Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Twisted Pixel, the studio behind Splosion Man and The Gunstringer. Twisted Pixel is based in Texas and first formed in 2006 as an independent studio. With the acquisition by Microsoft, it will "develop the future of game and entertainment offerings on Microsoft's Xbox 360 platform." The company will become a part of the Microsoft Studios brand, along with Rare, which Microsoft purchased in 2002, and Lionhead Studios, acquired in 2006...