Hey Newgrounds!

I haven't gotten a chance to be around for a little while. Recently, I was deployed.. however I am back now! Oh boy do I have some great news. I have 2.. thats right 2 games currently being developed for the Xbox Live arcade using the XNA System. Let me give you a quick run down on both!

First off, is Pirates Hate Ninjas (PHN). Pirates Hate Ninjas will be a hack slash PvP (Player vs Player) game. You will start off simply by creating a name, customizing your character then choosing your class. After you have chosen your class, you will choose your side.. Pirate or Ninja. You will be spawned into the world which will contain a host of mini-games, quests for better items.. as well as many other players that are battling it out.

This game is going to be a little unique because we want to offer it for free. I am currently working out the details however.. it looks like were going to attempt to have intervals between the fights which show 'banner' or some kind of ads which will continue to let the game be free.. and everyone enjoy. The engine is a custom coded 32-bit graphics engine which will allow more than 5 million pixel push-thru's without any error being thrown! Since the game was originally coded for PC then ported to XBox Live.. there are some hashing issues our team is working on. However.. we expect to have a working demo of the game in early December. Are you Excited? You shouldn't until you read below.

Introducing the announcement of Cyro: Timeshift. This game is going to be a unique one. You play as Cyro who is a young adventurous kid with the ability to control time. Your isle that you live on Utris, has been plagued by the foul misdoings of Dread Lord Humx. Dread Lord Humx, is stealing all of the life force there is on the island creating all life to turn into an exasperated state of evil. It is up to you to use your powers to control time and shift your abilities of quick-wit and knowledge solving for this adventurous rpg-like top-down puzzle.

You have 3 days to stop Humx, or your isle will be completely depleted of all energy. You don't want that now do you? Using your abilities to see maps, monsters and people in past/present/future forms while still retaining your ability to stay in the present. The fights will be unique.. the adventure will be grand.. and your fingers will be sore.

Prepare yourself... Cyro:Timeshift comes to you early 2010.. by WhoGamer.

-Mark