Grasshopper Manufacture Announces Shadows of the Damned Halloween Cosplay Contest (and Releases PAX West 2023 Video)

Grasshopper Fans Are Invited to Submit their Shadows of the Damned Cosplay on X (Formerly Known as Twitter) for Awesome Prizes!

TOKYO– October 20th, 2023 - Grasshopper Manufacture, an award-winning Japanese developer studio, announced today a Sudaverse-spin on Halloween celebrations with an all-out Shadows of the Damned Cosplay Contest! From Oct 20th through November 7th, Grasshopper fans are encouraged to post photos and videos of their best, worst, and laziest costumes on X (formerly Twitter)! From high fashion to DIY Sharpies and duct tape, all style of Shadows of the Damned praise is welcomed as long as it's tagged with #SotDCostume! Anything goes!*

(*Editor's Note: By “anything” we mean “generally anything SotD-related goes”;nothing *too* sexual, no nudity, and obviously nothing that would infringe on any other IP copyright or would go against Twitter/X's rules or is racist, inflammatory, discriminatory, etc. We ain't trying to get banned, kids! See Issue #51)

Winners will be selected by Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi “SUDA51” Suda, SotD concept artist Tadayuki Nomaru, and community managers Grasshopper James and Maddie on November 23rd! Winners will get all types of cool stuff, such as limited-edition signed T-shirts and an SotD concept art print, and one lucky winner will even win a special surprise gift from Suda51 himself!

More information on the contest can be found here: https://Twitter.com/Grasshopper_EN/status/1715171014483837262

Originally released in June 2011, Shadows of the Damned invited gamers to assume the role of Garcia, a hard-as-nails, leather-clad, motorcycle-riding professional demon hunter who finds his true love kidnapped by vengeance-seeking demons. As he explores the furthest reaches of the netherworld, Garcia battles through Hell and back, with danger and turmoil around every corner. Gamers will find themselves challenged by demented puzzles and thrust into gruesome battles with vile and deformed creatures that can only come from the darkest recesses of Hell.

Check out the Shadows of the Damned Remaster announcement here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atfrv87v8os

In addition to the Shadows of the Damned cosplay contest, Grasshopper Manufacture recently released a six-and-a-half-minute vlog highlighting their adventures at this year's PAX West in Seattle. Join Grasshopper James and the team as they brave the massive convention halls to play rad games, meet with awesome fans, and eat expensive-ass burgers – all in the name of SCIENCE! (Definitely not to screw around on a free trip overseas...)

Check out Grasshopper Manufacture's recent trip to PAX West 2023 here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgJRueq6TxQ&t=83s