{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c5eff5650d44413fce30611e","clusterId":"c_0b7eb4d9c1af81cd75e577e9","slug":"lollipop-chainsaw-2-back2back-confirmed-for-ps5-in-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back Hits PS5 In 2027","summary":"Dragami Games and Taiwan's NADA HOLDINGS announced on September 17 that the official title of the newest Lollipop Chainsaw entry is LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back, scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 in 2027. Juliet, the high school cheerleader and zombie hunter, returns in a new costume. Her boyfriend Nick is a severed head again. Development is handled by JP UNIVERSE, the studio Hajime Tabata founded in 2022 after directing Final Fantasy XV. Original scenario writer Masahiro Yuki and original character designer NekoshowguN are involved. The game is playable at the Sega Partners Corner inside the Sega/Atlus booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, running at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21, with four demo stations. Stage events are set for September 18 at the Sega Event Stage and September 19 at the TGS2026 Main Stage. Price and CERO rating are undecided.","whyItMatters":"The announcement confirms a project first teased in July 2025 with NADA HOLDINGS and pairs the original writer and character designer with a director known for Final Fantasy XV, which tells you which part of the 2012 game Dragami wants back.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe title reveal comes nearly a year after NADA HOLDINGS first announced the project in July 2025, alongside a planned anime adaptation. NADA HOLDINGS said at the time that the game will not impose \u0026#34;excessive creative restrictions in the name of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion),\u0026#34; without explaining how.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDragami Games president Shohei Sato signed the announcement, and NADA HOLDINGS president Joe Teng\u0026#39;s company is the publisher, with Dragami handling licensing. The original 2012 game came from Grasshopper Manufacture, a collaboration between Gōichi Suda and filmmaker James Gunn, published by Kadokawa Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Dragami bought the IP in July 2022. RePOP, the remaster, launched digitally in September 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and PC, and its Switch 2 version arrived May 28. Series sales have passed 1.5 million copies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe announcement coincides with a RePOP 2nd anniversary sale of up to 45% off. The Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One sale runs September 17 to October 16, and Steam runs September 17 to October 1. PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, Switch 2 Edition and GOG.com sales are scheduled soon. The demo stations sit in the Sega Partners Corner, alongside a full-size chainsaw prop display and cosplayer photo sessions. A talk show runs September 18 at 11:40 at the Sega Event Stage and September 19 at 9:40 at the TGS2026 Main Stage.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"JP UNIVERSE, the studio Hajime Tabata founded after Final Fantasy XV, is building the new Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back. The sequel's developer, not its 2027 date, is the variable worth watching.","twitterPost":"Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back is being built by JP UNIVERSE, the studio Hajime Tabata founded after Final Fantasy XV.","threadsPost":"Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back lands at JP UNIVERSE, the studio Hajime Tabata founded in 2022 after directing Final Fantasy XV, while original writer Masahiro Yuki and designer NekoshowguN return. A new studio inheriting the original creative voices is the part worth tracking.","newsletterBlurb":"The newest Lollipop Chainsaw game has a name: LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back, out on PS5 in 2027. 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