GungHo Acquired Grasshopper Manufacture

Japanese publisher GungHo Online Entertainment announced it has acquired Grasshopper Manufacture, which developed Killer 7, Shadows of the Damned, Lollipop Chainsaw and No More Heroes. Headed by Goichi Suda, also known as Suda51, Grasshopper Manufacture is currently working on Killer is Dead.
Founded in 1998, GungHo Online Entertainment published various online and mobile games such as Ragnarok Online, Puzzle & Dragons and Dragon Saga.