Microsoft Releases Xna Game Studio Express
XNA Game Studio Express has finally hit 1.0. What
does this mean? The first final release is available: everyone who
wants can now put in the time needed to make their own Xbox 360 game.
The download is only available for XP but is coming for Vista later.
The software is a free download as it is a cut-down version of
Microsoft's XNA game development platform. To get the most out of the
download, however, a fee of $49 (for 4 months) or $99 (for a year) is
necessary to join the XNA Creators Club at Xbox Live Marketplace. So
what exactly are you dishing out that cash for? In addition to being
able to play user-created games on your Xbox 360, you will have access
to a library of game assets, sample products, white papers and of
course good old tech support. To add some hype, Microsoft is offering
"fantastic prizes" and "global envy" if you win the "Dream-Build-Play"
game design competition.
View: Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 | Microsoft XNA Framework Redistributable 1.0
Source: Neowin