Kinect game Gunstringer for XBLA?

By Robert Purchese Published 17 February, 2011

Would be a first for a Western dev.

Kinect game The Gunstringer may be an Xbox Live Arcade release - a first for a Western developer.

Joystiq spotted (and captured a picture of) the game on Xbox.com categorised as an Arcade title - a listing now removed.

Mind you, Twisted Pixel's last two games - Comic Jumper and Splosion Man - were both XBLA releases, so perhaps the writing is already on the wall.

The Gunstringer, announced only this month, is a wacky puppeteer Western for two players.

"The Gunstringer is a Kinect game where you get to marionette a kick-ass undead cowboy puppet through action packed stage performances. Everything is set as if it's an actual play performance, complete with hand crafted 'actors' and props," Twisted Pixel promised.

"Through a bunch of on stage performances, you get to marionette the Gunstringer through an awesome western themed revenge story filled with action, drama, and mildly creepy puppet love."

At the Tokyo Game Show last year, Microsoft revealed a handful of Japanese-made Kinect games for Xbox Live Arcade. Among those announced were Suda51's Shadow of the Damned, Treasure's Radiant Silvergun and Masaya Matsuura's Haunt.

Probably not coming to PS3 or Wii then.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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Comments (11) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • evild_edd #1 1 year ago

    Errr...Radiant Silvergun a Kinect title? Are you sure?

    How would that even work?

  • sanctusmortis #2 1 year ago

    I think they meant Child of Eden...

  • evild_edd #3 1 year ago

    yeah, that would make sense!

    Edit: although having said that, CoE isn't XBLA, it's a disc release. Can only assume someone at EG hasn't had enough coffee yet this morning! (or perhaps has had too much....)
    Edited by evild_edd at 17/02/11 @ 11:05

  • lucky_jim #4 1 year ago

    Given there's been a Gunstringer trailer on XBL for a few days which clearly shows it to be an XBLA title, I'm not sure this is news!

  • linea #5 1 year ago

    Amazing 2-in-1 completely factual AND puntastic subhead. Well done everyone!

  • Toothball #6 1 year ago

    Oh right, I hadn't realised the were planning on releasing some of those Kinect games (Shadow of the Damned, Haunt) on XBLA. Article would probably have confused me less if I'd known that.

    Also the dual use of Western threw me a little. Twisted Pixel are a Western Developer, currently developing a Western after all.

    I think I need to lie down now.

  • patch #7 1 year ago

    Will be interesting to see how they've done the controls for the on-rails shooter segments. May give an idea on how the Kinect Gears of War game will be played?

  • Rack #8 1 year ago

    Throw away your controller that gives you precise control and go for Kinect for a vague sense of sort of controlling it a bit like a puppet only it doesn't really work.

    Nice.

  • Geordiemp #9 1 year ago

    Fun video, showing throwing away a DS3 and then a wii mote...

    Shame the game will be shit

  • Whizzo #10 1 year ago

    Given the developer it was always going to be an XBLA title surely?
    Edited by Whizzo at 17/02/11 @ 15:44

  • dirtyvu #11 1 year ago

    yeah, it'll offend those 2 Saturn owners...