News

Six Shots Of Pinball FX 2′s Next Table, Ms. ‘Splosion Man

Back in July, FX Pinball 2 creator Zen Studios revealed that Twisted Pixel’s Ms. ‘Splosion Man would supply the theme for the next table for the pinball simulator. Six fresh screens of that went out today.


June 24, 2011
Xbox

Ms ‘Splosion Man To Splode On Xbox Live Arcade In July

Twisted Pixel’s sequel to 2009 explosive action-platformer ‘Splosion Man, the more feminine Ms ‘Splosion Man, comes to Xbox Live Arcade on July 13, boasting 50 all-new singleplayer levels, 50 multiplayer levels and a “2 Girls 1 Controller” mode.


March 9, 2011
Xbox

Ms Splosion Man Creator Dreams Of Miyamoto. Disturbing Dreams.

In Josh Bear’s happy dream, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Donkey Kong and Super Mario, was sitting on a toilet.


January 14, 2011
Mobile

Capcom ‘Saddened’ By Plagiarism Allegations

Capcom has responded to allegations its mobile game, MaXplosion, is a naked ripoff of the downloadable hit ‘Splosion Man, developed after the original game’s creator approached Capcom’s console division about publishing it. Capcom says it is “saddened” by the situation.


January 12, 2011
Mobile

Did Capcom Totally Copy Someone Else’s Work?

Capcom has a little game out on the App Store called MaXplosion, where you run around a science lab blowing yourself up. If you think that sounds familiar, well, that’s because it is.


February 2, 2010
News

Chime Rings In Release, ‘Splosion Man Goes Cheap This Week

This week’s Xbox Live Arcade release is Chime, the Zoë Mode developed musical puzzle game that may evoke thoughts of Lumines with its quad-building mechanic, quad-clearing timeline and choice soundtrack selections.


January 16, 2010
News

Writer Identifies “The Pixar Of Video Games”

It’s not Nintendo nor Insomniac. Reporter Jamin-Brophy Warren declares that The Maw and Splosion Man development studio Twisted Pixel has Pixar’s knack for creating memorable, unreal characters with which we can empathise. Argument here: The Pixar of Video Games [Slate]


December 11, 2009
In Real Life

DVR Alert: Spike Televises Top 2009 Indie Developers Tonight

Spike TV’s second-annual special celebrating indie games airs on Spike tonight. Host Geoff Keighley shared a copy of the show early with Kotaku and it does indeed feature visits with the makers of Osmos, ‘Splosion Man, Trials HD and Flower.


August 1, 2009

Splosion Man Micro-Review: An Exploding Barrel Of Monkeys

Xbox Live’s “Summer of Arcade” kicked off with some serious heat, courtesy of Twisted Pixel’s ‘Splosion Man, an original side-scrolling platformer that lets the player do one thing: explode. Or ‘splode, as they say.


July 30, 2009
News

Buy The Summer Of Arcade, Get $10 Back

Microsoft wants to pay you $US10 for purchasing all five of the games showcased in this year’s Summer of Arcade promotion.