The creators of Splosion Man have joined the Microsoft Studios family as announced by Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Spencer today. The studio has been making titles exclusively for the Xbox Live Arcade platform since its beginnings in 2006. “Twisted Pixel has an incredible track record of innovative, critically acclaimed, and most importantly, fun, games,” said Phil Spencer, corporate vice president, Microsoft Studios. “Microsoft Studios is home to cutting-edge entertainment   Read More ...

Twisted Pixel has announced Ms. Splosion Man. The development outfit previously delivered The Maw, ‘Splosion Man and Comic Jumper. Ms. Splosion Man is due out in autumn 2011. Twisted Pixel CCO Josh Bear said: “We could have churned out new levels [for 'Splosion Man], but we wouldn’t have had the time to add in new gameplay puzzles or cool new character stuff. But we didn’t just want to do ‘Splosion   Read More ...

Dan Teasdale, who used to be a senior designer over at Harmonix’s Rock Band outfit, has quit the company to go and work for Twisted Pixel. “I came to the realisation recently that my career has been driven by a secret achievement grind, hidden relatively successfully by the fun of making games,” Teasdale said on his blog. “I craved the hit of being hands on. It’s 100 per cent of   Read More ...

According to a game listing on the Twisted Pixel website, the developers have been helping Turbine develop a “top secret” console MMO. Twisted Pixel is known for their XBLA titles ‘Splosion Man and The Maw. “It’s still hush hush, but we just finished a contract with Turbine to help them build an awesome new MMO intended for consoles,” says the game description. “If you want more than that, you’ll have   Read More ...