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Gunstringer and the perils of repetitive arm motions
Max and Tara grabbed Twisted Pixel CEO Michael Wilford at PAX this weekend and ruthlessly grilled him about their new Kinect title, The Gunstringer. In the process, she created what will no doubt be an animated GIF by the morning in demonstrating the actions player two performs to win in the multiplayer mode. They talked about the challenges of developing action games using Kinect and how the game's concept plays neatly into the mechanics, how it keeps players from getting worn out and how it helps keep players from feeling like an idiot while performing the game's actions. Between this, Rise of Nightmares and Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster, I'm happy to see some games arrive for this control system that look like real games and not just tech demos. Pretty soon, I'll have to rearrange my living room to take advantage of some of these titles. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)cool, a lightgun shooter without an awesome peripheral. Sweet MS, you know how to conquer my heart... I played a demo of this here in Austin a few months ago and the game is really fun. If I had a 360, this game would almost make me want to buy one (only almost since my apartment isn't big enough to really utilize the kinect). Just downloaded the demo and I'm happy to see it's turning out really good. This is seriously my second Kinect killer app, right after Dance Central. It's nice to know that I actually have a reason to keep my Kinect. I hope Rise of Nightmares is just as good. I played both The Gunstringer and Rise of Nightmares this weekend, and I really liked Gunstringer...not so much the other one. Based on my limited exposure to both of them, I'm going to say that it seems like Kinect games should probably stay on rails for now: Gunstringer is fun and effortless to control, while Rise is just about the most awkward thing I've ever played precisely because it's not directing your movement for you. Until someone can figure out how to make this sort of thing work better, actually offering full character movement without any kind of physical control apparatus is just not a good idea. 11:00 AM on 05.15.2013 Sonic is a pirate! Covers for Sonic Universe #55As much as it pains me to say, Sonic and Mega Man's fun times together in "Worlds Collide" won't last forever. But hopefully enough new readers will be ready and willing to stick around for what lies ahead for both heroes. Th...
8:00 PM on 05.14.2013 Sid Meier says core gamers should not be forgottenSid Meier is a legend to PC gamers for strategy games he lent his name to but the man himself admits that the Meier name doesn't mean much to mobile players. In an illuminating interview with GamesIndustry, Sid revealed his n...
12:00 PM on 05.10.2013 How the new Disrupt engine gives life to Watch DogsWatch Dogs is giving us a huge open world full of life, all alongside some innovative new multiplayer concepts. And it's all thanks to the new Disrupt engine. The team had some grand visions they wanted to pull off when they ...
1:00 PM on 05.08.2013 Archie's Mega Man hits the 25-issue milestone!While Capcom continues to laze on announcing any proper plans for Mega Man, Archie Comics has been propping up the Blue Bomber as an important pillar of its comic book empire. Now with the arrival of issue #25 on newsstands t...
10:00 PM on 05.03.2013 Two new games from Krunch devs: Binge and Chihuahua LibreLast Sunday's Sup Holmes (now on iTunes) was slightly intoxicated foray into the mind of two tattooed barbarian warriors who just happen to make videogames. Though I don't get the sense that Vieko Franetovic ...
7:00 PM on 04.29.2013 Founder Andrew Tsai on the future of PCGamingWikiWhen it launched last year, the PCGamingWiki attempted to solve those technical headaches that can still blight some PC releases. As the current console generation grew longer and longer, the PC had a resurgence as a gaming p...
4:00 PM on 04.29.2013 This is not an article about David CageThe first twelve paragraphs are about David Cage. AKA David De Gruttola. AKA Composer-turned-game designer. AKA Founder of French developer Quantic Dream, responsible for excellent implementation of David Bowie (see: Omikron)...
2:30 PM on 04.28.2013 Sup Holmes crunches and shrugs with LeGrudge and RuggedThis week on Sup Holmes we welcome Mike and Vieko of LeGrudge and Rugged, creators of recent indie hit Krunch. We'll be talking to them about what it took to create Krunch (their first game), if the industry is entering ...
8:00 PM on 04.22.2013 PixelJunk Inc. is a game about soup and friendshipIn case you aren't aware, PixelJunk Inc. looks to be the raddest game ever. Imagine Castlevania, Metal Slug, Pikmin, and a tower defense all rolled into one. Also, soup everywhere. Naturally, when I got the opportunity to ta...
10:30 AM on 04.21.2013 Sup Holmes mates for life with WayForward's Tomm HulettTomm Hulett started working in the game industry at age 12, play testing for Virgin Interactive. Since then he has headed up his own studio, worked on games like Persona and River City Ransom for Atlus, Contra and Silent Hill...
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| 10:30 PM on 11.12.2012 Saddle up! Wavy Tube Man Chronicles to hit Windows 8 |

I have always enjoyed games that are a little out there in terms of its story, and who aren't afraid to break that fourth wall so hard that it leaves in shambles. That's why whenever I hear anything about an game from Twisted...more
| 10:00 PM on 03.13.2012 Gunstringer gets 'El Diablo's 'Merican Adventure' add-on |

Okay, Twisted Pixel. You got me with your apostrophe placement. I can't not crack a smile upon seeing the name of the new downloadable content for The Gunstringer, "El Diablo's 'Merican Adventure." In this add-on, El Diablo ...more
| 11:15 AM on 09.13.2011 Review: The Gunstringer |

A skeleton cowboy marionette driven by revenge. Troma's Lloyd Kaufman driving dangerously. A beautiful, unlockable picture of our own Hamza Aziz. A gator that has sex with a lumberjack. Wait, hold on... what now? Yup, this is definitely a Twisted Pixel game. Welcome to The Gunstringer, easily one of the most fun and original titles for Kinect. more
| 10:30 AM on 07.22.2011 The Gunstringer comes with Fruit Ninja Kinect and goodies |

More than a few eyebrows were raised when it became known that Twisted Pixel's The Gunstringer would be a retail game instead of a downloadable one. To make you feel better, the retail box will come with codes for Halfbrick's...more
| 6:30 PM on 06.17.2011 Interview: Banging an alligator in The Gunstringer |

The Gunstringer is the next game from the demented minds over at Twisted Pixel. You play as a puppet (via Kinect controls) who's out for revenge against the gang that betrayed him. We've seen the game a few times and the big...more
| 10:03 AM on 05.17.2013 Nintendo to release demos for select E3 games at Best Buy |
It appears as if Nintendo will be "bringing E3 to the public" in the words of Nintendo America President Reggie Fils-Aime. Nintendo will be bringing playable builds of their newly announced Wii U games to select Best Buy loca...more
| 3:00 PM on 05.14.2013 Tune in to Konami's pre-E3 show for Metal Gear Solid 5 |
Konami has plans for another pre-E3 show in June. This year, the stream will happen on June 6 at 10:00am Pacific through GameSpot.com as well as the GameSpot Xbox Live app. What hijinks will ensue? Who knows. The company was,...more
| 5:45 PM on 05.07.2013 Expect new games from EA Sports, BioWare, and DICE at E3 |
During an investor call today, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau briefly discussed the company's plans for E3 2013. As expected, June is going to be a big month for the new home consoles. "Regarding next generation consoles, w...more


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