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XNA • Microsoft XNA (Xbox New Architecture) is a set of tools with a managed runtime environment provided by Microsoft that facilitates computer game development and management. • The XNA toolset was announced March 24, 2004, at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, California. A first Community Technology Preview of XNA Build was released on March 14, 2006. XNA Game Studio 2. 0 was released in December 2007, followed by XNA Game Studio 3. 0 on October 30, 2008.

XNA Framework • The XNA Framework is based on the native implementation of. NET Compact Framework 2. 0 for Xbox 360 development and. NET Framework 2. 0 on Windows. • The XNA Framework thus encapsulates low-level technological details involved in coding a game, making sure that the framework itself takes care of the difference between platforms when games are ported from one compatible platform to another, and thereby allowing game developers to focus more on the content and gaming experience. • The XNA Framework provides support for both 2 D and 3 D game creation and allows use of the Xbox 360 controllers and vibrations.

XNA Framework • XNA framework games that target the Xbox platform can currently only be distributed to members of the Microsoft XNA Creator's Club which carries a $99/year subscription fee. [ • Desktop applications can be distributed free of charge under Microsoft's current licensing.

XNA version • XNA Game Studio 2. 0 was released on December 13, 2007. XNA Game Studio 2. 0 features the ability to be used with all versions of Visual Studio 2005 (including the free Visual C# 2005 Express Edition) • XNA Game Studio 3. 0 (for Visual Studio 2008 or the free Visual C# 2008 Express Edition) was released on 30 October 2008. XNA Game Studio 3. 0 now supports most versions of Visual Studio 2008. • XNA Game Studio 3. 1 was announced at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 24, 2009. The API is to include support for video playback, a revised audio API, Xbox LIVE Party system and support for games to use the Xbox 360 Avatars. [

Xbox 360 • The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. • The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's Play. Station 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.

Install XNA 3. 0 • • Install Visual Studio 2008 http: //creators. xna. com/en-us/xnags_islive Download XNAGS 30_setup. exe (62. 4 M) Execute XNAGS 30_setup. exe

External Link Microsoft XNA official homepage XNA Creators Club Online XNA code reviews (games, engines, libraries, shaders) Generation XNA (Gen. XNA) Podcast Riemers' XNA Tutorials and Code Samples