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November 6th, 2009 at 02:30pm
Under Xbox 360
Or, if you prefer: “Tom Morello strikes again; joined by Rebecca Romijn and Zach Braff.”
Screenshots of what may be a sequel to the XBLA game The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai have landed on 1UP, allegedly supplied by the same saboteur that leaked those supposed Halo: Reach images. The shots certainly jive with the original game’s art style and do feature some new enemies, backgrounds and objects. There are a number of new weapons shown, including a minigun, some kind of halberd, something that appears to be a giant syringe and — our favorite — a humongous pair of scissors.
When reached for comment, Dishwasher creator James Silva said, “Ska Studios does not comment on rumor and speculation,” and then added, “I’m never inviting Tom Morello, Rebecca Romijn and Zach Braff over again.”
Rumor: Screens of Dishwasher: Dead Samurai 2 leaked; Ska Studios responds originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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August 20th, 2009 at 06:45pm
Under Xbox 360
Ska Studios is at it again, with another Xbox Live Indie Game filled to the brim with awesome. On August 16, the Dishwasher: Dead Samurai dev released a new title, sure to light a creative fire under the butts of game makers everywhere. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1 attempts to answer the question that has plagued game designers for decades: What would happen if you made a game and then put zombies in it?
The results are astounding. Never in the history of the video game world — unless you consider the Resident Evil franchise, Left 4 Dead, that mode in World at War … and about three hundred others — has a game company attempted to insert zombies into their title, but somehow Ska delivers. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1 is available now for the budget price of 80
($1.00 in human money). A video of the hilarious shooter in action is after the jump.
[Thanks, Jon]
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Ska MAED an Indie game and put Z0MB1ES!!!1 in it originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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July 16th, 2009 at 03:45pm
Under Xbox 360
After Clover developer Binary Tweed made its disappointment in the game’s sales clear, it laid a portion of the blame at the feet of Microsoft and its Community Games platform (soon to be renamed Indie Games). James Silva — head of Dishwasher developer Ska Studios — has posted something of a rebuttal on his company’s blog. His comments aren’t directed expressly toward Binary Tweed, but rather toward any developer that thinks the service is an instant goldmine.
Silva points out that, even with its faults, Community Games has many advantages over a Windows release, namely visibility, easy payment processing and piracy protection. Addressing complaints that Microsoft doesn’t do enough to market Community Games, Silva notes that many games simply won’t fly on the Xbox 360, as there are already better versions available for the platform. Paraphrasing Silva, putting a tower defense game on Community Games is “a step down” from other strategy titles available. Meanwhile, all the music generators and ridiculous massage applications really have no competition from Xbox 360 retail titles, allowing them to address an untapped market.
Of course, none of that matters if a Community Game lacks the most important factor: fun. Silva encourages developers to “make better games,” saying, “All of this blaming nonsense just hurts everyone, and tragically generates more blogroll buzz than any yay-XNA articles do.”
Dishwasher dev defends Xbox Community Games originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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