Saturday, February 23, 2008

Microsoft Wants You To Create Games For XBox 360


xbox360-halo3.jpg

xbox360-halo3.jpg


Microsoft said it’s opening up XBox 360 to games created by gamers using the company’s XNA Game Studio 2.0. Microsoft will offer the SDK for free which will let any budding gamers create games and share it with other XBox Live users.


(more…)



Source: http://newtech.aurum3.com/gaming/microsoft-wants-you-to-create-games-for-xbox-360/


Related blog articles:

Webcam Wars - Comparing the PlayStation Eye with the Xbox 360 Vision

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 - Weapons Trailer - PC, PS3, Xbox 360 (video)

Unofficial: Netflix streaming coming to PS3 and Xbox 360



Related articles on the web:

...Aiming to build the number of homegrown games available on Xbox 360, Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft announced earlier this week it will soon start letting Xbox LIVE members play, rate and share games created by the community.
http://feeds.foxbusiness.com/~r/foxbusiness/markets/~3/239630447/innovation-microsoft-wants-create-video-games-xbox-360_491079_57.html

...In addition to the Arcade titles, there are currently 6 retail 360 games that use Digimask face-mapping technology. This nifty feature lets you create characters that look just like you, but requires you to adjust the lighting in front ...
http://theexplodingbarrel.com/?p=91

...One reason why the demand for the Xbox 360 was so high last year was because of the games you all delivered for it. Games like BioShock, Halo 3, Madden NFL 08, Guitar Hero 3, Assassins Creed, Mass Effect ad Call of Duty 4: Modern ...
http://kotaku.com/358723/liveblogging-microsofts-gdc-presser

...The creators will retain those rights when submitting those games. What if creators want to create a new form of Desert Strike? Will EA get annoyed? One of those things is the IP check, you can do parodies and inspirations of other work ...
http://kotaku.com/359162/liveblogging-the-msoft-blogger-breakfast

...As you’ll see in the video below, at Microsoft’s XNA booth where aspiring developers can learn how to make games, one Xbox 360 malfunctioned and showcased the popular RROD. It does look like its vents are blocked off, so perhaps the ...
http://game-warp.com/xbox-360/114/

...In fact when you look at the 360 it was almost designed to be the cheaper model in a two model range. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if this was Microsoft’s strategy. This machine has by far the best online support with Xbox Live, ...
http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/02/22/the-next-console-generation/

...... make video games to run on the Xbox, PC, and its Zune music player. “We think allowing anyone to make their own game will double our game library. It’s just another reason why you want to have the Xbox 360 in your living room.”
http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/02/21/microsoft-shrugs-off-loss-of-hd-dvd-for-the-xbox/

...his year Microsoft will turn to its Xbox 360 players who want to develop their own games, and will make them available on Xbox 360 live. Through the new Community Arcade section, the number of games is expected to reach 1000 this year. ...
http://www.tecme.net/2008/02/microsoft-to-allow-amateur-game.html

...It’s also among the best two or three games I’ve played in the past year, though I’m pretty sure the Xbox 360 version controls differently than the PSP one. I literally spent hours in front of my (well, John’s that I never gave back) ...
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/22/games-that-should-be-on-the-zune/

...As you all know, the differences between an XNA, XBLA, or Xbox 360 title is numerous. XBLA and Xbox 360 games come from larger companies typically with large teams and a budget not easily afforded by the average person. ...
http://gonemicrosoft.com/?p=397


0 comments:

BW FixSim_112007