August Update

Other than the recently released beta of Snakez, Extron Productions has been working hard on several other projects. Quatrix is still in development, as well as Snakez. Both these games are at similar stages of development. Currently, I am working on developing the multiplayer engine which will power both of the multiplayer gametypes of those games. Also, based on a few other Zune games, I am working on a Media Library engine, to allow the Zune games to access and play music from the Zune library. Currently, these are in very early development. Also, I am currectly working on another project, a top down shooter. As mentioned in previous posts, this game will have a campaign to play through, as well as some multiplayer aspects. It is also in early
development, with work focusing on designing an efficient dynamic light engine for a 2D video game. As of now, both Quatirx and Snakez have a release date of late 2009, with the as of yet unnamed top down shooter having at least some kind of beta release around early 2010 or sooner.

Snakez Beta Released!

After a long summer of hard work, Extron Productions is proud to release Snakez Beta 0.9!

Snakez is a Zune version of the classic game Snake, in which you play as a snake tasked with eating food scattered about the level, while trying to avoid obstacles. Each time you eat a piece of food, you grow a little longer, and must avoid eating yourself or hitting a wall. Snakez Beta features 5 levels, with two different types of food, mice and groundhogs, as well as some customization, such as changing the color of the snake.

In being a beta, there are some features which are still being worked on. The menus of the game are incomplete, so don't worry if some menus don't show up, as they will not be present. These menus are likely to change by the final version. Also, other features that will be present in the final game are not present in this beta. Features being currectly worked on are multiplayer gametypes, access to the Zune music library, and much more customization, as well as more levels, food types, and objects, such as diet pills and obstacles.

Link to download game:
http://code.google.com/p/snakez/

This link includes the .ccgame file, and the source code file, for those programmers who would like to edit the game as they see fit.