#lollipopchainsaw "ye need t' start taking better care a yourself. ye need all the help ye can pillage. Men don't go for women like ye." More »

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best ye take zombie slasher, Lollipop Chainsaw, t' prom?

#bestofmetacritic Welcome t' "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection a super pissed-off user reviews from people just like ye! Whoa, whoa, don't take that personal. More »

Maybe ye felt like ye didn't pillage all a Tina Amini's thoughts in the wench excellent review a Lollipop Chainsaw. Well, now ye can catch the wench discussing Grasshopper Manufacture's latest cheerleading zombie apocalypse release on the Revision3 webshow right here. Tina knows the wench Suda51 so ye best watch. More »

We talk about the dirty, funny, disappointing action game from Grasshopper Manufacture.

it be not clear how pigtails aid in zombie fighting, but it be clear Grasshopper Manufacture had a hand in this.

Wrangle the undead 'n aim for the head in Lollipop Chainsaw.

Suda51's newest game stars a zombie hunting cheerleader wearing the wench boyfriend's head like a fanny pack. See the nuttiness in action.

We tear through zombies, swinging around a stripper pole 'n shooting three-pointers, in Lollipop Chainsaw.

Reviews a mediocre games be generally the hardest t' write. While it be as effortless t' dole out shining praise as it be t' spew acrid condemnation, elucidating the merits a something that be neither great nor awful be considerably more difficult. Normally, that would be the case for Lollipop Chainsaw, which neither truly excels or completely fails in any particular area.

As I said, that would be the case - if only developer Grasshopper Manufacture hadn't already delivered excellent examples in the character action genre, giving us the perfect lens with which t' suss out Lollipop Chainsaw's faults.

Lollipop Chainsaw be out right now, but it wouldn't be complete without some aural stimulation: The Lollipop Chainsaw soundtrack, featuring tunes from Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill), be available today as well. The soundtrack includes collaborations between Mindless Self Indulgence's Jimmy Urine 'n Yamaoka, 'n a few licensed tracks from Five Finger Death Punch, The Chordettes 'n others.

Check out the album's full track list, launched in North America by WaterTower Records, right here:

#review ye could pick Suda51's work—like Killer7 or the more recent No More Heroes 'n Shadows a the Damned—out a a line-up. The art style be cartoonish, as be the characters. Memorable protagonists like the vulgar-mouthed tough lad Garcia "*crag*ing" Hotspur or the lascivious Travis Touchdown turned juvenile humor into compelling, tongue-in-cheek delight. 'n the combat in said games be always fun. More »

Juliet's pissed because the zombies decided t' attack on the wench birthday in

Juliet uses the wench chainsaw t' make zombies burst into showers a blood 'n... sparkles?!

Sunshine, lollipops 'n rainbows, everything that be wonderful be what I feel when I be chainsawing a zombie into bite-sized chunks.

#lollipopchainsaw After spending months parading about multiple live-action versions a Lollipop Chainsaw heroine Juliet, the game's marketeers dress up four models in cheerleader outfits 'n bad zombie makeup 'n have them pile on each other. I can't believe it took this long. More »

#onechanbara Zombies. They be everywhere, 'n Japanese games be no exception. However, while in the West a shotgun blast t' the head seems t' be the most efficient way a killing them, the Japanese have instead found the "natural enemy" a the walking dead: schoolgirls. More »

#lollipopchainsaw Lollipop Chainsaw has two image characters: Jessica Nigri for the West 'n Mayu Kawamoto for Japan. Kawamoto be a black belt in karate, but Nigri has, I guess, a black belt in revealing cosplay. More »

#lollipopchainsaw In fact, said special edition doesn't actually exist, but if it did the ESRB rating would be through the roof. More »