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Lollipop Chainsaw’s Starling Sisters Kick Zombie Dick

We’re steadfast in our approach to Lollipop Chainsaw’s June 12th release date and we have yet another trailer to add to our belt.  This time, Juliet’s sisters, Cordelia and Rosalind, are showcased.

Not content with letting Juliet be the only zombie killing Starling, her sisters enter the fray with just as much talent for dismemberment and a...

Concept images for Suda 51 and Grasshopper Manufacture’s freshly announced Killer is Dead.  Coming out for the PS3 and Xbox 360, Suda’s new piece slashes the same vein Killer 7 and No More Heroes did while being related to this games in spirit only.

Shadows of the Damned Gettin’ Sequelized?

“I’m thinking of a sequel, actually,” says famed composer and collaborator, Akira Yamaoka, his interest giving a Shadows successor the only shred of traction it has.

Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture’s grindhouse-y homage to horror and action flicks that populated the ‘80’s with awesome may have been received well by all that played it, but suffered from the fact that “all” in sales speak actually encompassed a group of people that could barely fill a high school gymnasium.

Even so, when Eurogamer inquired if publisher EA would back a sequel, the Silent Hill composer replied with a firm “Probably."  I’m confident if the developer’s next project, the high school horror movie inspired Lollipop Chainsaw, leaves a bigger mark, Grasshopper Manufacture will be allowed free reign on anything they’d like.  Mr. Yamaoka and the twenty-four fans that bought Shadows sure hope that means more B-flick adventures with Garcia Hotspur and his incorrigible Johnson.

The Voices Behind Lollipop Chainsaw

Filmmaker and all around goddamned American hero James Gunn has lent a demented hand to Lollipop Chainsaw and he’s brought some vocal talent to help.  As always, behind the scenes with Mr. Gunn is a real treat; no industry professional alive can get away with asking a performer to act like they “have half a fucking clue” and make them want toin one fell swoop....

Lollipop Chainsaw (PS3/Xbox 360)

The many wardrobe changes for Juliet Starling.  The difference between life and death could hinge on how high your skirt hikes up.  Remember this.