“RetroNinja has really been a long time coming,” says Barnes. “I grew up loving action / arcade / adventure games. Those are the types of games I enjoy playing and those are the types of games I enjoy making.”

With one of his early successful titles, The Strike Series, he helped create one of the first open-ended, multi-directional shooters, a process that was refined through several successful sequels. Most recently, his work can be seen in the intensity of Medal of Honor 2010 and the rapid-fire carnage of Strider 2014.

One of the first Black game designers and creators in the games industry, Barnes has been instrumental in leading and maintaining multi-million unit selling franchises, over an extensive and storied career, spanning more than 35 years.

“I've been fortunate enough to work on and create dozens of exciting titles, but they've always been other people's properties. It's really time I make something that represents me, something that's laser-focused on giving players visceral action experiences, versus something watered down to appeal to the broadest market. Something that contains content that may be shied away from, with larger companies. It's very exciting to me.”

With over 35 years of experience, Tony Barnes has created and maintained franchises, revived cult classics and expanded original and licensed IP's, with such high profile titles including; The Strike Series, Star Wars: Episode III, Star Trek DS9: The Fallen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Medal of Honor 2010, and Strider 2014.

The studio is already working on the first of several titles.