Every weekend, Windows Central streams an Xbox One or Steam game 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, 1am GMT), we'll be playing 10 Second Ninja X, a platformer with 10-second levels. Dan Pearce, Game Designer at Four Circle Interactive, will join us on mic. We're also giving out 10 codes for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Steam! 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.
10 Second Ninja X
The original 10 Second Ninja game debuted on Steam in 2014. Now developer Four Circle Interactive and publisher Curve Digital have teamed up to release the sequel 10 Second Ninja X on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Steam.
10 Second Ninja X is a fast-paced platformer with 100 extra-fast levels. Each level only lasts a maximum of 10 seconds, so you'll have to complete them quickly or die trying. The faster you finish, the higher your star rating. Stars are required to unlock new levels in the massive airship hub world, so perfecting levels becomes just as important as beating them.
Our hero ninja simply has to defeat all of the robotic bad guys in a level to beat it. No small task as the levels become increasingly complex and more challenging – it'll take smart use of his sword, shurikens, and double jump, not to mention plenty of practice.
10 Second Ninja X features a cute story in which a lonely airship pirate has decided to pick on the 10 Second Ninja in order to feel better about himself. Will our hero be able to finish all 100 10-second levels and stop the pirate's antics without hurting his feelings? Watch us play (with help from Dan Pearce, who designed the game) to find out!
During launch week, 10 Second Ninja X costs only $5.99. The regular price will be $9.99 thereafter.
The Contest
We'll be streaming 10 Second Ninja X 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 10 game codes:
- 5 for Xbox One
- 2 for PlayStation 4 (North American accounts only)
- 3 for Steam
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, 1am GMT). Over the next few weeks, we'll be streaming the following (schedule not finalized):
- Saturday, July 30: Neverwinter – Win an Xbox One or PS4 companion!
- Saturday, August 6: Mystery Steam game while Paul is out for QuakeCon
- Saturday, August 13: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons from 505 Games
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.
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
Steam
Tonight's prizes provided by Curve Digital. Thanks also to our Twitch stream moderators for keeping the peace and giving away the prizes!