Posted by XNA-Game-Freak By Herb Peterson Xbox 360 homebrew games are something that most 360 owners have never even heard of. A homebrew game is a game created outside of the normal realms of development, and as such is available as a free download. If you like the sound of homebrew games, check out the rest of this article. There are a few simple things you will need to know in order...

Posted by XNA-Game-Freak Title: sin(Surfing) Creator: Raph Genre: Sports & Recreation Price: 200 Points Countries: Canada, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States Languages: English Publisher’s Description Ever wished you could surf inside an oscilloscope? Well now you can! Play sin(Surfing) now with this 360 version of the TIGSource Procedural Generation Compo...

Posted by XNA-Game-Freak Title: In The Pit Creator: luvcraft Genre: Action & Adventure Price: 400 Points Countries: Canada, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States languages: English description An “audio-only” stealth action game. Control a horrible monster who lives at the bottom of a dark pit and eats the people who fall in! What We Think: The graphics are...

Posted by XNA-Game-Freak Seen in the XNA Homebrew contest, Wildboarders is like a baby Sonic the Hedgehog platformer idea where you must collect a certain number of coins to finish the level.  Featuring physics from Jeff Weber’s Farseer Physics Engine, the vector-based graphics look great and belie a strong attention to design, and the game’s sound design follows suit.  A...

Posted by XNA-Game-Freak Here is a popular video showing what is possible with Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio, in this case a very cool-looking third-person shooter (TPS)  The author states: “For those of you interested in XNA TPS, the creation of this game is completely covered in the book: “Beginning XNA 2.0 Game Programming: From Novice to Professional”. Share...

Posted by XNA-Game-Freak By Zachary Schuessler Microsoft has given students and hobbyists and entry point into the world of game development with XNA Game Studio Express. This program, coupled with the language C#, has enabled such developers to create PC and Xbox games on the fly– eliminating the need for large teams or extended development times. Presently, there are around 10...

Posted by XNA-Game-Freak Microsoft’s Charles Cox demonstrates 3D scene rendering in 5 minutes with XNA Game Studio Express. Taken at the XNA Game Studio Express Open House Launch Party, December 11th 2006. Share this:ShareFacebookRedditDiggStumbleUponEmailPrint

Posted by XNA-Game-Freak Title: UAV Wars Creator: Some Call Me Tim Genre: Action & Adventure Countries: Canada, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States Price: 200 Microsoft Points UAV Wars is a 3D action arcade game where you remotely pilot your Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and destroy the competing UAVs to win a military defense contract. What we think: The problem we...