Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and KADOKAWA GAMES have partnered to bring Lollipop Chainsaw to gamers around the world in 2012 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will be publishing the game outside of all Asian territories.

Lollipop Chainsaw is an all-new third person action game being developed by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE, led by Goichi Suda (aka Suda51) and featuring the musical compositions of the renowned Akira Yamoaka. In addition to these two talented individuals, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has tapped Hollywood director/writer, James Gunn (Super, Slither, Dawn of the Dead, Tromeo and Juliet) to bring his twisted sense of humor and storytelling to Lollipop Chainsaw.

"Our exciting partnership with KADOKAWA GAMES allows us to try something new by bringing a very unique game like Lollipop Chainsaw to Western markets," said Martin Tremblay, President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. "GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE's games have shown tremendous success with gamers around the globe and we are delighted to expand our portfolio of Japanese-developed games."

"We are looking forward to partnering with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on our first entry into the HD console market," said Yoshimi Yasuda, President of KADOWAKA GAMES. "We are also thrilled to have a team like GRASSHOPPER and talent like Suda51 creating such an interesting and distinct game for us to work with and bring to the fans."

Lollipop Chainsaw tells the story of zombie hunter Juliet Starling and her quest to uncover the root of a colossal zombie outbreak. With her chainsaw in hand, Juliet slices, dices and splits her way through hordes of the undead.

You can learn more about the game by visiting www.lollipopchainsaw.com .