Welcome to TwistedPixel

Twisted Pixel was formed two years ago by a passionate team of industry veterans armed with innovative ideas for how games can be made more accessible and distinctly more fun.
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Twisted Pixel is currently working with Midway Games on a highly anticipated title, as well as two unannounced original titles. See Games to learn more about our games.

The Maw wins audience choice at PAX08
09/22/08
Seattle, Wash., September 22, 2008 - The votes are in! The organizers of The PAX 10 today announced Twisted Pixel's The Maw as winner of the 2008 Audience Choice award. The PAX 10, a showcase of ten independently developed games, were selected by a panel of 50 industry experts out of over 80 submissions as the best in terms of gameplay and "fun factor."

Official Press Release (PDF)
The Maw makes it into The PAX 10
07/09/08
MADISON, IN – July 9, 2008 – Twisted Pixel's first original game, The Maw for Xbox Live Arcade, has been selected as one of the official PAX 10 entries at this year's Penny Arcade Expo!

Check out the trailer at The Maw website here.

Download The Maw trailer here (27MB .wmv)
Press Release - Winifred Phillips Scores The Maw
06/24/08

MADISON, IN – June 24, 2008 – Twisted Pixel Games has announced today that The Maw, the company’s first Xbox LIVE® Arcade game, will feature an all-original, interactive soundtrack by Interactive Achievement Award-winning composer Winifred Phillips.

Phillips has composed music for such well-known game titles as God of War, Speed Racer, and The Da Vinci Code. For The Maw, Phillips has created a vibrant jazz soundtrack that highlights the progress of the main characters, Frank and Maw, while simultaneously responding to the player’s actions as the game unfolds. Read more here (PDF)
Twisted Pixel Announces First Title: The Maw
06/11/2008



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MADISON, IN – June 11, 2008 – Twisted Pixel Games, an independent studio focused on producing top flight original titles for digital distribution on consoles, announced today that their first original title, The Maw, is in development for Xbox LIVE® Arcade.

In this full featured 3D action adventure, players take control of Frank, a simple alien that must partner up with The Maw, a cute little blob with an insatiable hunger that makes him the most dangerous creature in the galaxy. Players will need to harness The Maw’s unstoppable growth and the incredible powers he earns, in order to help Frank find his way home.

The Maw features a lengthy, full scope, single-player experience filled with hundreds of 3D character animations, intense cinemas, cutting edge graphics technology, a professionally composed soundtrack, and much more.

"We’re really excited that The Maw will be our first original title – I think it’s a great example of the types of character-driven, content-packed experiences we want to deliver," said the studio’s CCO and Director Josh Bear. "Because it’s such a focus for us, our characters exhibit more personality and humor than any of the other retail game I’ve worked on in the past."

Official Press Release (PDF)
Press Release
05/06/08

MADISON, IN – Twisted Pixel Games, LLC announced today that it has several original IP projects under development for console digital distribution. Dedicated to raising consumers’ expectations from downloadable game content, Twisted Pixel is choosing its technology and content partners carefully in order to maximize both the quality and quantity of its content for current digital distribution platforms. Read more here (PDF)

NBA Ballers: Chosen One Released
04/21/08
Midway Games has released NBA BALLERS: CHOSEN ONE for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Check out the website here.

Twisted Pixel is proud to be a part of the engineering team that brought this exciting title to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
BLITZ: The League 2 Revealed
04/18/08
Midway Games has announced that they are working on the next installment of the BLITZ franchise.

Check it out here.

There isn't much that can be said about the game right now, but Twisted Pixel is proud to be part of the engineering team on this exciting title. Check back soon for more info.
Unannounced Original IP
06/27/2007
The original IP title that we've had in the works for some time is now being re-targeted for another platform. So it will be some time until we finish it off and make an official announcement.

... although anyone that remembers our old website already understands a great deal about what this project is. ;)