Create your own games for Windows and Xbox 360.
Microsoft provides the Windows users with
XNA Game Studio, a pack of tools for the creation of games compatible with this platform and
Xbox 360. It is a utility that is focused towards
programing students and enthusiasts that want to start in the complex world of video game developing to enjoy or share their own creations.
XNA Game Studio works over Visual Studio, the programming suite by Microsoft, providing libraries based on .NET Framework, that have been specially designed to develop 2D and 3D
games. These libraries are known as
XNA Framework, and they can also be used to create screen savers or small applications.
To make the most of these tools it is necessary to have a minimum amount of programing knowledge and it is advisable to know the
Visual C# language. On the other hand, the less experienced users will find the large amount of examples that it includes very interesting.
Use your creativity and create video games with all the elements that you really like thanks to
XNA Game Studio.
Requirements: This
download requires that you have Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 or Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express. As well as having .NET Framework 4.0.