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Grasshopper Manufacture Reveal Diabolical Pitch for Kinect

Announced at last years Tokyo Game Show as Codename D, Grasshopper Manufacture were one of 5 Japanese teams revealed to be working on games for Kinect. Although nothing was shown aside from a vague live-action teaser featuring a crazed guy batting off enemies with a flaming baseball bat, many speculated that Codename D was Diabolical Pitch, a name Grasshopper had trademarked.

Today at Tokyo Game Show 2011, Grasshopper have revealed that Codename D is in fact Diabolical Pitch, a bizarre Xbox Live Arcade game for Kinect that sees players fending off monsters with various over the top baseball-inspired attacks. Two players can work together, one throwing the ball for the other to hit. Gestures can trigger special attacks such as fist bumping to power up a fireball, or even lifting your partner off the ground for health support. And of course you can use the bat for melee attacks.

There still isn't any gameplay footage, but there will likely be more media released as the Tokyo Gam...

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Bigpappy4619d ago

This one is not working for me. K-sports is a better party game for those looking for some sports in their Kinect gaming.

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No More Heroes Creator Picks His Top 2 Actors to Play Travis Touchdown in a Movie

Game Rant chats with the creator of No More Heroes about who he would like to see play the role of Travis Touchdown in a live-action adaptation.

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LikAChicken41d ago (Edited 41d ago )

Actually Ryan Gosling makes a ton of sense.

Edit: If this can be done in a Scott Pilgrim movie kind of way that would be dope.

rolando12341d ago

The more I think about it, the more I kinda want it to be a thing lol. Ryan Gosling would be awesome. He would need to play it less serious, but he's shown that he can be a goofball.

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Grasshopper Manufacture teases 'something' for June 2023

Grasshopper Manufacture, known for its work on No More Heroes and Killer is Dead, is teasing something major for 15 June 2023.

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FreeckyCake335d ago

Shadows of the Damned PC port, please!

Venoxn4g335d ago

Shadows of the Damned, Black Knight Sword, Lollipop Chainsaw, Killer is Dead????

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No More Heroes Developer Grasshopper Manufacture Teases "Something" Likely at Summer Game Fest

Today Grasshopper Manufacture has launched a teaser website with a countdown hinting that "something's gonna happen" in approximately 71 days.

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gangsta_red405d ago

I know there's no way this would happen but i would love to see a sequel to Killer Is Dead.