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Press release:
Tokyo, Japan – 5th December, 2025 – Grasshopper Manufacture Inc. (GhM) has managed to break the space-time continuum to ensure their latest blood-soaked action game ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN launches earlier than expected on 11th February 2026 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.

ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN marks the first brand-new IP from GhM and Goichi ‘Suda51’ Suda (No More Heroes trilogy, The Silver Case, Shadows of the Damned) in more than five years, and blends GhM’s trademark ultra-violent bloody action players know and love, with an original (and wholly bonkers) story.

Snatched from the brink of death by his donning of the rad mask “DeadGear”, FBI Space-Time special agent, Romeo Stargazer, sets out to hunt the most wanted fugitives in existence across the multiverse, armed with a heady arsenal of guns and close-combat weapons. And as if being stuck in a strange limbo between life and death as DeadMan and tasked with navigating a shattered space-time continuum isn’t enough, Romeo also has to contend with the sudden disappearance of his mysterious girlfriend, Juliet.

“Now we’ve won our game of chicken against *cough* a certain twice-delayed 2026 release, we can reveal our cards and confirm we never intended to launch in May in the first place,” Executive Director/Scenario Writer/Producer, Grasshopper Manufacture, Goichi ‘Suda51’ Suda, said.

“We’re warping space-time to put the finishing touches to ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN ahead of its launch next February.”

About Grasshopper Manufacture Inc.

Grasshopper Manufacture Inc. is an interactive entertainment software development company based in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. Since the establishment of the company in 1998, CEO/game designer Goichi “Suda51” Suda has been responsible for the scripting and production of many works. His unique and innovative style has attracted attention worldwide. The studio has more than 25 years of experience in console-focused game development and has successfully developed more than 25 games.

Notable Works: No More Heroes series, Shadows of the Damned, killer7, The Silver Case series

ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN will be self-published by Grasshopper Manufacture, marking a first in the studio’s history.

Official Website: https://www.grasshopper.co.jp/

ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN Website: https://romeo-is-a-dead-man.grasshopper.co.jp/en/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GhMChannel51