Ms. ’Splosion Man. We're not sure how that works.

So sayeth Craigslist. The creators of such Xbox Live hits as ’Splosion Man and Comic Jumper were not satisfied with revealing the trailer for Ms. ’Splosion Man a few weeks back. No, they have another game to announce, and will do so to a “select” group of volunteers at a video shoot this Saturday morning at the Paramount Theatre.

Extras will not be compensated with anything other than the inside scoop on the latest creation from the growing local developer. If you have friends who are impressed by things like that, you’re in luck.

Check out the Craigslisting here: http://austin.craigslist.org/tfr/2179171976.html, and RSVP before Thursday, Jan. 27.

Sounds like the gig involves little more than sitting in your seat for three to four hours, but, who knows, you could be in on the ground floor of the next groundbreaking video game. Knowing what we know about the wacky kids at Twisted Pixel, we expect antics, tomfoolery, and no shortage of shenanigans. But I’m just guessing.

This article appears in January 21 • 2011.

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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.