Millions quake in fear today as Twisted Pixel Games confirms the existence of the ‘Splosion Man. In a world already doomed by the planet-scourge The Maw, this new threat emerges from a top-secret military lab, big science gone wrong. His tale will be found on Xbox LIVE® Arcade shortly before the world is incinerated. The Man Behind The ‘Splosion Like a bad Icarus metaphor, scientists create ‘Splosion Man too close to the Sun. Born of plasma and flame in an underground military lab, ‘Splosion Man can ‘splode at will, propelling himself around a side-scrolling world and destroying everything in his way. Scientists unleash all of their technology in an attempt to stop him, but his path is relentless. Any scientist he catches is ‘sploded into chunks of ham and ribeyes, the smell of their destruction terrifying, but also a little succulent. The Four ‘Splosions of the Apocalypse Scattered video feeds point to a chilling prospect: ‘Splosion Man may not be alone. Up to four ‘Splosion Men have been seen traveling in concert, ‘sploding off of each other and working cooperatively towards total mayhem. Further reports indicate the controllers of these ‘Splosion Men may be huddled together on couches, some may be connected via the interwebs, or perhaps even on couches and interwebs at the same time. A Sick Populace Responds Rather than phoning Mom or their local Congressman, some have seen fit to embrace this scientific monstrosity, going so far as to score his destruction and his fastest times and posting them to “leaderboards.” Others have championed the largest creations of the scientists, dubbing them “bosses” and marveling at their strength and power. Still others have acknowledged the upcoming destruction of our world and sat back to enjoy some last barbequed ribs; this is the only response we can truly condone.

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Got a press release about this game yesterday, which sounded like an April Fools joke at the time, but now Twisted Pixel has confirmed that it was real today.

'Splosion Man is a 2.5D platforming that includes 4-player co-op, online and local. There's no pricing or release date for it yet.

Originally Posted by April Fool's Press Release Twisted Pixel Games, creators of the award-winning Xbox LIVE® Arcade title The Maw, announced today their plans for a new game – another heart-warming tale of courage and yes, even love. CEO Michael Wilford: “Screw that. Let’s just make a game where stuff blows up.” Creative Director Josh Bear: “Yeah, lots of ‘splosions . . . like a guy made out of ‘splosions, and he’d be like ‘splode ‘splode ‘splode! and then things die.” Things Die? “Yeah, but not like regular dying,” explained Art Director David Leung. “He’ll ‘splode people, and they’ll blow up into big steaks and ribeyes and stuff.” Lead Designer Sean Riley added, “Put it in a lab, with lots of glass to break. Then slow motion, and scientists diving away, being all like, Oh no, I can’t believe we made the ‘Splosion Man!” Adds Sean, “But then they’d get ‘sploded too.” A Game Rich in Tapestry of Story and Depth No no no no. No. Just ‘splosions. We blow the whole budget on things getting ‘sploded. Nothing Else? What the hell else do you need?

Trailers

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/48882.html

Concept Art

Im in. The Maw has cemented these guys as must buy

Awesome.

I loved The Maw.

ing sweet...love the art designs.

Looks promising. I do love a good 'splosion now and again. Maybe I should give the Maw a try.

Originally Posted by 4est Im in. The Maw has cemented these guys as must buy

Seconded. They have become the new Behemoth for me, I will blindly buy anything they put out just because of how well done The Maw was, so I know what exactly to expect from them, production-value wise.

Here's the debut trailer:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/48882.html

Awesome, I still need to get The Maw, it's on my "demos to buy" list.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3175070

This will be on 1up's Game Night tomorrow night.

http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/25464

Here's the 1up Game Night footage. This will also be out August 5 for 800 points as a part of the Summer of Arcade.

game looks sick.

I really liked the Maw and I like the concept of this one, but it's hard for me to tell if it's actually going to be fun, but that's what a demo is for. I honestly find it hard to buy anything on PSN (I hope shatter has a demo), because I never know if I'll like something til I play it.

I loved the Maw so I'll definitely be giving this a go.

Looks awesome..

I guess this is the first title to offer up Avatar accessories as in-game rewards:

Bonuses: Get free unlockable premium dashboard theme, gamerpics, and Avatar accessories.

Pretty cool.

IGN gives it a 9/10. This looks like its gonna be a great platformer can't wait to try it out. Also the xbox.com page lists the following bonuses with the game.

Bonuses: Get free unlockable premium dashboard theme, gamerpics, and Avatar accessories.

I guess this is gonna be the first game to have unlockable stuff for your avatars.

Edit: looks like I got beat by a few seconds

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I'm glad that they're offering a free premium theme for beating the game again, as that's how XBLA developers should be handing them out rather than just selling them on the marketplace.

day 1 for me. The silly platform action reminds me of one of my favorite xbla games, Cloning Clyde.

Originally Posted by homeland day 1 for me. The silly platform action reminds me of one of my favorite xbla games, Cloning Clyde.

I thought the same thing. Combined with the fact that I also liked their previous game, The Maw, and that it is releasing at a good price point means I will also be picking this up right away.

Curious where they got their main characters design from.....