Posts tagged Mike-Wilford

The three terrifying minutes that created The Gunstringer

by Justin McElroy (Sep 26th 2011 2:20PM)

"I'm going to go to the restroom," said Microsoft's Cherie Lutz, "but when I get back I really want to hear this new idea." "Oh yeah, it's awesome, can't wait." Twisted Pixel chief creative officer Josh Bear had responded with abounding confidence, if only to mask the truth. Because the ...

Twisted Pixel CEO says studio is working on iOS game

by David Hinkle (Jun 27th 2011 9:30PM)

"The Capcom fiasco -- if you want to call it that -- lit a fire under our butts to give [iOS development] a try and see if we can make something there," Twisted Pixel CEO Mike Wilford has told Touch Arcade. Of course, the "fiasco" he's referring to was Capcom's appropriation of Splosion Man's ...

PAX East todo: It's not the Length, it's the Mirth (Game Length Versus Value)

by Christopher Grant (Mar 13th 2011 1:20PM)

With new forms of distribution for video games come new pricing models. Outlets like Apple's iOS App Store and digital distribution storefronts like Xbox Live Arcade and PSN are challenging the convention of $60 AAA retail titles, and complicating the already peculiar brand of calculus that ...