Tag Archives: twisted pixel

Mon, Nov 21, 2011 | 01:01 GMT

Retro City Rampage joins forces with Splosion Man

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Twisted Pixel has lent its distinctive mascot, Splosion Man, to VBlank’s Retro City Rampage.

The open-world action parody is due on WiiWare and Xbox Live Arcade in early 2012. Check out a trailer through the break, or find out more on the game’s website.

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Sat, Nov 05, 2011 | 20:00 GMT

Microsoft’s purchase of Twisted Pixel “made sense to both parties”, says Bear

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Twisted Pixel’s chief creative officer Josh Bear has said the acquisition of the firm by Microsoft just “made sense” to both parties.

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Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 04:49 BST

Twisted Pixel bought by Microsoft Studios – details

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Microsoft’s announced its bought Twisted Pixel, making it the latest studio to join its internal Microsoft Studios arm.

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Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 22:42 BST

Tuesday Shorts II: The “Not as Long as the Previous Shorts” edition

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Poor Brenna. Her fingers must still be smarting from the shorts post she did this morning. Lady Luck was apparently on my side today for a change, as my shorts post is rather minuscule in comparison. I won’t get used to it though. Lady Luck took a walk on me ages ago.

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Tue, Sep 13, 2011 | 10:13 BST

Gunstringer DLC gets 15 minutes of footage

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G4‘s uploaded 15 minutes of footage from the first DLC of The Gunstringer. Entirely an FMV-only live action affair, Wavy Tubeman Chronicles sees you investigate Tubeman after stealing some sort of time machine. Go check out the video after the break.

The Twisted Pixel Kinect western releases in the US today and in the UK on Friday.

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Tue, Aug 23, 2011 | 03:57 BST

Gunstringer gamescom trailer is pistol poppin’ fun

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There are no strings attached to this gamescom trailer for undead cowboy puppet shooter The Gunstringer. Hurh hurh. Sorry.

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Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 12:56 BST

Gunstringer at retail “because it felt like a retail game,” says Microsoft

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Michael Wolf, senior global marketing manager at Microsoft, has said that it decided to bring The Gunstringer to retail because it “felt like a game” for retail.

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Sat, Jul 30, 2011 | 21:54 BST

Saturday Shorts: Sales, Gunstringer, Supervision, From Dust, more

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Time for some lovely snippets of tiny things to start your Saturday night off right. Hopefully, it will end with you completely pie-eyed.

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Fri, Jul 22, 2011 | 15:34 BST

The Gunstringer comes with a token to download Fruit Ninja Kinect

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Twisted Pixel has announced The Gunstringer and Halfbrick’s Fruit Ninja Kinect will be bundled together at retail for £29.99/$40.

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Thu, Jul 14, 2011 | 21:00 BST

Twisted Pixel to offer regular, free DLC for Ms. ‘Splosion Man

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Twisted Pixel  plans to release free, regular content updates for Ms. ‘Splosion Man on XBL, thanks to the Xbox 360′s Title Managed Storage feature.

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Tue, Jul 05, 2011 | 11:19 BST

Ms ‘Splosion Man spotted for PC

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RPS is reporting that Ms ‘Splosion Man is about to make its way to PC as well as XBLA. A file for the game was shown on Steam, but has since been removed. Any PC version has yet to be announced, with developer Twisted Pixel still yet to comment on the matter. There’s more on it at the link.

Tue, Jun 28, 2011 | 08:31 BST

Twisted Pixel working on iOS game, says CEO

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Twisted Pixel CEO Mike Wilford has said the company is working on an iOS title.

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Sat, Jun 18, 2011 | 19:01 BST

The Gunstringer moved from XBL release to retail due to request from Microsoft

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Twisted Pixel’s CEO has said its upcoming marionette game, The Gunstringer, was switched from an XBL-only release to a full retail version, due to a decision made by Steve Baller and other Microsoft head honchos during a business retreat.

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Wed, May 25, 2011 | 08:20 BST

Microsoft to hold 10,000-strong Ms. Splosion Man beta

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Microsoft’s announced it’s to hold a multiplayer beta for Ms. Splosion Man.

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Wed, May 25, 2011 | 05:28 BST

Wednesday Shorts – SWTOR fanboys, FemShep trailer, five year old makes game

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It’s quiet. Too quiet. When the enemy (read: E3) comes pouring over them thar hills, we’ll be ready for ‘em. But in the meantime, here’s a small collection of pot-shots.

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Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 10:01 BST

The Gunstringer to be demoed in Austin this weekend

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Twisted Pixel’s The Gunstringer will be shown off in Austin, Texas, it’s been announced. The Kinect-supported western shooter will be on show at the first of newly-formed monthly meetups by group Juegos Rancheros at The Highball from this Sunday. More details are here.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Sat, Feb 26, 2011 | 14:49 GMT

Watch a 15 minute video for The Gunstringer

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Twisted Pixel showed off its first Kinect game during Microsoft’s February Showcase this week, and now you can watch 15 minutes of The Gunstringer for yourself below.

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Thu, Feb 17, 2011 | 04:05 GMT

Gunstringer controls explained

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Twisted Pixel has revealed the control mechanisms behind the Kinect-exclusive undead cowboy marionette sim, Gunstringer.

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Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 22:32 GMT

The Gunstringer listed as XBLA title before being pulled off site by Microsoft

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It looks as through Twisted Pixel’s Kinect title, The Gunstringer may be released via XBL Arcade, according to a listing which popped up on Xbox.com which was later pulled.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 20:36 GMT

Twisted Pixel announces The Gunstringer for Kinect

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Twisted Pixel has announced The Gunstringer, a game featuring an undead cowboy in both 2D and 3D for Kinect.

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