Every weekend, Windows Central streams an Xbox One game or two on Twitch for 1-2 hours and gives out free games to the cool people who join us during the stream. It's like a live podcast, only you also get to watch a game while chatting with our awesome readers and viewers!
Tonight at 9pm Eastern (8pm Central, 6pm Pacific, 2am GMT), we'll be playing Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops from Epiphany Games and Wired Productions. Tiny Troopers is a twin-stick shooter with adorable characters. We're also giving out 20 Xbox One codes! Read on for quick impressions and contest details.
Just follow us at Twitch.tv/WindowsCentral, enable email notifications, watch along, and participate in chat for your chance to win. After the stream ends, be sure to check back for the YouTube replay video and contest winners.
Tip: If watching the stream in another window, close this one to avoid audio echoes.
Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops
The Tiny Troopers series has already made a blast on Windows Phone. Joint Ops is an upgraded version that launched on PlayStation consoles in 2014 and 2015. After a long wait, it has finally landed on Xbox One this month.
In Tiny Troopers, players will control one or more pint-sized soldiers through more than 60 levels of twin-stick shooting. Controls couldn't be simpler – just aim with the right stick to fire, hit the ground to avoid explosions, or use the shoulder buttons to fire special weapons. Rocket launchers and other special weapons can be bought with money collected from downed enemies.
The Xbox One version of Joint Ops brings a bunch of exclusive content to make up for its belated release, including new Zombie Survival maps and the optional Ultra Hard difficulty. The only thing missing is co-op multiplayer (not featured in any versions of Joint Ops). Tiny Troopers would be a natural fit for co-op, so maybe players will be able to team up in a sequel someday.
If you're looking for a shooter with short levels and lots of content, give Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops a try. And watch us play it if you need more convincing!
See Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops at Xbox.com
The Contest
We'll be streaming Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops for ~90 minutes tonight, starting at 9pm Eastern (8pm Central, 6pm Pacific, 2am GMT). During that time, we'll be giving out a total of 20 game codes:
- 20 for Xbox One
To enter, just follow us at Twitch.tv/WindowsCentral (making sure to enable email notifications!) and tune in during the stream. You can watch the stream right here in this post, but you need to actually participate in the stream chat to have a chance at winning. We'll deliver codes to the winners via Twitch message (PM) during the stream. No code begging!
Feel free to stick around in chat before and after the stream if you have any questions or just want to say hi. If you enjoy the stream, be sure to check our schedule and come back for more!
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Future streams
Want to know what's next for Windows Central's Twitch programming? We stream a different game every Saturday (and sometimes Sunday). The stream always starts at the same time: 9pm Eastern (8pm Central, 6pm Pacific, 2am GMT). Over the next few weeks, we'll be streaming the following (schedule not finalized):
- Saturday, March 19: Lifeless Planet from Stage 2 Studios
- Saturday, March 26: Dead or Alive 5 Last Round from Koei Tecmo – A $60 value!
- April 2: Tachyon Project from Eclipse Games
- April 9, 16, 23: To be announced
- Saturday, April 30: Arslan: The Warriors of Legend from Koei Tecmo – A $60 value!
We hope you'll tune in as often as you can! Set a recurring alarm on your phone so you'll always know when it's time for the stream to start.
Winners
Come back here after the show to see the list of winners.
Tonight's prizes provided by Wired Productions. Thanks also to our Twitch stream moderators for keeping the peace and giving away the prizes!