Kotaku: Splosion Man

Six Shots of Pinball FX 2's Next Table, Ms. 'Splosion Man

Owen Good — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:30:00 EDT

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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. More »

Ms. 'Splosion Man To Splode on Xbox Live Arcade in July

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:20:00 EDT

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 single player levels, 50 multiplayer levels and a "2 Girls 1 Controller" mode. More »

Ms. Splosion Man Creator Dreams of Miyamoto. Disturbing, Personal Dreams.

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:30:00 EST

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

Capcom 'Saddened' By Plagiarism Allegations

Owen Good — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:20:00 EST

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. More »

Did Capcom Totally Copy Someone Else's Work?

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:30:00 EST

Capcom Mobile 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. More »

Chime Rings In Release, 'Splosion Man Goes Cheap On XBLA This Week

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:40:00 EST

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. More »

Writer Identifies "The Pixar Of Video Games"

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:00:26 EST

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 empathize. Argument here: The Pixar of Video Games [Slate] More »

DVR Alert: Spike Televises Top 2009 Indie Developers Tonight

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:00:34 EST

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. More »

'Splosion Man Micro-Review: An Exploding Barrel Of Monkeys

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:00:55 EDT

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. More »

Buy The Summer Of Arcade, Get $10 Back

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:40:00 EDT

Microsoft wants to pay you $10 for purchasing all five of the games showcased in this year's Summer of Arcade promotion. More »

TMNT: Turtles In Time Re-make Knocked Back By 'Splosion Man

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:40:47 EDT

Here's the bad news: the Xbox Live Arcade remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time has been pushed back, now no longer the first entry in Microsoft's "Summer of Arcade" promotion. Now the good. More »

2009 Summer Of Arcade: What's Out When

Mike Fahey — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:40:00 EDT

Five major Xbox Live Arcade titles make up Microsoft's Summer of Arcade lineup, and now we know exactly when each is coming out, from Turtles in Time to Shadow Complex. More »

'Splosion Man Is A Cool Guy Made Of Explosions

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:40:06 EDT

File 'Splosion Man under "E3 Games I Wish I'd Played." Apparently, it was there, but I was too busy waiting in line and watching hands-off demos. After seeing the game's E3 trailer, I'm more than a little bothered. More »