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Microsoft To Enable User-Created Xbox 360 Games

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the play-nice dept.

simoniker writes "Talking on the eve of its Gamefest event in Seattle, Microsoft has revealed XNA Game Studio Express, a new product which will allow indie developers and students to develop simultaneously on Xbox 360 and PC, and share their games to others in a new Xbox 360 'Creators Club'. XNA Game Studio Express will be available for free to anyone with a Windows XP-based PC, and will provide them with what's described as "Microsoft's next-generation platform for game development." In addition, by joining a "creators club" for an annual subscription fee of $99, users will be able to build, test and share their games on Xbox 360, as well as access a wealth of materials to help speed the game development progress."

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  1. Great! by Spunkemeyer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I can finally work on that "ringworld" game I've been kicking around in my head...

    1. Re:Great! by montyzooooma · · Score: 4, Funny

      We should collaborate - I have an idea for a baking game featuring a Master Chef...

    2. Re:Great! by aichpvee · · Score: 2, Funny

      Oooh, oooooh, oooooooohh!!!! How about some crappy level designs, poor ai, and weapons that look and act "meh"?

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  2. My game will be called... by MichaelSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    .... "Linux kernel"

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    1. Re:My game will be called... by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

      Game registration error

      Microsoft has detected an error in the naming of your game.
      The term 'Linux' is a trademarked entity and as such cannot be used as the title of your game.

      Sincerely

      Billy boy

      ps, even if it weren't trademarked, we still wouldn't let you have it you commie pig :P

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    2. Re:My game will be called... by jkrise · · Score: 4, Funny

      and mine will be titled: CHAIR-MAN's Flying CHAIRS ... fasten your CHAIR-Belts, 'coz this is gonna' CRASH!! It'll be like Tetris, only instead of bricks, there'll be chairs of different shapes and sizes.

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    3. Re:My game will be called... by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

      Someone should make a Donkey Kong clone, only instead of barrels, there are chairs. And well, you can guess who Donkey Kong is...And Mario should be replaced with interchangable sprites, so you can play as whoever's going to be fucking killed that day...

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    4. Re:My game will be called... by another_fanboy · · Score: 2, Funny
      a decent framework from Microsoft

      Therein lies the problem...

  3. next step by Sardonis · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now, someone please extract the binary signing key from this "XNA Game Studio Express".

  4. Developers, Developers, Developers by hey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Developers, Developers, Developers.

  5. Let me get this straight by mrjb · · Score: 2, Funny

    Instead of paying additional XBOX game developers a salary, MS is going to ask XBOX developers to pay *them*?
    Brilliant. I'm going to start a company right away, and I'll make sure to hire lots of developers to pay me.

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  6. Lets take bets... by Winterblink · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... on how long it will take someone to make a program that wrecks 360s.

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  7. Donkey Kong replacement... by SuperKendall · · Score: 2, Funny

    Chairface Chippendale?

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