Grasshopper Manufacture says ‘something’s gonna happen’ on June 15

Grasshopper Manufacture is seemingly counting down to an announcement on June 15.

The No More Heroes and Killer is Dead studio, led by Suda51, has been counting down to something for a while on its 25th Anniversary website.

The countdown was initially set up on March 29, the date of the studio’s 25th anniversary, and was originally counting down to June 10.

However, as spotted by Twitter user Knoebel, the countdown appears to have been updated and now counts down to June 15.

The Countdown on Grasshoppers 25th Anniversary page got a few days on top and is now ending on June 15th.https://t.co/5F1E4IUDm0 https://t.co/2adTPFFeqV pic.twitter.com/InHejLcpxG

— Knoebel (@Knoebelbroet) June 5, 2023

Specifically, the countdown will end on:

• Japan – Thursday, June 15 at 13:00
• UK – Thursday, June 15 at 05:00
• EDT – Thursday, June 15 at 00:00 (midnight on June 14)
• PDT – Wednesday, June 14 at 21:00

The countdown doesn’t appear to coincide with any of the numerous summer game presentations due to be held over the coming days.

The closest is RGG Summit Summer 2023, a showcase to be held by Yakuza developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, which starts an hour before the countdown runs out.

Grasshopper Manufacture was acquired by Chinese publisher NetEase in October 2021, but hasn’t released any new games since then.

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The studio’s last game was No More Heroes III, which was released on Switch in August 2021 before being ported to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC in October 2022.

Back in May 2022, Grasshopper founder Suda51 said he wanted to show the studio’s next game by the end of that year, but conceded that it may have to wait until 2023.

“I want to hurry up and show everyone what we’re doing,” he said in a video on NetEase’s YouTube channel.

A remake of Grasshopper’s Lollipop Chainsaw is currently in development at Kadokawa Games, but neither Suda nor co-writer James Gunn say they have anything to do with the project.