This isn't the gameplay I'm speaking of.

CEO of local game developer Twisted Pixel – and recent Austin Chronicle cover story subject – Mike Wilford showed gameplay from its awaited release, Comic Jumper. At the ScreenBurn Arcade, he had to fight the techno coming from the nearby rave/art-creation tool booth, but managed to impress the small crowd gathered around the screen.

The game has all the humor and lighthearted stylings of Twisted’s previous releases, but ups the ante in the graphics and gameplay department. And while, the first 10 minutes of any game is prepped to impress, it really showed off their ability to combine addictive play and humorous interludes.

Wilford and Twisted Pixel are poised to make one of the most impressive and lush releases for Xbox Live Arcade. Needless to say, I’m rooting for the local boys.

This article appears in March 12 • 2010.

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James graduated from Columbia University in 2000 and moved to Austin a year later. Ever since, he has followed the arts and video game scene in ATX, editing and writing stories for the Chronicle along the way. Over his more than 20 years with the paper he has climbed the "corporate" ladder from lowly intern to managing editor.