XNA Game Studio Express Launches - briefly
(hx) 01:33 AM CET - Dec,12 2006
- Post a comment Microsoft has announced that it has officially launched
XNA Game Studio Express 1.0,
bringing the software out of beta. It remains freely downloadable, allowing
Windows users to develop Windows- and Xbox 360-compatible games using an
environment based on Visual C# 2005 Express Edition and the .NET Compact
Framework. So, if you want to make games for Windows or the Xbox 360, here you
go!
Users can compile and share games for Windows freely, but to compile games for Xbox 360 a subscription to the XNA Creators Club is required. Subscription fees are $49 for four months of membership or $99 for a year of membership. In addition to allowing Xbox 360 game creation, Creators Club access also confers a number of resources to aid in development, including starter kits, white papers, samples, and thousands of pre-created assets. To showcase the opportunities provided by the Creators Club, in January Microsoft will launch the Dream-Build-Play development contest, the winner of which will have the chance to see his or her game published on Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade.
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