XNA Game Studio Express

Microsoft Launches $10,000 Game Developer Contest

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 5, 2007 - 4:51pm.

San Francisco - Microsoft on Monday announced the launch of its Dream-Build-Play game development contest, which features a $10,000 grand prize and the opportunity for the winning title to be published on Xbox Live Arcade, the company's downloadable game service for Xbox 360. The contest is open to developers using Microsoft's XNA Game Studio Express game development platform. Winners will be announced in August at Microsoft Gamefest 2007 in Seattle.

Microsoft Debuts New Tools, Service for Aspiring Game Developers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 11, 2006 - 4:02pm.

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft on Monday launched new software and an accompanying service that will let aspiring game developers create games and post them to share with one another. The XNA Game Studio Express software is available to anyone with a Windows XP-based PC. The company's new XNA Creators Club -- available for $49 for a four-month subscription or $99 annually -- provides amateur developers on the Xbox 360 with access to thousands of game assets, white papers, starter kits and technical product support. Microsoft also announced details of its "Dream-Build-Play" contest, which will publish the best amateur-developed game titles on the Xbox Live Arcade service.

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