December 13, 2007

Games Creation Made Easy

by Matthias Weber (PSFK Hamburg)

xna.jpgMicrosoft has introduced the latest version of their gaming development toolkit XNA. XNA is aimed at “hobbyists, academics, and small, independent game developers”. The toolkit promises easy DIY game-creation for the platforms XBox 360 and Windows. It also features networking support, enabling developers to produce online games using Microsofts Windows/Xbox Live service.

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