Developers creating games for Xbox LIVE Indie Games using XNA Game Studio can currently submit games to App Hub that are made in XNA Game Studio 3.1, as well as those made in XNA Game Studio 4.0. After February 7th, 2011, all games submitted to playtest...

Today, we are proud to announce a set of sample updates for XNA Game Studio developer education, released on App Hub. Several of your favorite samples and utilities have been upgraded to be compatible with XNA Game Studio 4.0. In addition, a brand-new...

Today, a brand-new set of game development educational items are available on App Hub, in Phase 3 of the "Create Games for Windows Phone 7" educational series. In this release, you’ll find a grab-bag of new content, including a multi-platform tutorial...

Today, the full set of upgraded avatar samples and utilities for XNA Game Studio 4.0 are available for you to download on App Hub and use right away, including a brand-new Avatar Shadows sample. Additionally, explore performance tips and graphical capabilities...

We are proud to announce yet another round of Dream.Build.Play for year 2011. Are you ready to compete? Dream.Build.Play is a competition where you can create and submit your XNA Game Studio 4.0 game for Xbox 360 to win prizes, including the chance to...

The Xbox LIVE Indie Games developer community is out in force this December with the Indie Games Winter Uprising. More than a dozen titles are planned to be released on the Xbox LIVE Indie Games service in the first week of December. The games released...

The Xbox LIVE Indie Games Submission pipeline on App Hub is now open for Xbox 360 games made using XNA Game Studio 4.0. You can submit your XNA Game Studio 4.0 games for Xbox 360 to the Peer Review process on App Hub right away. For XNA Game Studio...

Today, as part of the Create Games for Windows Phone 7 Educational Series on App Hub , we’re proud to announce the launch of nine brand-new educational items to make your Windows Phone 7 games even better. Check out the Educational Roadmap...

This evening, the final version of XNA Game Studio Connect 4.0 will be released. At that time, you will be able to deploy and debug games made in XNA Game Studio 3.1 and 4.0 as described in this earlier post . The Xbox LIVE Indie Games submission pipeline...

The day is almost here! This Friday, the final version of XNA Game Studio Connect 4.0 will be released, and with it, the submission pipeline for Xbox LIVE Indie Games made in XNA Game Studio 4.0 will open! On that day, you can start submitting your...

Today, as part of the Create Games for Windows Phone 7 Educational Series on App Hub , we’re proud to announce the launch of a brand-new set of six educational items to help you get peak performance as you develop your Windows Phone 7 games. ...

With the unveiling of App Hub and the recently-launched XNA Game Studio Connect Beta for XNA Game Studio 4.0, many developers have asked when the final version of XNA Game Studio Connect for 4.0 will be available, and when they’ll be able to submit...

CCO Downtime Under construction! We need to make some required updates to the CCO site, so XNA Creators Club Online will be inaccessible beginning Thursday, October 7 through Sunday, October 10. We know this is a pain, but appreciate your patience...

Today over at the XNA Creators Club Online, there's a brand-new set of ten educational samples, articles, and training kits as part of the "Create Games for Windows Phone 7" series. It's all available for free, and compatible with XNA Game Studio 4.0...

With the launch of the next Xbox dashboard update will come a slight change to the proportions of the Avatars. These changes were made to allow better mapping between players with using Kinect to control their avatars. Existing avatar clothing and other...

The XNA Game Studio Team's own Shawn Hargreaves and Charles Cox were in the studio recently to talk with Channel 9 about all things Indie games. In this thirty-minute interview, Shawn and Charles chat about the XNA Creators Club Online and the newest...

Attention Creators! If you're interested in building games (or apps) on Windows Phone 7, there's a brand-new opportunity to get two days of hands-on training for free, including the opportunity to deploy and test on real Windows Phone 7 devices! Direct...

You may have seen the announcement earlier today about the upcoming Visual Basic CTP for the Windows Phone Developer Tools. This Community Technical Preview is an opportunity for developers to get an early preview of the Silverlight app-building experience...

A new Beta version of XNA Game Studio Connect is available today, and it works with XNA Game Studio 4.0, 3.1, 3.0 and 2.0. To get started using the XNA Game Studio Connect Beta, you will need to delete the old version of XNA Game Studio Connect (if you...

­­­­Hello, Amazing Creators! It has already been an exciting week for everyone! At long last, we’ve got the final version of XNA Game Studio 4.0 into your eager hands. There are even more exciting and amazing things we have...

We are proud to announce that XNA Game Studio 4.0 is now available for you to download and start using right away to create games for Windows, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone 7! Download XNA Game Studio 4.0 Now! For existing XNA Game Studio users, you’ll...

Earlier this month on the Windows Phone Developer Blog, Brandon Watson announced that the final Windows Phone Developer Tools will become available on September 16, 2010. Since XNA Game Studio 4.0 is a key element of these tools it led many people...

Welcome to the first of many weekly round-ups for the “Create Games for Windows Phone 7” educational series, presented by the XNA Creators Club Online. The Big News: If you haven’t heard about it, there are free samples...

Salut, Creators! This week several members of Team XNA got to attend Casual Connect in Seattle. This conference gathers experts in the casual gaming field with the goal of sharing insights and experience. Our own superstar space brain, Michael Klucher...

G’day, Creators! It has been a big week already with the release of the Windows Phone Developer Tools (WPDT) Beta – starring the XNA Game Studio 4.0 beta ! We’re working hard to create the best tools for developing amazing apps and games for Windows Phone...