Twisted Pixel reveal brand new game for Kinect, "The Gunstringer"

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Published on February 2, 2011 6:35:47 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz6fKEfjtRg

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The Gunstringer (2011)

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Feb 2, 2011 - Austin, TX - "Puppets are just something I've always loved,"
says Michael Wilford, CEO of Twisted Pixel Games and closeted marionette
aficionado. "What makes games great is that they are such a collaborative
process. I have over three hundred puppets in my basement, and Bill Muehl,
our Game Director, collects Western landscape photography. Oh, and of
course we have Dan Teasdale, our Design Lead, whose family was brutally
murdered by drug lords when he was a child, and who's been on a mission of
vengeance ever since."

Originally conceived as an Oregon Trail - style singalong, design decisions
throughout the project gradually axed all those elements in favor of the
single minded pursuit of revenge by a soulless puppet. Bill recalls, "I
tried to bring up compromise with Dan a couple times, but he'd just start
fingering that necklace made out of the ears of his slain enemies and stare
out into the distance. At that point I'd just mumble something and back
away."

The player controls a marionette named the Gunstringer using Kinect's unique
motion-based controls. The epic tale of the lonely gunman unfolds across
several acts, each performance taking place in a hand-crafted environment.
The Gunstringer has several weapons at his disposal, each tool of vengeance
unleashed through the player's gestures. The game's lavish production
features over thirty characters and countless animations.

Additional information about The Gunstringer can be found at
www.thegunstringer.com. The site features information about the game, the
release trailer, and our developer's blog, covering thoughts from the team
as their work progresses

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