News Tagged: Twisted Pixel
Out Today: Gunstringer and Nyko Zoom
New game and the means to play it
It's a big day for Kinect as two hotly anticipated products drop for the camera: Twisted Pixel's marionette shooter (words we still can't believe belong in the same sentence) The Gunstringer as well as Nyko's Zoom peripheral, a promising clip-on lens attachment that should minimize the space requirements for your gaming area. A demo for The Gunstringer has been.. Continue Reading »
News: The Gunstringer Demo Now Available for Download
Fire it up
We're a few weeks from the launch of long-awaited Kinect shooter The Gunstringer, and now you can try before you buy with a free demo available now on Xbox Live Marketplace. At nearly 700MB demo isn't anything to sneeze at, but it is currently exclusive to Xbox Live Gold members, so if you're not paying, you're not playing. Sorry, Free members. You can queue up the demo now over at.. Continue Reading »
News: Meet the New Sheriff in Town - The Gunstringer
Nearly ready for launch
The Gunstringer — complete with its extra Fruit Ninja Kinect bounty — is nearly upon us, as this trailer below explains. Introducing you to The Gunstringer's weird world of inflatable villains and undead marionettes, the trailer should get you geared up for the game's release next month. Let us know if you intend to pick this game up or if you'll wait for a price drop. Continue Reading »
News: Gunstringer Double Pack Lands in America on 13th September
Puppets get fruity
That double-pack of The Gunstringer and Fruit Ninja Kinect isn't a Europe-exclusive; it's coming to North America on 13th September. The combination of puppet-based third-person shooter and fruit-destroying slasher will set you back $39.99, not a bad price all things considered. Remember that the bonus Fruit Ninja Kinect is a download token so you'll still need Xbox Live access.. Continue Reading »
News: Gunstringer and Fruit Ninja Spliced Together at Retail
Two great tastes together
The Gunstringer was originally set for release on Xbox Live Arcade, but now it's heading for retail and Microsoft wants to give the game a little juice to spur on its sales. That's why the skeletal shooter will come with a free download for Fruit Ninja Kinect for a cut price. Confirmed for a European release of 16th September, two of Kinect's more promising titles will.. Continue Reading »
News: The Gunstringer Comes in This Box
Pow pow
Now The Gunstringer is heading for retail it needs a bold statement to stand out on shop shelves. A skeleton marionette sheriff wielding two guns? That ought to work. Twisted Pixel just sent over the cover art for its gun-toting Kinect game and it should help the game to make an impact when it reaches retail later this year. Don't forget to read our Interview: Twisted Pixel — The.. Continue Reading »
News: Remember, The Gunstringer is Shooting for Retail Now
New shots and info in
In all the hubbub of E3 you might have missed the announcement that The Gunstringer has broken free of its Xbox Live Arcade shackles and is coming to retail later this year. Twisted Pixel sent over some fresh screenshots of the game too, showing off its new stage "The Big Easy Reckoning" ahead of the game's release this September. For more, check out our Interview:.. Continue Reading »
News: The Gunstringer Out of the Holster this Summer
Puppets and bullets now coming to retail
Never thought puppetry and gunslinging action would go together? Perhaps you should guess again. Get ready for a platforming, shooter game with a twist. Developed by Twisted Pixel Games, The Gunstringer will task players with controlling a cowboy marionette with their hands and through a series of on-stage performances, gamers will progress through a story.. Continue Reading »
News: Gunstringer Gameplay Video Strings You Along
Running out of puppet jokes
Newly-unveiled for Xbox Live Arcade, The Gunstringer is on display at the happening-right-now Games Development Conference (better known as GDC) over in San Francisco, and Twisted Pixel has sent over a gameplay video showing what players there will be getting to grips with. Weighing in at 15 minutes there's an awful lot to digest in this video after the crayons,.. Continue Reading »
News: Microsoft Press Release Outs Gunstringer as Xbox Live Arcade Title
Mystery over?
Kinect-exclusive puppeteer shooter (yes, really) The Gunstringer has had its target format shrouded in mystery, with developer Twisted Pixel dodging the question like a skeleton marionette, even in our exclusive The Gunstringer interview. Now the intrigue is dead, as a Microsoft press release has called the game an Xbox Live Arcade title. The Gunstringer” (Twisted Pixel Games) –.. Continue Reading »
Interviews: Twisted Pixel - The Gunstringer
We talk to the master of puppets
Twisted Pixel's upcoming puppet-'em-up The Gunstringer is an interesting proposal, what with its combination of Rez and Crash Bandicoot and undead Wild West sheriff marionette lead, so we had to sit down with the team to figure out exactly what goes on in those heads of theirs. KINECTaku: Firstly, please introduce yourself and your role on The Gunstringer.Bill.. Continue Reading »
News: The Gunstringer is a "Mix of Crash Bandicoot and Rez"
So says developer
Wild West shooter The Gunstringer is certainly one of the more interesting-looking games on the way to Kinect, mixing as it does shooting and puppetry, so we had to grab hold of Twisted Pixel to find out more information about the game's influences. Bill Muehl, game director on The Gunstringer, revealed two of the inspirations behind the unusual title and it's safe to say they're.. Continue Reading »
News: Twisted Pixel Yet to Make a Call on The Gunstringer's Format
It may be retail
Yesterday we brought you the first trailer and information on The Gunstringer, a brand new Kinect title from Twisted Pixel, the team behind Xbox Live Arcade hit 'Splosion Man among others. At the time we reported the game was itself headed to Xbox Live Arcade, but have since been in contact with the developer and learnt this may not be the case. Jay Stuckwisch, Twisted Pixel's.. Continue Reading »
News: The Gunstringer Rides into Xbox Live Arcade on Kinect
Go bang bang, pew pew
So far, every one of the Kinect games released has been disc only, but 'Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel has just announced the first Kinect game for Xbox Live Arcade: The Gunstringer, and calling it "unique" doesn't quite fit the bill. A mix between third-person shooter and 2D platformer, you control The Gunstringer, a Sheriff who's also a puppet. You control.. Continue Reading »
