Microsoft to Release Tools for Homebrew XBox 360 Games
The company plans to show off on Monday a new set of developer tools
that will let college students, hobbyists and others create their own
games for the Xbox 360 console, for a Windows PC or both.
Dubbed XNA Game Studio Express, the free software is expected
to be available in beta form by the end of the month, with a final
product available sometime this holiday season.
"The tools we are talking about make it way easier to make
games than it is today," said Scott Henson, director for platform
strategy for Microsoft's game developer group. Microsoft will
demonstrate the new software at Gamefest, a company-run show for game developers that takes place in Seattle this week.
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