XSEED Games have revealed launch date and bonus items for Killer is Dead from Grasshopper Manufacture.

Killer is Dead will start shipping to stores across North America on August 27th at a suggested retail price of $59.99 for the PlayStation 3. All initial launch copies of the game will come packaged with an 80-page hardcover art book, a soundtrack CD containing 25 songs, and the ‘Smooth Operator’ DLC pack containing bonus in-game goods ‘Gigolo Glasses,’ an alternate costume for Vivienne and Mika, a bonus ‘Gigolo Mission’ with Betty, and an entire additional episode with the vampiric Sebastian.

Developed jointly by Kadokawa Games and esteemed game creator Goichi Suda, aka Suda51, and his Grasshopper Manufacture studio, Killer is Dead is set in a contemporary world where biomechanical augmentation is increasingly common. Players control Mondo Zappa, a professional ‘Executioner’ who wields a sword in his right hand while brandishing interchangeable weapons in his left artificial arm. Mondo encounters all manner of violent adversaries in his global trek to fulfill contracts for ridding the world of its most nefarious criminals.

Shinichi Suzuki, President of XSEED Games / Marvelous USA said this about the Launch Edition:

“We are looking forward to the upcoming release of Killer is Dead with a special art book, soundtrack CD and bonus DLC. Fans have been very supportive, which we’re extremely grateful for, so everyone who has pre-ordered the game or buys it at launch will get a deluxe version for no extra charge.”