The long-awaited Lollipop Chainsaw remake finally has a name, officially titled: Lollipop Chainsaw: RePOP. While the suitably silly name certainly captures the spirit of the original game, its unveiling also comes with some disappointing news for fans - RePOP is being pushed back into next year.
Despite initially planning to be a 2023 release, Lollipop Chainsaw: RePOP's developer, Dragami Games says it's giving the game a huge delay to "further improve quality". The studio asks fans to continue their support, sharing a new screenshot of the game to make up for the delay.
"The title of Lollipop Chainsaw Remake has been decided as Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP," reads a tweet from the official Dragami Games Twitter account.
"In addition, the release date will be postponed from 2023 to the summer of 2024. We will do our best to make high-quality games, so please continue to support us."
While this is disappointing news for fans of the original Lollipop Chainsaw - it's been more than ten years since the one and only game in the series launched - it does at least give us another look at the game. Admittedly, there isn't a ton of change from the original here, but it does confirm that Juliet's iconic character design and cheerleader outfit are staying intact.
As for the new title, its logo is an absolute mess. All three words are in different, garish fonts, with no consistency whatsoever. But considering the tone of the original game, this fits the game pretty well and was almost definitely done on purpose to reflect that.
With all that being said, 2023 could definitely do with more breathing room, so a 2024 launch for RePOP could actually benefit the game. Not only does it give it more time in the oven, it also won't have to compete for our time against the likes of Starfield, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Mortal Kombat 1, Assassin's Creed Mirage, and many, many more. And that's only if we are up to date on our games so far. There's a good chance many of us still have Final Fantasy 16, Street Fighter 6, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to contend with. It's fair to say that 2023 has been a pretty decent year for games so far - we'll survive without one more.